Category Archives: Sports
Canada to face Kazakhstan in Fed Cup tie at Montreal's Uniprix Stadium
MONTREAL - Canada will host Kazakhstan at Montreal’s Uniprix Stadium in a Fed Cup World Group II playoff tie next month. The five-match set will be held April 22 and 23, with the winner advancin...
Mar 20, 2017
Leafs get Carrick back for Bruins showdown; Toronto looking for season sweep of Boston
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs’ increasingly wobbly defence will get some help in a big showdown against the Bruins on Monday night. Connor Carrick returns from an 11-game absence due to an upper-bod...
Mar 20, 2017

Shaq latest in the NBA community to join flat-Earth belief
ATLANTA - Count Shaquille O’Neal among the roster of NBA personalities who believe the Earth is flat. The Hall of Famer and TNT analyst says he drives from Florida to California on a regular bas...
Mar 20, 2017
Crosby and McDavid have company as MVP race heats up
Nobody could touch Patrick Kane in last season’s race for the Hart Trophy. The Chicago Blackhawks winger and Art Ross Trophy winner (by 17 points!) earned 121-of-150 first-place votes for NHL MV...
Mar 20, 2017
2020 Olympic golf course votes to amend membership policy
TOKYO - The course that will host the 2020 Olympic golf tournament has avoided being stripped of the event by deciding to change its membership policy to include women. The Kasumigaseki Country Club s...
Mar 20, 2017
Wawrinka calls laughing Federer expletive on court
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Roger Federer has a reputation as one of the nicest pro athletes among his fellow tennis players and fans. When Stan Wawrinka got emotional in his post-match comments to the cro...
Mar 20, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games NHL Pittsburgh 4 Florida 0 Columbus 4 New Jersey 1 Winnipeg 5 Minnesota 4 Chicago 6 Colorado 3 Montreal 4 Ottawa 1 Philadelphia 4 Carolina 3 (OT) Calgary 5 Los Angeles 2 — A...
Mar 19, 2017

Brian Elliott earns 11th straight win, ties Mike Vernon for club record
CALGARY - Johnny Gaudreau showed off a little bit of everything in his arsenal to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday. Gaudreau set up goals by Sean Monahan and M...
Mar 19, 2017

Team Canada improves to 5-0 at world women's curling championship
BEIJING - Rachel Homan and her Canada rink gave themselves a major confidence boost Monday in their quest for gold at the women’s world curling championship, handing Switzerland its first loss t...
Mar 19, 2017
Thornwell leads South Carolina to 88-81 NCAA upset of Duke
GREENVILLE, S.C. - South Carolina is heading to Madison Square Garden - and not for the NIT. A Gamecocks program known largely - and mocked often by some - for its back-to-back NIT championships in 20...
Mar 19, 2017