Category Archives: Sports
Senators overcome key injuries, pull out of nosedive to wrap up playoff spot
OTTAWA - When Pierre Dorion took over as Senators general manager before this NHL season, he was confident he was inheriting a playoff-calibre team. Dorion can now breathe a sigh of relief after Ottaw...
Apr 07, 2017
Canadiens to let key players rest up in final regular season games
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens will use the final weekend of the NHL regular season to give some veterans a rest. Coach Claude Julien said injured defencemen Shea Weber and Alexei Emelin will...
Apr 07, 2017
Doc 'Giants of Africa' follows Raptors president Masai Ujiri to native Nigeria
TORONTO - A decade before Masai Ujiri joined the Toronto Raptors’ head office, he began running basketball camps in his native Nigeria to share his knowledge and passion for the game with the co...
Apr 07, 2017
Phil Mickelson's gambler pal convicted: 'I'm in total shock'
NEW YORK - A Las Vegas gambler linked to golfer Phil Mickelson saw the jury verdict convicting him of insider trading charges Friday as only a gambler could. “I just lost the biggest bet of my l...
Apr 07, 2017
American Ryan Burroughs living the dream with the Toronto Wolfpack
Rugby league has taken Ryan Burroughs from his Virginia home to Australia and now England, where the man they call Captain America is currently based with the Toronto Wolfpack. The 25-year-old back, w...
Apr 07, 2017
Pens won't say if Crosby will rest this weekend; Malkin nearing return
TORONTO - The Pittsburgh Penguins have two games left in the regular season with nothing on the line, and whether Sidney Crosby will play in one or both remains a mystery. Penguins head coach Mike Sul...
Apr 07, 2017
World championship bleeds into Olympic prep for Canadian women's hockey team
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - On the heels of the women’s world hockey championship, Canada will immediately begin workomg toward getting the gold at next year’s Winter Olympics. The country’s t...
Apr 07, 2017
NASCAR ends deal with racetrack after owner's arrest
WATERFORD, Conn. - NASCAR has severed ties with a Connecticut racetrack after its owner was charged with patronizing a prostitution ring that police say exploited young men with mental health issues b...
Apr 07, 2017
No jury verdict yet in Aaron Hernandez's double-murder trial
BOSTON - The jury in the double-murder trial of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez has finished its first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict. Jurors went home Friday after 6 1/2 hours of deliber...
Apr 07, 2017
Ed Hervey fired as Eskimos vice-president of football operations/GM
Winning wasn’t enough for Ed Hervey to remain with the Edmonton Eskimos. Hervey was fired as the club’s vice-president of football operations and general manager on Friday just over a year...
Apr 07, 2017