Category Archives: Sports
Impact looking for rare win in New Jersey as rivalry with Red Bulls continues
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact are a different team under new coach Remi Garde but they hope it isn’t the same old result when they visit the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. The Impact have play...
Apr 13, 2018
Backups expected to get opportunity as Toronto FC visits Colorado
Toronto FC had its big guns in the lineup for the two-leg round of 16 CONCACAF Champions League matchup against the Colorado Rapids last February. The roster will look significantly different on Satur...
Apr 13, 2018
Canadian lawn bowler Ryan Bester denied gold at Commonwealth Games again
GOLD COAST, Australia - Canadian Ryan Bester was denied lawn bowls gold for the second time in four years Friday at the Commonwealth Games, this time by a flamboyant Australian. Aaron Wilson rallied f...
Apr 13, 2018
Madrid-Bayern, Liverpool-Roma in Champions League semifinals
NYON, Switzerland - A Champions League semifinal draw steeped in the competition’s rich history paired Real Madrid and Bayern Munich on Friday, and then matched Liverpool with Roma. Two-time def...
Apr 13, 2018
Bayern Munich hires Niko Kovac from Frankfurt as coach
MUNICH - Niko Kovac is returning to Bayern Munich as coach next season after impressing at Eintracht Frankfurt. The 46-year-old Kovac, who played for Bayern from 2001-03, agreed to a three-year contra...
Apr 13, 2018
Father time closing in on some players in quest for first Stanley Cup
TORONTO - The chance to win a Stanley Cup only comes along so often, even if a player puts in a lengthy career. There is a group of veterans still searching for their first Stanley Cup this post-seaso...
Apr 13, 2018
Kane scores 2 goals in playoff debut, Sharks top Ducks 3-0
ANAHEIM, Calif. - While Evander Kane watched Stanley Cup playoff hockey from his couch during the first eight years of his NHL career, the power forward felt confident he could thrive in the pressuriz...
Apr 12, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs First Round Boston 5 Toronto 1 (Bruins lead 1-0) Tampa Bay 5 New Jersey 2 (Lightning leads 1-0) Columbus 4 Washington 3 (Blue Jackets lead 1-0) Nashville 5 Colorado...
Apr 12, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs First Round Boston 5 Toronto 1 (Bruins lead 1-0) Tampa Bay 5 New Jersey 2 (Lightning leads 1-0) Columbus 4 Washington 3 (Blue Jackets lead 1-0) Nashville 5 Colorado...
Apr 12, 2018
Forsberg scores twice in 3rd as Preds rally, beat Avs 5-2
Nashville forward Filip Forsberg stunned his teammates and the Colorado Avalanche with one dazzling sequence. Forsberg passed the puck to himself through his own legs and rookie defenceman Samuel Gira...
Apr 12, 2018