Category Archives: Sports
Canadian Soccer Association to choose successor for Victor Montagliani
An election Saturday will decide which of three candidates will succeed Victor Montagliani and run Canadian soccer. Montagliani was elected president of the Canadian Soccer Association in 2012 and 201...
May 05, 2017
Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry does not play in Game 3 loss to Cavaliers
TORONTO - Hampered by an ankle injury, Toronto Raptors star point guard Kyle Lowry spent Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal on the bench. Cory Joseph made the first playoff start of his NBA ca...
May 05, 2017
Former NHL player gets probation in drug-selling scheme
BOSTON - A former NHL player who was on two Stanley Cup championship teams has been sentenced to probation for his role in the illegal sale of prescription painkillers. Kevin Stevens was sentenced Thu...
May 05, 2017
Djokovic splits up with his longtime coach Vajda
BELGRADE, Serbia - Novak Djokovic has split with his longtime coach Marian Vajda and two other team members, saying he wants to find “the winning spark on the court again.” Djokovic said o...
May 05, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack to showcase rugby league, the beautiful and brutal game
TORONTO - Brian Noble calls rugby league “the NFL with MMA.” “I think it’s the best game in the world,” said Noble, a former Great Britain player and coach who now serves...
May 05, 2017
Green shows range, leads Warriors past Jazz for 2-0 lead
OAKLAND, Calif. - Now, the Golden State Warriors want Draymond Green to pack his 3-point shot for the altitude of Salt Lake City. Green showed Quin Snyder his hot hand and range up close, knocking dow...
May 04, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs (Second Round) N.Y. Rangers 4 Ottawa 1 (Series tied 2-2) — NBA Playoffs (Second Round) Washington 116 Boston 89 (Celtics lead series 2-1) Golden State 115 Uta...
May 04, 2017
Wizards beat Celtics 116-89 in technical foul-filled Game 3
WASHINGTON - Eight technical fouls, three ejections and a whole lot of bad blood later, the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics have themselves a series. Tensions boiled over in a contentious, techn...
May 04, 2017
Lundqvist's 22-save performance lifts Rangers over Senators 4-1; series tied 2-2
NEW YORK - Derek Brassard stood in front of a semi-circle throng of reporters in the pin drop silent visitors’ dressing room inside Madison Square Garden and spoke. His voice matched the volume ...
May 04, 2017
Regina Rams linebacker Michael Stefanovic fails doping test at CFL combine
OTTAWA - University of Regina linebacker Michael Stefanovic had an anti-doping rule violation asserted against him by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport on Thursday after he tested positive durin...
May 04, 2017