Category Archives: Sports
Scotiabank adds to its stadium name collection as ACC becomes Scotiabank Arena
TORONTO - For Scotiabank, the attraction was simple. In a country where hockey is king, having your name up in lights on the home of the Maple Leafs is where you want to be. Especially when the buildi...
Aug 29, 2017
Snowboard star Mark McMorris plans his Olympic Games prep post-crash
Back on snow after his horrific crash, Canadian snowboard star Mark McMorris is plotting a return to competition in December. The 23-year-old from Regina broke his jaw and left arm, ruptured his splee...
Aug 29, 2017
Veteran Jeremiah Masoli to replace Collaros under centre against Argos
HAMILTON - Jeremiah Masoli will get a chance to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to their first win of the season. The veteran backup will be the starter Monday when Hamilton (0-8) hosts the East Division...
Aug 29, 2017
Receivers Daniels, Lewis, Spencer named CFL top performers for Week 10
TORONTO - Calgary’s DaVaris Daniels, Montreal’s Nik Lewis and Ottawa’s Diontae Spencer made it a sweep for wide receivers as the CFL named its top performers for Week 10 of the seaso...
Aug 29, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games MLB American League Boston 6 Toronto 5 Baltimore 7 Seattle 6 Cleveland 6 N.Y. Yankees 2 Tampa Bay 12 Kansas City 0 L.A. Angels 3 Oakland 1 National League Washington 11 Miami 2 Ph...
Aug 28, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games MLB American League Boston 6 Toronto 5 Baltimore 7 Seattle 6 Cleveland 6 N.Y. Yankees 2 Tampa Bay 12 Kansas City 0 L.A. Angels 3 Oakland 1 National League Washington 11 Miami 2 Ph...
Aug 28, 2017
Vazquez's two-run homer leads Red Sox over Blue Jays to snap four-game slide
TORONTO - September can’t come soon enough for the Blue Jays bullpen. Toronto relievers surrendered four earned runs on five hits Monday night, including a two-run homer to Christian Vazquez, as...
Aug 28, 2017
Maryland school band silences pro-Confederate state song
COLLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland marching band will at least temporarily stop playing the state’s official song, which includes a reference to “Northern scum” and othe...
Aug 28, 2017
Emotional Sharapova tops No. 2 Halep at Open in Slam return
NEW YORK - When Maria Sharapova’s first Grand Slam match after a 15-month doping suspension ended with a victory at the U.S. Open, she dropped to her knees and covered her face, tears welling in...
Aug 28, 2017
Shapovalov into second round of U.S. Open with straight sets win over Medvedev
NEW YORK - Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov cruised into the second round of the U.S. Open with a 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 win over Russia’s Daniil Medvedev on Monday. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont...
Aug 28, 2017