Category Archives: Sports
Oilers coach McLellan to return next season, but assistants Herbers and Johnson fired
EDMONTON - Todd McLellan will return as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers next season, but Ian Herbers and Jim Johnson won’t be on his staff. The team announced Friday that McLellan will keep hi...
Apr 27, 2018
Auston Matthews, Mike Babcock deny rift as Maple Leafs clean out their lockers
TORONTO - Mike Babcock was at his daughter’s graduation when he received a text message from a friend about reports of a strained relationship with star centre Auston Matthews. “I’ll...
Apr 27, 2018
Vlad Guerrero tours Baseball HOF, "so glad" he made it
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Fresh from swinging some heavy lumber in the basement of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Vladimir Guerrero took a quick peek at where his likeness will hang in three months. Talk about ...
Apr 27, 2018
Henderson ordered to cover some legal costs of Wideman, Flames
CALGARY - A judge has ordered NHL linesman Don Henderson to pay the Calgary Flames and defenceman Dennis Wideman a total of $11,000 to cover a portion of their legal costs in connection with his faile...
Apr 27, 2018
Canadiens fire assistant coaches Daigneault and Lacroix, add Ducharme
MONTREAL - Canadian world junior championship coach Dominique Ducharme has made the jump to the NHL as an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens dropped assistant coaches Jean-Jacq...
Apr 27, 2018
Trump threatens countries who don't back US World Cup bid
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold support from nations who don’t back the joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup. While FI...
Apr 27, 2018
New-look Wolfpack look to extend win streak before returning to Toronto
The Toronto Wolfpack look to extend their winning streak to 10 games in all competition Saturday when they take on Halifax RLFC in London before flying to Canada for the first time this season. The tr...
Apr 27, 2018
Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke to leave club
Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke will be leaving the team May 1, ending a near five-year run with the organization. “When Brian came to us in September 2013 we discussed...
Apr 27, 2018
Avoiding red cards key as slumping Impact face high-powered Atlanta United
MONTREAL - The first priority for the Montreal Impact when they face Atlanta United on Saturday is to avoid having anyone sent off. The Impact (2-5-0) have had two players ejected in their last three ...
Apr 27, 2018
Four Canadian teams in mix to land Rasmus Dahlin in NHL draft lottery
The Rasmus Dahlin sweepstakes are set to go. The fate of the flashy Swedish defenceman - the consensus choice to be selected first overall in the NHL draft in June - will be decided at the NHL draft l...
Apr 27, 2018