Category Archives: Sports
Toronto FC loses 1-0 but advances on away goals rule in wild playoff game
TORONTO - Defender Drew Moor looked like he had been attacked by a wild animal Sunday, an ugly red welt adorning his neck after an abrasive, ill-tempered game with the New York Red Bulls. Like Moor, T...
Nov 05, 2017
Scuffle breaks out in tunnel at halftime of TFC's game versus Red Bulls
TORONTO - Bad blood between Toronto FC and the New York Red Bulls spilled into the halftime tunnel on Sunday - and cost TFC the use of star striker Jozy Altidore in the opening game of the Eastern Con...
Nov 05, 2017
8 points ahead, Man City will prove hard to catch in league
LONDON - Manchester City is the team to catch in the Premier League, and it’s getting even more challenging. Pep Guardiola’s side moved eight points clear with a 3-1 victory over Arsenal o...
Nov 05, 2017
Veteran skip Glenn Howard begins final push to get to Winter Olympics
The one thing missing from Glenn Howard’s impressive curling resume is an Olympic title. He’ll need to win the upcoming Home Hardware Road to the Roar Pre-Trials to have a chance of gettin...
Nov 05, 2017
Defending champion Feng fires 68 to win Japan Classic
IBARAKI, Japan - Defending champion Shanshan Feng of China fired a 4-under 68 on Sunday to win the LPGA Tour’s Japan Classic by two strokes. Feng recovered from two bogeys on the first three hol...
Nov 05, 2017
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games (All times Eastern) CFL Edmonton 28 Saskatchewan 13 Toronto 40 BC 13 — NHL Vancouver 4 Pittsburgh 2 Vegas 5 Ottawa 4 Montreal 5 Winnipeg 4 (OT) St. Louis 6 Toronto 4 N.Y. ...
Nov 04, 2017
St. Pierre wins UFC title fight to cap night of new champs
NEW YORK - Georges St. Pierre peered through the blood that washed over his face and locked on a choke hold, a packed house at Madison Square Garden absolutely roaring for “G-S-P!” St. Pie...
Nov 04, 2017
Ray with three TD passes, Argos clinch first in East with 40-13 win over Lions
VANCOUVER - The Toronto Argonauts accomplished their mission Saturday night - without much pushback from the B.C. Lions. Ricky Ray tossed three touchdown passes and James Wilder ran for 136 yards and ...
Nov 04, 2017
Brock Boeser's first-career hat trick leads Canucks over Penguins 4-2
VANCOUVER - As the media descended on Brock Boeser in the Vancouver Canucks locker-room following his first NHL hat trick, goalie Jacob Markstrom sat a few stalls away teasing the young winger. The ro...
Nov 04, 2017
Max Pacioretty scores in overtime as Canadiens come back to beat Jets 5-4
WINNIPEG - Max Pacioretty was glad the Montreal Canadiens didn’t get down on themselves this time. The captain scored a power-play goal at 3:07 of overtime to give the Canadiens a 5-4 victory ov...
Nov 04, 2017