Category Archives: Sports
Holl scores first NHL goal hours after call up from minors, Leafs beat Islanders
TORONTO - Justin Holl walked into Air Canada Centre on his own a couple hours before puck drop Wednesday night, with his minor league equipment bag and a bundle of sticks in his hands. He originally e...
Jan 31, 2018
Ex-NBA player Rasual Butler, wife die in Los Angeles crash
LOS ANGELES - Former Toronto Raptors forward/guard Rasual Butler and his wife were killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Los Angeles early Wednesday. The Raptors confirmed Butler’s death ...
Jan 31, 2018
Roman Polak added to IR with viral infection, latest Leaf blue liner to go down
TORONTO - Just when things looked to be on the upswing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, their blue line has taken another hit. Toronto announced a few hours prior to Wednesday night’s game against t...
Jan 31, 2018
Much-booed NHL commissioner Bettman has grown the league over 25 years
MONTREAL - Gary Bettman, who replaced league president Gil Stein under the new title of NHL commissioner on Feb. 1, 1993, is celebrating his 25th anniversary at the head of a league he has seen grow f...
Jan 31, 2018
No deal from Hamilton Tiger-Cats at deadline for quarterback Johnny Manziel
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats said Wednesday there’s no deal imminent with Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel. Early last month, Manziel’s representative gave the Ticats until Wednesday to wor...
Jan 31, 2018
Leganes salvages Copa draw with Sevilla goalkeeper's mistake
MADRID - Leganes boosted its chances of reaching the Copa del Rey final for the first time by salvaging a 1-1 draw against Sevilla on Wednesday, netting the equalizer after a mistake by Sevilla goalke...
Jan 31, 2018
Former Toronto Raptor player Rasual Butler dies in car crash at age 38
TORONTO - Former Toronto Raptors forward/guard Rasual Butler died Wednesday in a car accident. He was 38. The Raptors confirmed Butler’s death in an email to The Canadian Press. Butler played 34...
Jan 31, 2018
Man City 15 points clear in EPL as Man United, Chelsea lose
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United and Chelsea couldn’t afford any slip-ups if they were to have even the slightest chance of catching Manchester City in the final months of the Premier Lea...
Jan 31, 2018
Canada U-17 women to face the U.S., Costa Rica, Bermuda at CONCACAF tournament
MIAMI - Canada has been drawn in a group with three-time defending champion U.S., Costa Rica and Bermuda at the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship. The regional championship, which runs...
Jan 31, 2018
James Easton named Canadian Premier League vice-president of soccer operations
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League has named former Canadian international James Easton its vice-president of soccer operations. Easton, 52, played professionally for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the N...
Jan 31, 2018