Category Archives: Sports
Canadian Olympic champ Drouin sets high jump record in decathlon
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Olympic high jump champion Derek Drouin set a world record en route to a fourth-place finish in his first decathlon since 2010. The Corunna, Ont., native jumped 2.28 metres in ...
Apr 08, 2017
Lawrence walks home winner in MLB debut, Rays top Jays in 11
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Toronto newcomer Casey Lawrence took the longest walk of all. Lawrence became the first Blue Jays reliever to wind up as the losing pitcher in his major league debut, issuing a ...
Apr 08, 2017
Wheeler and Jets beat Predators, end season on seven-game win streak
WINNIPEG - It was fitting that Blake Wheeler led the Winnipeg Jets to their final victory of the season. Wheeler did that by scoring a short-handed goal with 45 seconds left to lift Winnipeg to its se...
Apr 08, 2017
Maple Leafs playoff berth a tale of two turnarounds
TORONTO - At about this point last year Leo Komarov had his bags packed and plane ticket home to Finland almost ready to go, his Toronto Maple Leafs wrapping up a 30th-place season. Even Komarov, one ...
Apr 08, 2017
Galchenyuk scores, gives Canadiens 3-2 OT win over Red Wings
DETROIT - Montreal rested many of its key players with nothing at stake in its last game of the regular season. The short-handed Canadiens were still good enough to beat the lowly Detroit Red Wings. A...
Apr 08, 2017
Manny Pacquiao to fight Jeff Horn in Brisbane on July 2
Manny Pacquiao will extend his illustrious boxing career with a fight against a little-known former schoolteacher who never expected he’d get a shot at such a legend of the ring. Pacquiao will t...
Apr 08, 2017
Toronto FC rues costly defensive lapses in 2-2 tie with 10-man Atlanta United
TORONTO - On a night when its offence came to life, Toronto FC was let down by two defensive lapses. Toronto’s backline was sliced open twice in a 2-2 tie with Atlanta United on Saturday in a wi...
Apr 08, 2017
Alysha Newman sets new Canadian record in women's pole vault
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Alysha Newman broke her own mark to set a new Canadian record in women’s pole vault on Saturday. The 22-year-old cleared 4.71 metres at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational at ...
Apr 08, 2017
Andersen's playoff status in question after hit to the head; Leafs hope he plays Sunday
TORONTO - Frederik Andersen couldn’t finish the Maple Leafs playoff-clinching win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, but there was hope from his head coach that he could still start the final game of...
Apr 08, 2017
Rose, Garcia tied for lead at Masters in prelude to finale
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Justin Rose had a back-nine charge so common at Augusta National. Sergio Garcia finally caught a good break in a major. Jordan Spieth got his name high on those famous white leaderboard...
Apr 08, 2017