Category Archives: Sports
Celtics beat Cavs 96-83 in Game 5, lead East finals 3-2
BOSTON - LeBron James is tired. The young Boston Celtics seem to be getting stronger. Rookie Jayson Tatum scored 24 points - his ninth 20-point game of the post-season - and Boston beat Cleveland 96-8...
May 23, 2018
Ohtani and Simmons deliver in ninth as Angels come back for 5-4 win over Jays
TORONTO - Blue Jays reliever Tyler Clippard appeared immersed in thought as he sat by his locker Wednesday night after blowing a save opportunity in a 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Clippard star...
May 23, 2018
Ovechkin, Holtby shine in Game 7, Caps beat Lightning 4-0
TAMPA, Fla. - Alex Ovechkin lifted the Prince of Wales Trophy, spun around and set it back down on a table. The rest of the Capitals joined him for a team photo after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4...
May 23, 2018
Rare running back job opportunity at Calgary Stampeder training camp
CALGARY - It’s been a long time since the Calgary Stampeders were asked, ‘who is going to run the football?’ From Joffrey Reynolds to Jon Cornish to Jerome Messam, the Stampeders had...
May 23, 2018
Canada's Shapovalov making big strides and looking for more on ATP World Tour
Rewind to 12 months ago when Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was barely in the top 200 and playing lower-level Futures and Challenger tennis tournaments. What a difference a year makes. Shapovalov has...
May 23, 2018
Canadian star R.J. Barrett, Duke to play three exhibition games north of border
TORONTO - Canadian basketball phenom R.J. Barrett will make his college debut at home this summer. Barrett and the Duke Blue Devils will play a three-game exhibition series against USports teams in To...
May 23, 2018
Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio exudes confidence en route to MLS milestone
TORONTO - One game away from his 150th for Toronto FC in MLS regular-season play, Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio continues to bloom on the soccer pitch. “It’s a blessing, honestly,...
May 23, 2018
CFL rule change means coaches won't be allowed to challenge illegal contact
TORONTO - CFL coaches won’t be allowed to challenge illegal contact calls this season. The CFL eliminated illegal contact as a challengeable call Wednesday, and the change will be in place when ...
May 23, 2018
Canada's Pangos excelling for Lithuanian team, which won EuroLeague bronze
Fans in Belgrade’s Stark Arena were up on their feet from the opening tipoff, and they never sat down. They were loud and proud, and unlike any polite NBA crowd. Kevin Pangos was blown away. The...
May 23, 2018
Maple Leafs promote Pridham to assistant GM as Dubas starts to build his team
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas has taken the first steps toward building his front office team. The team announced Wednesday that Brandon Pridham has been promoted to assistant general...
May 23, 2018