Sports

here once was a time playing the Hamilton Tiger-Cats was the best medicine for an ailing team like the B.C. Lions.

Sandra Gal of Germany shot a 3-under 69 Thursday to grab the lead after the first round of the Women’s British Open.

Vancouver’s Annamay Pierse has set the 24th world record at the world swimming championships, eclipsing American Rebecca Soni’s time in the semifinals of the 200-metre breaststroke.

The August long weekend has three games on the radar and my fervent hope is that offence is back from summer vacation.

The Edmonton Eskimos want to show their recent improved play isn’t a fluke. A convincing win over the top team in the CFL is a pretty good start.

The field is rife with potent players and former champions, including the top amateur in the province.

Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz became the latest star implicated in baseball’s ever-growing drug scandal, acknowledging Thursday that the players’ union confirmed he tested positive in 2003.

A Brazilian police investigation has determined that the death of Canadian boxer Arturo Gatti was a suicide and a court has ordered the release of his wife, once suspected of killing him, officials said Thursday.

The Toronto Argonauts have sent disgruntled slotback Arland Bruce III to Hamilton, less than a week after leaving him behind for a road game for disciplinary reasons.

Tom Brady’s comeback is entering its next phase.The New England Patriots open training camp today on the practice fields next to Gillette Stadium, where Brady’s 2008 season ended in the first quarter of the first game.