Category Archives: Sports

Team Gushue fifth Tom Sallows ready if needed at world curling championship
EDMONTON - When the Northlands Coliseum falls silent near the midnight hour, it’s time for Tom Sallows to go to work. The fifth on Brad Gushue’s Canadian team will scout rocks during pract...
Apr 02, 2017
Oxford wins boat race after WWII bomb removed from Thames
LONDON - Oxford reclaimed the boat race title from Cambridge on Sunday, hours after police removed an unexploded World War II-era bomb near the start of the course on the River Thames. The bomb was di...
Apr 02, 2017

Alex Bono gets another chance in Toronto FC goal with Clint Irwin out 4-5 weeks
TORONTO - Once again, Toronto FC’s goal is in Alex Bono’s hands. The 23-year-old Bono, who made 16 appearances last season, will be Toronto FC’s No. 1 for at least the next four to f...
Apr 02, 2017
The emergence of Osmond, Daleman the highlight for Canada at world championships
HELSINKI - Kaetlyn Osmond was just three when she first skated in front of a crowd, performing as a Teletubby in her skating club’s annual ice show in Marystown, N.L. “There was one year I...
Apr 02, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Saturday’s Games Women’s Hockey World Championship At Plymouth, Mich. Finland 4 Canada 3 Germany 2 Czech Republic 1 United States 7 Russia 0 Sweden 2 Switzerland 1 — NHL Toronto 5 De...
Apr 01, 2017
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games Women’s Hockey World Championship At Plymouth, Mich. Finland 4 Canada 3 Germany 2 Czech Republic 1 United States 7 Russia 0 Sweden 2 Switzerland 1 — NHL Toronto 5 De...
Apr 01, 2017

Draisaitl and McDavid lead way as Oilers move into first in Pacific Division
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers continue to look like a playoff-ready team. Leon Draisaitl scored in overtime as the Oilers vaulted into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with Anaheim with ...
Apr 01, 2017

Whitecaps battle back in the 2nd half to beat Galaxy for 1st win of MLS season
VANCOUVER - Moments after the Vancouver Whitecaps manufactured a crucial equalizer on Saturday night, Matias Laba found himself in a threatening position just outside the penalty area. Arms raised, th...
Apr 01, 2017
Meeks shoots, and rebounds, and saves the day for Tar Heels
GLENDALE, Ariz. - North Carolina missed the shots. No surprise there. Kennedy Meeks saved the game. No surprise there, either. Meeks, the only Tar Heel who could shoot straight Saturday night, muscled...
Apr 01, 2017
Matthews scores twice, leads Maple Leafs past Red Wings 5-4
DETROIT - The theory around the NHL is that rookies are supposed to wear down from the grind of the 82-season. Apparently, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ young stars don’t subscribe to that. Roo...
Apr 01, 2017