Category Archives: Sports
Sabres agree to sign Eichel to 8-year, $80 million contract
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Motivated to be better, Buffalo Sabres centre Jack Eichel called his first two NHL seasons as being “mediocre” upon arriving at training camp last month. There’s noth...
Oct 03, 2017
Capitals' Tom Wilson gets 4-game suspension for boarding
ARLINGTON, Va. - After four seasons of playing on the edge without incurring a suspension, Tom Wilson has now been disciplined twice in less than two weeks and is on notice. The NHL suspended the Wash...
Oct 03, 2017
Whitecaps midfielder Yordy Reyna gets Peru call-up for World Cup qualifying
VANCOUVER - Yordy Reyna has been called up by Peru for a pair of crucial World Cup qualifiers, ruling him out of the Vancouver Whitecaps’ game against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. Head co...
Oct 03, 2017
Balanced, four-line attack good news for swift-footed young Canadiens
BROSSARD, Que. - Coach Claude Julien likes to use four balanced lines, and that is good news for the Montreal Canadiens’ young players. Nineteen-year-old defenceman Victor Mete, 22-year-old cent...
Oct 03, 2017
New look, same booming shot: Jets' Laine ready for sophomore season
WINNIPEG - Patrik Laine isn’t a fresh-faced rookie any longer. You can tell just by looking at him. After the Winnipeg Jets selected him second overall in last year’s NHL draft, the Finnis...
Oct 03, 2017
Canada's Erin McLeod and wife Ella Masar McLeod sing a song for Laura
TORONTO - Call it a song for Laura. Canadian international goalkeeper Erin McLeod and wife Ella Masar McLeod have released a song in memory of a former teammate of Masar McLeod’s. Proceeds from ...
Oct 03, 2017
Leafs ready to go, Swedish defenceman Andreas Borgman locks down final spot
TORONTO - The battle for the last remaining spot on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ roster came down to two Swedish defenceman, and in the end Andreas Borgman outmuscled countryman Calle Rosen for the ...
Oct 03, 2017
NHL players not surprised that "45-year-old kid" Jagr is back for another season
BROSSARD, Que. - Ales Hemsky describes Jaromir Jagr as a “funny, 45-year-old kid.” So the Montreal Canadiens winger is not surprised at all that Jagr, a future Hall of Famer and one of the...
Oct 03, 2017
Blue Jays GM Atkins confirms slugger Bautista not coming back in 2018
TORONTO - The Blue Jays won’t be picking up the mutual option on Jose Bautista’s contract for 2018, but GM Ross Atkins wouldn’t rule out the possibility of the all-star slugger retur...
Oct 03, 2017
NBA changes All-Star Game format; captains will pick teams
NEW YORK - The NBA is scrapping the East vs. West format for its All-Star Game and will have captains pick teams this season. The league said Tuesday the two starters with the highest fan vote totals ...
Oct 03, 2017