Category Archives: Sports
Winless Suns fire Earl Watson after 3 games this season
PHOENIX - The Phoenix Suns have fired coach Earl Watson just three games in to the NBA season. The Suns announced the firing Sunday night after hours of meetings at the team’s headquarters. Assi...
Oct 22, 2017
Big second period lifts Canucks to 4-1 win over Detroit
DETROIT - Derek Dorsett has helped turn Vancouver’s first trip of the season into a successful one. Dorsett scored his fourth goal of the trip, and the Canucks used a dominant second period to p...
Oct 22, 2017
Justin Timberlake invited back to Super Bowl halftime show
Justin Timberlake has finally been invited back to the Super Bowl halftime show, 14 years after the “wardrobe malfunction” with Janet Jackson caused a national controversy. The NFL announc...
Oct 22, 2017
Toronto sets MLS record, Atlanta breaks attendance marks
ATLANTA - Toronto FC set a Major League Soccer points record. Atlanta United broke a pair of attendance marks. Now, it’s on to the playoffs for both teams. Sebastian Giovinco scored his 16th goa...
Oct 22, 2017
Wilson throws 3 second-half TDs, Seahawks D dominates
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The way Seattle was moving the ball on offence and how its defence was dominating the banged-up New York Giants, Russell Wilson knew it would just be a matter of time before th...
Oct 22, 2017
Elliott's 3 TDs, 219 yards lead Cowboys past 49ers 40-10
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Ezekiel Elliott made the most of his legal reprieve, taking advantage of a legal ruling that put his suspension on hold and responding with the most productive game of his career...
Oct 22, 2017
Timbers beat Whitecaps 2-1, take Western Conference title
PORTLAND, Ore. - Darren Mattocks scored early in the second half to give the Portland Timbers a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday in their regular-season finale. Portland (15-11-8) wo...
Oct 22, 2017
Patrice Bernier scores in final game, but Impact fall late to Revolution
MONTREAL - Patrice Bernier left the Saputo Stadium pitch for the last time in tears, with one more goal in his pocket but also with a Montreal Impact defeat to mar the occasion. The Brossard, Que. nat...
Oct 22, 2017
Valanciunas day to day with sprained ankle, travels with team to San Antonio
Toronto centre Jonas Valanciunas is listed as day to day with a sprained left ankle, the Raptors announced Sunday. He travelled with the Raptors (2-0) to San Antonio, where they open a six-game road t...
Oct 22, 2017
Canada's women's hockey team drops pre-Olympic exhibition opener to U.S.
QUEBEC - Canada’s women’s hockey team opened its pre-Olympic exhibition schedule with a 5-2 loss to the United States on Sunday. Brianna Decker scored twice for the U.S. at Quebec CityR...
Oct 22, 2017