Category Archives: Sports
Sens forward Ryan making most of playoff opportunity after disappointing season
OTTAWA - This NHL season was shaping up to be one to forget for Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan. The 30-year-old had a career-low 25 points in 2016-17 while dealing with a broken finger and his mot...
May 12, 2017
Hungry for more, Toronto FC looks to extend franchise-record win streak
TORONTO - Riding a franchise-record five-game win streak, Toronto FC is greedy for more. Captain Michael Bradley hopes the beat goes on Saturday, when Toronto (6-1-4) hosts expansion Minnesota United ...
May 12, 2017
Infantino channels Blatter rather than marking clean break
MANAMA, Bahrain - Regardless of his intentions, Gianni Infantino’s rhetoric and actions at his second congress leading world soccer did little to signal a clean break from the discredited Sepp B...
May 12, 2017
Impact spirits up after first road win, Dzemaili arrival, for meeting with Crew
MONTREAL - With the arrival of designated player Blerim Dzemaili and a first away win in their pocket, the Montreal Impact should have plenty of positive energy going into their game against the visit...
May 12, 2017
Fiancee: Aaron Hernandez thought he was going to be freed
BOSTON - Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez sounded as if he thought he would soon be freed in his last conversation with his fiancee before he killed himself. Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez says in an int...
May 12, 2017
Canadian forward Tyler Ardron to join Super Rugby's Chiefs in New Zealand
TORONTO - Canadian international Tyler Ardron has signed with Super Rugby’s Chiefs in New Zealand. The 25-year-old forward from Lakefield, Ont., has been with the Ospreys in Wales since 2013. He...
May 12, 2017
Canadian men look to build on Singapore tournament rugby sevens win
The Canadian men’s rugby sevens team arrived in Paris with a new entry on its resume - champion. Damian McGrath’s team ended a 140-tournament drought last month in Singapore where it defea...
May 12, 2017
Grasshoppers, cookie dough among the new hits on MLB menus
The idea of serving edible grasshoppers at a baseball game isn’t as crazy as it sounds. The Seattle Mariners brought that curious offering to their ballpark this season, and although it might ha...
May 12, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games IIHF World Hockey Championship At Paris Canada 3 France 2 Czech Republic 1 Norway 0 At Cologne, Germany Russia 3 Denmark 0 Sweden 2 Latvia 0 — AHL Playoffs Second Round He...
May 11, 2017
Spurs rout James Harden, Rockets 114-75 to win series
HOUSTON - San Antonio is heading to the Western Conference finals for the 13th time thanks to a player who has never been there. The Spurs eliminated the sluggish James Harden and Houston Rockets with...
May 11, 2017