Category Archives: Sports
Jets' defenceman Kulikov to have back surgery, to miss at least eight weeks
WINNIPEG - One minute Dmitry Kulikov was feeling fine, the next moment he wasn’t. And now the Winnipeg Jets defenceman will undergo back surgery and miss at least eight weeks. Jets coach Paul Ma...
Mar 17, 2018
Jeisson Vargas scores lone goal as Impact earns 1-0 win over Toronto FC
MONTREAL - The timing was perfect for Remi Garde’s first victory as coach of the Montreal Impact. A 1-0 win in their home opener on Saturday over rival Toronto FC, the defending Major League Soc...
Mar 17, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs sign forward Marchment to two-year entry-level contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Mason Marchment to a two-year entry-level contract Saturday. Marchment, 23, has nine goals and 12 assists in 37 games with the AHL’s Toronto Marl...
Mar 17, 2018
Canada's Jones dumps Czech Republic and Switzerland at women's curling worlds
NORTH BAY, Ont. - Canada alternate Shannon Birchard was expecting to chat about the start of Saturday’s opening game when she joined her teammates at ice level for the fifth-end break. Instead v...
Mar 17, 2018
Donations to man who tried to attack Nassar go to 4 groups
CHARLOTTE, Mich. - A Michigan man who tried to attack disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar in a courtroom is sending thousands of dollars donated to him to charities that help survivors of sexu...
Mar 17, 2018
Canadian Charles Hamelin win's 1,500-metre event at short-track world event
MONTREAL - Three days after declaring he still had what it takes to compete against the best speedskaters in the world, 33-year-old Charles Hamelin put his words into action. The Canadian said Wednesd...
Mar 17, 2018
Toronto freshman forward Daryl Watts earns Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
MINNEAPOLIS - Toronto’s Daryl Watts, a freshman forward at Boston College, captured the 2018 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top player in U.S. college women’s hockey. Watts became th...
Mar 17, 2018
Toronto freshman forward Daryl Watts earns Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
MINNEAPOLIS - Toronto’s Daryl Watts, a freshman forward at Boston College, captured the 2018 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top player in U.S. college women’s hockey. Watts became th...
Mar 17, 2018
Spurs beat Swansea to get 'home' FA Cup semifinal at Wembley
SWANSEA, Wales - Tottenham secured a place in the FA Cup semifinals at its temporary Wembley Stadium home by beating Swansea 3-0 on Saturday, with Christian Eriksen scoring two of the three long-range...
Mar 17, 2018
Gold from McKeever, Wilkie in Canada's most successful Winter Paralympics ever
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - Hours before Brian McKeever completed his Pyeongchang hat trick, the veteran cross-country skier arrived at the Alpensia track before the sun was barely up. He and hi...
Mar 17, 2018