Category Archives: Sports
Cavs send Celtics to record loss, 130-86, lead series 2-0
BOSTON - An NBA playoff-record, 41-point halftime lead. A franchise record for total points. A 13th consecutive playoff win, tying another league record. And LeBron James says the Cleveland Cavaliers ...
May 19, 2017
Crosby comes alive, Matt Murray sharp in first start as Sens drop Game 4
OTTAWA - Sidney Crosby put his first stamp on the Eastern Conference final. The 29-year-old came alive in Game 4 with a goal, an assist and five shots as the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the Ottawa Sena...
May 19, 2017
Toronto FC's 6-game win streak ends, ties Red Bulls 1-1
HARRISON, N.J. - Toronto FC head coach Greg Vanney was philosophical after his team’s franchise-record winning streak of six games came to an end. Benoit Cheyrou scored on a diving header in the...
May 19, 2017
Thomas injured, Celtics find new low in Game 2 loss to Cavs
BOSTON - After Boston was beaten up in the Eastern Conference finals opener, Isaiah Thomas was confident the Celtics could bounce back in Game 2. “We’re not scared of Cleveland,” he ...
May 19, 2017
Canada's Rory MacDonald wins Bellator debut with submission of Paul Daley
LONDON - Canada’s Rory MacDonald submitted Britain’s Paul Daley in the second round of their fight on Friday at Bellator 179. MacDonald, a native of Kelowna, B.C., who fights out of Montre...
May 19, 2017
Leafs prospect Jeremy Bracco leads offence as Spitfires beat Sea Dogs 3-2
WINDSOR, Ont. - Jeremy Bracco has been told over and over again by his coach to shoot the puck more. He made Windsor bench boss Rocky Thompson look like a genius on Friday. The Toronto Maple Leafs pro...
May 19, 2017
Sens' Alex Burrows sidelined by injury in Game 4
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators were without Alex Burrows for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final. Burrows was injured in the second period of a 5-1 Game 3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 36-yea...
May 19, 2017
Predators face Ducks in Game 5 without star C Ryan Johansen
ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Nashville Predators already face a daunting challenge when they attempt to take control of the Western Conference finals in a pivotal Game 5 on the road. Without Ryan Johansen, t...
May 19, 2017
Canadian international Kadeisha Buchanan helps Lyon to French Cup win
VANNES, France - Norwegian star striker Ada Hegerberg scored in the eighth round of a penalty shootout Friday to help Lyon edge Paris Saint-Germain in a French Cup women’s soccer final featuring...
May 19, 2017
After rain delay, Pigot hits wall in Indy 500 practice
INDIANAPOLIS - IndyCar driver Spencer Pigot crashed in Indianapolis 500 practice Friday. Less than 30 minutes after practice resumed following a rain delay, the 23-year-old American hit the outside wa...
May 19, 2017