Category Archives: Sports
Lance Stroll still has sights on top-10 at Canadian GP despite qualifying 17th
MONTREAL - Lance Stroll still has his eyes set on a top-10 finish at his first Canadian Grand Prix despite finishing 17th in qualifying. Stroll was one of five drivers eliminated in the first qualifyi...
Jun 10, 2017
Canada's Sharp, Marchand and Henderson in contention at Manulife LPGA Classic
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - The wind picked up at the Manulife LPGA Classic on Saturday. So did the chances of a strong Canadian finish at the LPGA Tour event. Second-round co-leader Alena Sharp was three shots...
Jun 10, 2017
Defencemen help Penguins play fast in Stanley Cup Final
Ron Hainsey avoiding a big hit and carrying the puck from end to end isn’t what the Pittsburgh Penguins ask of him or any other defenceman not named Kris Letang. Out long term after neck surgery...
Jun 10, 2017
Preds leaning on Rinne to force Penguins back to Pittsburgh
NASHVILLE - Pekka Rinne is a friendly, polite man off the ice. Slipping the puck past the Nashville Predators goaltender is one of the few ways to anger the 6-foot-5 Finn. Pucks bouncing past him on t...
Jun 10, 2017
Luke Bryan opening Game 6 broadcast from honky-tonk roof
NASHVILLE - Country star and Predators fan Luke Bryan will open NBC’s broadcast of Game 6 on Sunday night singing a song from the rooftop of the honky-tonk Tootsie’s World Famous Orchid Lo...
Jun 10, 2017
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton nips Vettel for pole position at Canadian Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Winning pole position at one of his favourite races was a thrill for Lewis Hamilton, but being presented afterward with a helmet once worn by his boyhood idol Ayrton Senna had the defending...
Jun 10, 2017
AP source: Panthers offer coaching job to Bob Boughner
SUNRISE, Fla. - Bob Boughner never made the Florida Panthers as a player. He’s on the brink of joining them as their next coach. A person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday that the P...
Jun 10, 2017
Canada's Andreescu, Branstine win French Open junior girls doubles
PARIS - Top-seeded Bianca Andreescu and Carson Branstine beat Olesya Pervushina and Anastasia Potapova of Russia 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday to capture the French Open junior girls doubles title. It’s ...
Jun 10, 2017
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games NBA Finals Cleveland 137 Golden State 116 (Warriors lead series 3-1) — AHL Calder Cup Final Grand Rapids 3 Syracuse 1 (Griffins lead series 3-1) — MLB American Seattle...
Jun 09, 2017
Mariners rally past Blue Jays 4-2 for 10th win in 12 games
SEATTLE - Jarrod Dyson’s importance to the Seattle Mariners is always going to be based around defence first. In one inning on Friday night, Dyson showed value both in the field and at the plate...
Jun 09, 2017