Category Archives: Sports
New study suggests NBA scorekeeper bias impacts box scores across the league
VANCOUVER - Growing up playing youth basketball in Nova Scotia, Matthew van Bommel didn’t think much about the scorekeepers sitting courtside. As long as the point totals were correct, there was...
May 09, 2017
Toronto FC looks to extend winning streak to five as it visits Columbus
The last time Toronto FC played in Columbus, the club was on an emotional roller-coaster. Defensive anchor Drew Moor had been sidelined earlier in the week by a heart irregularity. And coach Greg Vann...
May 09, 2017
Canadian golf star Henderson believes she's close to a second-year breakout
DUNROBIN, Ont. - The results have not been coming quite as quickly for Brooke Henderson in her second year on the LPGA Tour. Henderson has two top-10 finishes through 10 events this season - by no mea...
May 09, 2017
Whitecaps acquire winger/forward Bernie Ibini from Belgium's Club Brugge KV
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson expects Bernie Ibini to offer something different up front. Fans will just have to wait a little while to see the club’s newest signing in action. Th...
May 09, 2017
NHL 100: A look at Europeans who have made their mark on the NHL
It’s hard to imagine the National Hockey League without its European stars, but until the late 1970s, there were few players from outside North America in the world’s top league. The 1972 ...
May 09, 2017
Tour de France champion Froome struck by car in training
MONACO - Three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome says his bike was wrecked by a car when the driver intentionally struck him. The incident Tuesday morning comes less than three weeks after Miche...
May 09, 2017
Ujiri: Raptors need a 'culture reset' after being swept out of playoffs
TORONTO - A 51-win season and a second-round appearance in the post-season wasn’t good enough for Masai Ujiri. And now the Toronto Raptors need a “culture reset,” the team president ...
May 09, 2017
Blues defenceman Colton Parayko to join Canada at world championship
CALGARY - St. Louis Blues defenceman Colton Parayko will join Canada’s team at the world hockey championship in Paris and Cologne, Germany. Parayko will play in his first world championship afte...
May 09, 2017
Murphy, Tatham and Thorburn retire from national women's basketball team
TORONTO - The “Happy Anniversary” messages have poured in every July 1 since 2012. On Canada Day that year, Shona Thorburn, Lizanne Murphy and Tamara Tatham helped the national women’...
May 09, 2017
Impact add Swiss international midfielder Dzemaili as designated player
MONTREAL - New designated player Blerim Dzemaili is eager to get started with the Montreal Impact. The Swiss international midfielder arrived at Trudeau Airport on Tuesday to begin a new phase of his ...
May 09, 2017