Category Archives: Sports
Former CFL player Ezerins to be inducted into the Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame
Former CFL player Leo Ezerins has been selected for induction into the Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame. Ezerins, currently the executive director of the CFL Alumni Association, played 10 seasons in the C...
Apr 11, 2017
Casse-trained Classic Empire to run in $1-million Arkansas Derby on Saturday
Mark Casse’s path to the Kentucky Derby with Classic Empire has been a difficult one. The veteran trainer was hoping the champion three-year-old colt would run in three prep races leading up to ...
Apr 11, 2017
All eyes on Connor McDavid as Edmonton Oilers set to return to NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - All eyes will be on Connor McDavid when he plays his first NHL playoff game, looking to see if the Edmonton Oilers centre already in a league of his own can take his game even higher. ̶...
Apr 11, 2017
Germany: Pregame blasts rock soccer team bus; player injured
DORTMUND, Germany - Three explosions went off near the team bus of Borussia Dortmund, one of Germany’s top soccer clubs, as it set off for a Champions League quarterfinal match on Tuesday evenin...
Apr 11, 2017
Leafs hope playoff inexperience won't spell doom against favoured Capitals
Self-destruction. That’s how then-Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle described his team’s effort in Game 1 when Toronto last appered in the playoffs in 2013. Coming off a nine-year post-...
Apr 11, 2017
Blue Jays activate closer Roberto Osuna but wait on Josh Donaldson's calf
TORONTO - Baseball was back Tuesday in Toronto. Josh Donaldson’s calf wasn’t. The star third baseman, who left Sunday’s game in Tampa with right calf tightness, did not start against...
Apr 11, 2017
Canada names Kingsbury, J. Dufour-Lapointe, Naude to 2018 Olympic freestyle team
VANCOUVER - Mikael Kingsbury, Justine Dufour-Lapointe and Andi Naude have been named to Canada’s freestyle ski team for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The three mogul skiers took advantage of their r...
Apr 11, 2017
Crosby, McDavid, Matthews players to watch in NHL playoffs
Sidney Crosby might be peaking as the playoffs arrive, with a shot to help the Pittsburgh Penguins become the first franchise in nearly two decades to hoist the Stanley Cup in consecutive seasons That...
Apr 11, 2017
Leafs hope playoff inexperience won't spell doom against favoured Capitals
Self-destruction. That’s how then-Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle described his team’s effort in Game 1 when Toronto last appeared in the playoffs in 2013. Coming off a nine-year post...
Apr 11, 2017
With glove and video game console, Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez ready to throw
TORONTO - As with pitching, Aaron Sanchez takes his video gaming seriously. “I don’t want to talk myself up but I think I play way too much. So if I’m not good then there’s a p...
Apr 11, 2017