Category Archives: Sports
Cavs rest LeBron, finish collapse with 98-83 loss to Raptors
CLEVELAND - They staggered to the finish line, falling flat and looking nothing like champions. It’s time for the Cavaliers to get up. It’s playoff time. LeBron James watched in street clo...
Apr 12, 2017
Guy Boucher feels Senators let one slip by against Bruins in Game 1 loss
Ottawa head coach Guy Boucher couldn’t help but feel like the Senators let an opportunity slip away as the Boston Bruins took Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarter-final series 2-1 on Wedne...
Apr 12, 2017
Glass scores, Lundqvist solid as Rangers top Canadiens 2-0 in series opener
MONTREAL - Any troubles Henrik Lundqvist has had with the Montreal Canadiens were nowhere to be found in the opening game of the NHL playoffs. The veteran goaltender survived a shaky first period to p...
Apr 12, 2017
Blue Jays' early-season tailspin continues with seventh loss in eight games
TORONTO - The sign on the Blue Jays locker-room wall says Get Better Every Day. But while there were some positives in Toronto’s play Wednesday, once again they did not pay off as the Jays’...
Apr 12, 2017
Special teams crucial in Calgary Flames-Anaheim Ducks playoff series
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Special teams matter in the post-season, and it’s a lesson the Anaheim Ducks hammered into the young Calgary Flames two years ago. The Flames allowed six power-play goals, two ...
Apr 12, 2017
Didier Drogba signs with Phoenix Rising of USL
PHOENIX - Didier Drogba, one of the most decorated players of his generation, has signed with Phoenix Rising FC of the United Soccer League. Drogba’s signing, announced Wednesday, comes as Phoen...
Apr 12, 2017
Marc-Andre Fleury gets surprise start in net for Penguins
PITTSBURGH - Marc-Andre Fleury is back in net for the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. The team made Fleury the starter for Game 1 of its opening-round series against Columbus just ...
Apr 12, 2017
Oregon's Dillon Brooks says he's headed to the NBA draft
EUGENE, Ore. - Oregon junior forward Dillon Brooks of Mississauga, Ont., says he is entering the NBA draft. Brooks announced his decision, which was widely anticipated, in a video posted Wednesday on ...
Apr 12, 2017
Jays pitcher Jason Grilli manages to turn simple sandwich into a force for good
TORONTO - Jason Grilli was a busy man Wednesday. For the veteran Blue Jays reliever, National Grilled Cheese Day really is food for thought. Grilli, whose nickname is Grilled Cheese and whose Twitter ...
Apr 12, 2017
Coach Rumble gets Canada up to speed quickly for under-18 world championship
Head coach Darren Rumble has a plan to get Canada’s players ready for the men’s under-18 hockey championship - make them laugh. After Hockey Canada quickley assembled the team in just a we...
Apr 12, 2017