Category Archives: Sports
Toronto Wolfpack part ways with Fuifui Moimoi and two other big-name players
TORONTO - On a day of upheaval for the Toronto Wolfpack, the transatlantic rugby league team severed ties with fan favourite Fuifui Moimoi and two other marquee forwards and named Australian veteran J...
Jan 18, 2018
Bouchard joins Raonic on sidelines of Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Three of Canada’s top tennis stars have now been eliminated from the Australian Open tennis tournament. The latest was unseeded Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., who fe...
Jan 18, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Boston 4 Montreal 1 Anaheim 5 Pittsburgh 3 — AHL Belleville 2 Syracuse 1 (OT) San Diego 5 Tucson 3 Charlotte 4 Bridgeport 3 Milwaukee 4 Grand Rapids 3 Cleveland 4 Roc...
Jan 17, 2018
Bruins beat Canadiens 4-1 in coach Julien's return to Boston
BOSTON - The Bruins showed former coach Claude Julien what a changed style looks like in Boston. David Pastrnak and Ryan Spooner each scored an early goal, Tuukka Rask stopped 21 shots and the Bruins ...
Jan 17, 2018
C.J. Miles leads Toronto Raptors to 96-91 home win over Detroit Pistons
TORONTO - Dwane Casey wasn’t giving the Toronto Raptors any style points Wednesday night. C.J. Miles had 21 points as Toronto pulled away for a 96-91 home win over the Detroit Pistons despite co...
Jan 17, 2018
Max McCormick scores in OT, Belleville ends Syracuse win streak at nine
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Max McCormick scored 2:13 into overtime as the Belleville Senators beat Syracuse 2-1 on Wednesday in American Hockey League action, snapping the Crunch’s win streak at nine ga...
Jan 17, 2018
Boston honours hockey pioneer Willie O'Ree
BOSTON - Hockey pioneer Willie O’Ree was honoured in Boston on Wednesday on the 60th anniversary of the Bruins forward breaking the NHL’s colour barrier. At a news conference at the TD Gar...
Jan 17, 2018
Canadian Justin Morneau announces retirement after 14-year MLB career
Justin Morneau doesn’t like to think about what could have been. So when the New Westminster, B.C., native was asked Wednesday at his retirement ceremony about the concussion that derailed his 2...
Jan 17, 2018
Katie Couric returning for Winter Olympics opening ceremony
NEW YORK - NBC is bringing back Katie Couric to co-host the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics next month in South Korea, and will live-stream the pomp for the first time. Couric will work with M...
Jan 17, 2018
Drake, Raptors announce Welcome Toronto program, give money to Canada Basketball
TORONTO - Lending his distinctive black and gold OVO style to the Toronto Raptors, Drake is thrilled to be giving back to the place where he started. Raptors president Masai Ujiri and the Canadian rap...
Jan 17, 2018