Category Archives: Sports
Toronto Wolfpack forward James Laithwaite recalls the day he broke his neck
TORONTO - It started as a routine rugby league tackle. But bad things can happen when some 900 pounds of beef collides at speed with no padding. That’s what happened April 23 when the Salford Re...
May 30, 2017
Award-winning sports writer Frank Deford dies at 78
Frank Deford, the award-winning sports writer and commentator whose elegant reportage was a staple for years at Sports Illustrated and National Public Radio, has died. He was 78. He died Sunday in Key...
May 30, 2017
Borussia Dortmund fires Thomas Tuchel as coach
DORTMUND, Germany - Borussia Dortmund fired Thomas Tuchel as coach on Tuesday, three days after he led the club to its first title in five years. The club issued a statement to say the 43-year-old Tuc...
May 30, 2017
Woods found asleep at the wheel, no alcohol in his system
More disturbing images of Tiger Woods emerged Tuesday in the black-and-white details of police reports, depicting him sound asleep behind the wheel of a car parked awkwardly on the side of a six-lane ...
May 30, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Stanley Cup final Pittsburgh 5 Nashville 3 (Penguins lead series 1-0) — MLB American League Baltimore 3 N.Y. Yankees 2 Chicago White Sox 5 Boston 4 Houston 16 Minnesota ...
May 30, 2017
Red Alert! Tulowitzki hits grand slam as Blue Jays crush Reds 17-2
TORONTO - Credit Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price for having a sense of humour after his team was on the receiving end of a 17-2 pasting from the Toronto Blue Jays. “It could have been worse,...
May 29, 2017
With Agassi along for a bit, Djokovic opens defence in Paris
PARIS - If Novak Djokovic was hoping to take a little pressure and attention off himself after some rough results, he might very well have found the perfect way to do that by adding Andre Agassi as a ...
May 29, 2017
Reds slugger Joey Votto returns to his native Toronto for interleague series
TORONTO - Cincinnati slugger Joey Votto has built a resume that seems to get better with every passing season. Over parts of 11 seasons with the Reds, the Canadian first baseman has 233 career homers,...
May 29, 2017
Basebrawl! Harper, Strickland punch away, Nats-Giants fight
SAN FRANCISCO - Nationals slugger Bryce Harper and San Francisco reliever Hunter Strickland both landed punches to the head during a wild brawl that erupted Monday after a hit by pitch. Harper was hit...
May 29, 2017
NHL commissioner Bettman re-affirms that NHL won't participate in 2018 Olympics
PITTSBURGH - Gary Bettman shovelled a little more dirt on NHLers playing at the 2018 Olympics. Speaking before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final in his annual state of the union address, the NHL commiss...
May 29, 2017