Category Archives: Sports

MIAMI - Joel Embiid had trouble with his new mask. It didn’t slow him down. Embiid’s playoff debut was a smashing success for Philadelphia. The All-Star centre returned from a 10-game abse...

TORONTO - Facing an opponent missing arguably its best player in front of a raucous home crowd, the Toronto Maple Leafs felt pretty good heading into Thursday. Less than three hours later, they had be...

NEW YORK - David Robertson went wild and loaded the bases in the eighth inning, and the Yankees weren’t all that concerned. “Whenever it’s a tough situation like that, I want D-Rob o...

TORONTO - Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron was ruled out of Thursday’s playoff game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with an upper-body injury. The team made the surprise announcement minut...

Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs First Round Boston 3 Toronto 1 (Boston leads series 3-1) Washington 4 Columbus 1 (Series tied 2-2) — AHL Playoffs First Round (best-of-five) Texas 4 Ontario 3...

WINNIPEG - Captain Blake Wheeler isn’t too worried if rookie defenceman Sami Niku fills a hole in the Winnipeg Jets’ depleted defence. Niku was called up from the Manitoba Moose on Thursda...

MONTREAL - Light heavyweight contender Eleider Alvarez was fed up with waiting for Adonis Stevenson to give him a title fight, so now he’s landed an even bigger bout with Russian Sergey (Krusher...

WASHINGTON - Dwane Casey remembers the “powwow” he had with DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry. The Toronto Raptors were in Utah, wrapping up their uninspiring season-opening road trip, and Case...

Five-time Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings has announced plans for her new beach volleyball circuit that will bring a sports and music festival to eight cities. The p1440 series will open in September in...

Attendance is up and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have become a profitable, stable franchise but Mike O’Shea takes no satisfaction from that. That’s because the Winnipeg head coach has a diff...