Category Archives: Canadian Press
Oakland defeats Toronto 3-1 to send the Blue Jays below the .500 mark
TORONTO - The numbers are looking worse with each game as the losses pile up for the Toronto Blue Jays. The latest defeat, a 3-1 decision to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night, left Toronto under t...
May 18, 2018
Ryan Telfer's late goal gives Toronto FC a much-needed 2-1 win over Orlando City
TORONTO - Defender Eriq Zavaleta said Toronto FC needed three points on the night “no matter how it happened - whether it was pretty, whether it was ugly.” It turned out to be pretty with ...
May 18, 2018
Met says it has evidence Levine abused or harassed 7 people
NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera said in court documents Friday that it found credible evidence that conductor James Levine engaged in sexually abusive or harassing conduct with seven people that inc...
May 18, 2018
Jays minor-league pitcher Joel Espinal suspended 80 games for positive PED test
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays minor-league pitcher Joel Espinal has been suspended 80 games for violating the league’s drug program. Espinal, who plays for Toronto’s Class-A affiliate Duned...
May 18, 2018
Canada's Jaden Schwartz to miss remainder of worlds with upper-body injury
COPENHAGEN - Canada will be without the services of Jaden Schwartz when they take on Switzerland in the semifinals of the world hockey championship on Saturday. The St. Louis Blues forward will miss t...
May 18, 2018
NAFTA: Tug-of-war unfolding over concluding a quick deal
WASHINGTON - A quiet power struggle over NAFTA has finally broken into public view, a tug-of-war within Washington between a faction seeking a quick conclusion and another urging lengthier negotiation...
May 18, 2018
Jays place left-hander Garcia on 10-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays’ starting rotation took another hit Friday as left-hander Jaime Garcia was placed on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation. The move, which was...
May 18, 2018
Vegas freeway work closures modified for music fest crowds
LAS VEGAS - Transportation officials have scaled back closure times for weekend construction at a bottleneck Las Vegas freeway interchange in anticipation of heavy traffic to and from the largest elec...
May 18, 2018
Sparks a big reason for success of Marlies, who open 3rd round against Phantoms
TORONTO - When Toronto Marlies goalie Garret Sparks was a kid growing up in Illinois, his mom Lisa would help him prep for big games. Sparks would stand in front of the family pool table as his net. L...
May 18, 2018
Champion Adonis Stevenson, challenger Badou Jack make weight for title fight
TORONTO - WBC light-heavyweight champion Adonis (Superman) Stevenson and challenger Badou Jack (The Ripper) both made weight Friday and promised victories. Stevenson, a native of Blainville, Que., wei...
May 18, 2018