Category Archives: Sports
Wrestling icon 'X-Pac' arrested for meth, weed at LA airport
LOS ANGELES - Professional wrestler “X-Pac” has been arrested in Los Angeles after authorities say he tried to board a flight to London with methamphetamine and marijuana. Los Angeles Airp...
May 02, 2017
Captaincy pivotal in Connor McDavid's MVP-worthy season: Oilers coach
EDMONTON - The defining moment of Connor McDavid’s standout season happened off the ice, according to his coach. Todd McLellan says the introduction of McDavid as team captain Oct. 5 sent a mess...
May 02, 2017
Spencer signs first-team contract with Toronto, offers different look off bench
TORONTO - Ben Spencer has signed with Toronto FC, moving up from Toronto FC 2 to give the senior side a different kind of striker off the bench. At six foot five, the 22-year-old Spencer is a target m...
May 02, 2017
Three Flyers score as Canada tops Switzerland 4-1 in pre-tournament game
GENEVA - Philadelphia Flyers teammates Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds each had a goal and an assist as Canada downed Switzerland 4-1 on Tuesday in an exhibition game ahead of the IIHF world champion...
May 02, 2017
Casey: Cavaliers are human, they put their "pants on one leg at a time"
CLEVELAND - Dwane Casey wants his players to stop giving LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers so much respect. A day after the Raptors were thrashed by Cleveland in the opening game of the Eastern...
May 02, 2017
Contract extension lets Treliving keep building Flames around youthful talent
Brad Treliving wasn’t worried that his contract was coming to an end as general manager of the Calgary Flames. The Flames were not about to let go of the GM who has led them to two playoff appea...
May 02, 2017
A look at the injuries that have plagued Penguins captain Sidney Crosby
Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with a concussion and is ruled out of Game 4 of the Penguins’ Eastern Conference semifinal with Washington on Wednesday. The Penguins captain has...
May 02, 2017
TSN analyst Duane Forde says he'd be interested in CFL commissioner's job
TORONTO - Duane Forde is interested in the CFL commissioner’s job. The veteran TSN football commentator said Tuesday during a conference call that he’d be open to discussing the position a...
May 02, 2017
Red Sox apologize for fans' racial taunts toward Adam Jones
Boston Red Sox President Sam Kennedy is apologizing to Baltimore Orioles centre fielder Adam Jones after fans at Fenway Park taunted him with racial slurs. Kennedy apologized Tuesday after Jones said ...
May 02, 2017
Impact striker Matteo Mancosu out six to eight weeks with thigh injury
MONTREAL - Striker Matteo Mancosu will be out for six to eight weeks with a thigh injury, the Montreal Impact announced Tuesday. The Italian suffered a tear in a thigh in the opening minutes of a 2-1 ...
May 02, 2017