Category Archives: Canadian Press
Capela scores 26; Rockets eliminate Wolves with 122-104 win
HOUSTON - Clint Capela had 26 points and 15 rebounds, James Harden added 24 points and the Houston Rockets pulled away in the third quarter to get another lopsided win and eliminate the Minnesota Timb...
Apr 25, 2018
Westbrook scores 45; Thunder beat Jazz to avoid elimination
OKLAHOMA CITY - Russell Westbrook scored 45 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 25 points down in the second half to fight off elimination and beat the Utah Jazz 107-99 on Wednesday nigh...
Apr 25, 2018
Calgary's Kevin Koe rebounds with 6-5 win over Kurt Balderston at Champions Cup
Calgary’s Kevin Koe rebounded with a 6-5 victory over Kurt Balderston of Grand Prairie, Alta., on Day 2 of the Champions Cup in Calgary on Wednesday. Koe, who was the runner-up at the 2017 event...
Apr 25, 2018
Chivas wins CONCACAF title, beating Toronto on penalty kicks
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Mexico’s Chivas beat Toronto FC 4-2 on penalty kicks Wednesday night to win the CONCACAF Champions League, extinguishing the Canadian club’s hopes of becoming the fir...
Apr 25, 2018
NewsAlert: Toronto FC loses CONCACAF Champions League final in kicks
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Toronto FC has lost the CONCACAF Champions League final. Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco both scored in regulation time as Toronto FC beat Guadalajara Chivas 2-1 in the seco...
Apr 25, 2018
Toronto's Delon Wright heeds advice, shoots the ball in win over Washington
Toronto’s Delon Wright heard it from everyone going into Game 5 against the Washington Wizards. Stop hesitating and just shoot the ball. “I had people all on my Twitter, Instagram. My fami...
Apr 25, 2018
Arizona's only black legislators chastised after race talk
PHOENIX - The only two black members of the Arizona Legislature were formally chastised for speaking out against a Republican lawmaker’s published column, which included a racial slur and they s...
Apr 25, 2018
Mike Budenholzer out as coach of Atlanta Hawks
ATLANTA - Mike Budenholzer wanted to coach elsewhere. The Atlanta Hawks finally agreed it’s a good idea. The Hawks and Budenholzer mutually agreed to part ways Wednesday in a move announced by t...
Apr 25, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs bounced from playoffs with Game 7 loss to Boston Bruins
BOSTON - The Toronto Maple Leafs had been here before - up a goal heading into the third period of a Game 7 at TD Garden. Wednesday’s collapse won’t rewrite any record books, but it hurts ...
Apr 25, 2018
Mookie Monster: Betts homers twice as Boston Red Sox top Toronto Blue Jays 4-3
TORONTO - Mookie Betts set the early tone for the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night and delivered the final blow too. He hit a leadoff homer off Toronto starter Aaron Sanchez and later burned reliever...
Apr 25, 2018