Category Archives: Sports
Duch ready to lead Vancouver Stealth in NLL playoff series against Colorado
Rhys Duch knew the Vancouver Stealth were becoming more popular when he had to start staying later at the team’s arena to pose for photos and sign autographs for fans. After the Stealth clinched...
May 05, 2017
Senators look to create more traffic around Lundqvist in Game 5
NEW YORK - Wreak havoc. That was Dion Phaneuf’s solution for the Ottawa Senators’ sputtering offence heading into Game 5 of their playoff series with the New York Rangers. “We do hav...
May 05, 2017
Messi wins FIFA appeal, remaining 3 matches of ban lifted
ZURICH - Argentina captain Lionel Messi was cleared by FIFA on Friday to play in the next three World Cup qualifiers after a ban for insulting a referee’s assistant was lifted. Messi already ser...
May 05, 2017
Raptors: LeBron's behaviour disrespectful, but Toronto also playing "too soft"
TORONTO - Dunking off the backboard. Drinking a beer. Nonchalantly spinning the ball in Serge Ibaka’s face. LeBron James’s apparent lack of respect for Toronto has added some drama to the ...
May 05, 2017
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse settles for fifth-place finish in 100 metres
DOHA, Qatar - Olympic champion Thomas Rohler threw the javelin farther than anyone else has done for more than 20 years at the Diamond League opener in Doha, while Akani Simbine was the surprise winne...
May 05, 2017
Struggling Impact look to top D.C. United for first away win of MLS season
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have had a laborious start to the Major League Soccer season and it won’t get any easier when they visit D.C. United. The Impact (1-3-4) will be looking to rebound...
May 05, 2017
Toronto FC downplays MLS Cup final rematch but shows it still has a long memory
Toronto FC fans may have the date circled on their calendars but the team itself is playing down the revenge factor in Saturday’s MLS Cup final rematch in Seattle. It was just five months ago th...
May 05, 2017
Penguins star Crosby returns to practice after concussion
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Sidney Crosby returned to work Friday, practicing with his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates barely four days removed from a frightening hit that left the him with a concussion, ...
May 05, 2017
Records: Aaron Hernandez was member of Bloods street gang
BOSTON - Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez was a member of the Bloods street gang and was once disciplined for having gang paraphernalia, according to newly released documents related to the investigati...
May 05, 2017
Rugby league chief executive says Wolfpack have been an 'absolute success'
TORONTO - As CEO of the Rugby Football League, Nigel Wood was in Toronto last spring to attend the launch of the Wolfpack. And he has liked what he’s seen in the months since. “I think the...
May 05, 2017