Category Archives: Sports

Danladi caps Minnesota comeback in upset 3-2 win over fading Impact
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact insist they won’t throw in the towel even if a crushing loss at home to an expansion team dealt a body blow to their MLS playoff hopes. An 89th minute goal by subs...
Sep 16, 2017

Tchani, Manneh trade goals against their former teams as Whitecaps tie Crew 2-2
VANCOUVER - With the seconds ticking down Saturday, it looked like Kekuta Manneh would have the last laugh against his former team. Then the player he was traded for added one final twist to keep the ...
Sep 16, 2017
Wolfpack beat Doncaster to end inaugural Kingstone Press League 1 season
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack wrapped up their inaugural Kingstone Press League 1 season with a 26-14 home win over Doncaster RLFC on Saturday. The game was only for pride as the Wolfpack (20-1-1), r...
Sep 16, 2017
Canucks top Kings in NHL preseason opener
LOS ANGELES - Brock Boeser scored at 4:38 of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday in the first NHL exhibition game of the preseason. Sve...
Sep 16, 2017
North Carolina triathlon cancelled after dropping Trump name
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A triathlon scheduled for a Trump National golf course in North Carolina has been cancelled just days after the race director changed the name of the event to distance it from Presid...
Sep 16, 2017

Jackson, Wilder run wild as Toronto Argonauts hand Esks fifth straight loss
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts extended the Edmonton Eskimos’ misery Saturday, riding a big man and several big plays to a 34-26 victory. James Wilder Jr., ran 11 times for 190 yards and one to...
Sep 16, 2017

Jockey John Velazquez earns record fifth Ricoh Woodbine Mile victory
TORONTO - There’s something about the Ricoh Woodbine Mile that definitely agrees with jockey John Velazquez. Velazquez rode 2/1 favourite World Approval to an easy 2 1/2-length win in the $800,0...
Sep 16, 2017

Canada's Nestor, Pospisil defeat India in doubles at Davis Cup tie
EDMONTON - Rising star Denis Shapovalov will have a chance to send Canada through to the World Group for 2018 after a huge doubles win put Canada up 2-1 in its best-of-five Davis Cup tie against India...
Sep 16, 2017
Denis Shapovalov earns win, Canada even with India at Davis Cup tie
EDMONTON - It went the limit, but Canada is still in it. Denis Shapovalov narrowly defeated Yuki Bhambri 3-2 as Canada evened up its best-of-five Davis Cup tie against India at 1-1 on Friday night. Th...
Sep 16, 2017
Rampant Manchester City looking more like a Guardiola team
LONDON - Although it’s taken a year longer than many expected, Manchester City is finally beginning to resemble a Pep Guardiola-coached team. City remained in rampant form as it ended Watford...
Sep 16, 2017