Category Archives: Sports
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
Steve Pearce and Justin Smoak power Blue Jays to 7-2 victory over Mariners
TORONTO - First baseman Justin Smoak is getting a chance to be an everyday player with the Toronto Blue Jays this season. He’s starting to show the team may have made a wise decision to give him...
May 11, 2017
The debut for Hughes: Canada rookie tied for lead at Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Mackenzie Hughes arrived at the TPC Sawgrass with no scar tissue and played his first round at The Players Championship with no bogeys. Pretty simple, eh? The Canadian rookie...
May 11, 2017
Ottawa, Edmonton series see slight dip in average TV audience over first round
TORONTO - NHL playoff television ratings took a slight dip in the second round in series involving Canadian teams, according to a release from Rogers Sportsnet. The network said in a release Thursday ...
May 11, 2017
UFC boss Dana White pulls plug on GSP-Bisping fight, saying he won't wait on GSP
TORONTO - UFC president Dana White has pulled the plug on Georges St-Pierre’s comeback fight against middleweight champion Michael Bisping. St-Pierre, who has not fought since November 2013, say...
May 11, 2017
Trainer Casse says plan is for Classic Empire to run in the Preakness
Mark Casse says Classic Empire has an eye on running in the Preakness, the second jewel of the American Triple Crown. Despite a brutal start and running on a sloppy track at Churchill Downs, Classic E...
May 11, 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps looking to wrap up long road trip in style against Houston
With last Friday’s scrappy game in Colorado grinding towards what looked like an inevitable scoreless tie midway through the second half, Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson had a decis...
May 11, 2017
New designated player Blerim Dzemaili eager to get started with Impact
Montreal Impact designated player Blerim Dzemaili may not wait long for his first taste of Major League Soccer. The Swiss international midfielder could play, and possibly even start, when the Columbu...
May 11, 2017