Category Archives: Sports
Toronto FC skipper Michael Bradley wants MLS schedule improvements
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley says Major League Soccer needs to improve its scheduling and travel policies. He made the comments Saturday after Toronto’s fifth game in 15 days, a stretch th...
May 13, 2017
Toronto FC awaiting word on why Osorio experienced an elevated heart rate
TORONTO - Midfielder Jonathan Osorio is the latest Toronto FC player to experience an irregular heartbeat. Coach Greg Vanney said the MLS team is waiting to hear from doctors on what caused the 24-yea...
May 13, 2017
Meram hat trick gives Crew 3-2 win over Impact; spoils Dzemaili's debut
MONTREAL - Newly arrived designated player Blerim Dzemaili got a first-hand look at how the Montreal Impact have been struggling this season. He saw them play their usual slow, tentative first half an...
May 13, 2017
Ricketts plays hero again as Toronto FC extends club-record win streak to six
TORONTO - The number six written large on the white board in Toronto FC’s dressing room said it all. Thanks to a 77th-minute Tosaint Ricketts’ header, Toronto extended its franchise-record...
May 13, 2017
Fabrice Herzog scores OT winner as Switzerland stuns Canada at worlds
PARIS - Jon Cooper had a simple message following Canada’s first loss at the world hockey championships on Saturday: Just move on to the next game. “This situation that we’re going t...
May 13, 2017
Travis steals home as Blue Jays beat Mariners 7-2; Toronto wins four straight
TORONTO - Devon Travis couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Blue Jays third base coach Luis Rivera was telling him to go for a double steal, with Travis targeting home plate and catcher Luke Ma...
May 13, 2017
Orioles star Jones sees Negro Leagues museum, urges dialogue
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With the Negro Leagues museum as his backdrop, Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones said the recent racial taunting he endured in Boston shows there needs to be more dialogue abo...
May 13, 2017
Arsenal, Man City pile on pressure in race for top 4 in EPL
MANCHESTER, England - The swagger has returned to their play. The wins and the goals are piling up. Arsene Wenger, a target of abuse for much of the season, was even greeted with rapturous applause as...
May 13, 2017
Buchanan's Lyon blanks Lawrence's Paris-Saint Germain in French matchup
LYON, France - Eugenie Le Sommer, Ada Hegerberg and Alex Morgan scored to give Lyon a 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in French women’s league play Saturday. It was a matchup of Canadian soccer...
May 13, 2017
Germany goaltender Greiss criticized for social media likes
BERLIN - The German Ice Hockey Federation has defended its national team goaltender Thomas Greiss after he liked controversial social media posts, including one comparing former U.S. presidential cand...
May 13, 2017