Category Archives: Sports
The ties that bind: Toronto FC's championship run has plenty of roots
TORONTO - Back in August 2006 when Mo Johnston was named Toronto FC’s first head coach, the former Scottish standout player promised his MLS expansion team would be good from the get-go and that...
Dec 10, 2017
Canada's Kripps and Spring finish fourth and fifth in four-man bobsled World Cup
WINTERBERG, Germany - Two of Canada’s top bobsleds plowed through heavy snow and a deep international field to finish in the top-five on Sunday at a World Cup event in Winterberg, Germany. Justi...
Dec 10, 2017
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games MLS Cup Final Toronto 2 Seattle 0 — NHL Edmonton 6 Montreal 2 Tampa Bay 4 Winnipeg 3 (OT) Toronto 4 Pittsburgh 3 San Jose 5 Ottawa 0 Calgary 4 Vancouver 2 St. Louis 6 Detr...
Dec 09, 2017
Couture leads Sharks past slumping Senators 5-0
SAN JOSE, Calif. - One game after needing a dramatic comeback to win, the San Jose Sharks started fast and rolled to a lopsided victory. Logan Couture scored in the first period and added two assists ...
Dec 09, 2017
Sam Bennett scores late in third to lift Flames over Canucks 4-2
CALGARY - After a slow start, it looks like Sam Bennett has finally found his groove. Bennett scored the winner with 1:10 left in regulation and Matthew Tkachuk had a pair of goals as the Calgary Flam...
Dec 09, 2017
Point scores in OT, Lightning beat Jets 4-3
TAMPA, Fla. - Brayden Point put the exclamation point on the Tampa Bay Lightning’s success stretch at home. Point scored 36 seconds into overtime and the Lightning completed a perfect four-game ...
Dec 09, 2017
Toronto's key acquisition: Victor Vazquez lives up to billing in TFC's victory
TORONTO - Victor Vazquez was in the middle of a post-game interview when teammate Armando Cooper gleefully upended a bottle of beer over the Spaniard’s head. Vazquez was Toronto FC’s key o...
Dec 09, 2017
Bozak scores twice, Maple Leafs bury Pens early in 4-3 win
PITTSBURGH - A strong start helped the Toronto Maple Leafs knock off the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. Tyler Bozak scored two goals, and the Maple Leafs scored three times in the first per...
Dec 09, 2017
Khaira scores twice as Oilers chase Price, rout struggling Canadiens 6-2
MONTREAL - Jujhar Khaira hopes he is finding his groove with the Edmonton Oilers. The 23-year-old winger scored twice in a game for the first time to help the Oilers to a 6-2 rout of the Montreal Cana...
Dec 09, 2017
Canadian Emily Young wins bronze at Para-Nordic World Cup opener
CANMORE, Alta. - Canada’s Emily Young opened the Para-Nordic World Cup season with a bronze medal on Saturday. It was the fourth career Para-Nordic World Cup medal for the 26-year-old, who also ...
Dec 09, 2017