Category Archives: Sports
Blue Jays go from bad to worse, dropping sixth straight as bats remain silent
TORONTO - The pain keeps growing for the Blue Jays. Beaten 2-1 by Baltimore on Thursday, Toronto lost its sixth straight and eighth in nine outings this season. And the Jays may have lost star third b...
Apr 13, 2017
Whitecaps' Montero says playing his old Seattle team will be special
VANCOUVER - Playing against his old team will be special for Vancouver Whitecaps striker Fredy Montero, especially if he can find his scoring touch. Montero and the offensively challenged Whitecaps wi...
Apr 13, 2017
Donaldson leaves game after aggravating sore right calf
TORONTO - Blue Jays slugger Josh Donaldson left Thursday’s game against Baltimore in the fifth inning after aggravating the sore right calf that caused him to miss Tuesday’s home opener. D...
Apr 13, 2017
DeRozan poised to lead Raptors into post-season where expectations are high
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan has been working toward this moment since last spring, when Toronto took Cleveland to six games in the Eastern Conference final in the Raptors’ historic post-season run. ...
Apr 13, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights tab Gallant as their first coach
LAS VEGAS - Kicked off the bus by the Florida Panthers in November, Gerard Gallant has packed his bags for Las Vegas to take over as the first coach of the NHL expansion Golden Knights. “I inter...
Apr 13, 2017
Fan disorder delays Lyon-Besiktas game in Europa League QFs
GENEVA - On a volatile night in Lyon, fighting French and Turkish fans delayed a Europa League quarterfinal kickoff by 45 minutes on Thursday. Hundreds of Lyon fans sought safety on the field when the...
Apr 13, 2017
'I let the market down': Desjardins reflects on time as Canucks head coach
VANCOUVER - With the logo of the team that fired him just 72 hours earlier covered by a black curtain on the wall to his right, Willie Desjardins started to go through a list of people he wanted to th...
Apr 13, 2017
Canadiens confident goals will come after shutout loss to Rangers in opener
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens playoff slogans are “all-in” and “opportunity awaits,” but one game into the post-season, nothing has gone in and they’re still wa...
Apr 13, 2017
Hickey, Bridges lead Canada to 7-0 win over Italy at para hockey worlds
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Liam Hickey and Billy Bridges each had two goals and two assists as Canada remained undefeated at the 2017 IPC World Para Hockey Championship with a 7-0 win over Italy ...
Apr 13, 2017
Edmonton Oilers look to win on the ice by getting off the ice versus San Jose
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers know the secret to beating the San Jose Sharks on the ice is to start by finding a way to get off the ice. The Oilers went back to the drawing board Thursday to figure o...
Apr 13, 2017