Category Archives: Sports
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NBA Playoffs First Round Toronto 118 Milwaukee 93 (Raptors lead series 3-2) Atlanta 111 Washington 101 (Series tied 2-2) Golden State 128 Portland 103 (Warriors win series 4-0) &#...
Apr 24, 2017
Toronto big man Jonas Valanciunas sets tone coming off Raptors bench
TORONTO - Dropped out of the starting lineup for the second game in a row, Jonas Valanciunas still managed to create waves off the Raptors bench Monday night. The Toronto centre took umbrage at the Mi...
Apr 24, 2017
Norm Powell scores 25 points to lift Raptors to a 118-93 victory over Bucks
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan were delighted to yield the spotlight to Norman Powell for a night. Powell scored a career playoff-high 25 points on an array of dunks and long bombs to lift the...
Apr 24, 2017
Blue Bombers' Nichols ready for new role as starting quarterback
WINNIPEG - For the first time in his pro football career, Matt Nichols is heading into a season as a starting quarterback. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers pivot feels it will be a natural transition from ba...
Apr 24, 2017
Senators goaltender Craig Anderson named finalist for Masterson Trophy
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson is a finalist for the NHL’s Masterson Trophy. Anderson, along with Anaheim Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano and Carolina Hurricanes centre Derek...
Apr 24, 2017
Sportsnet says first round of NHL playoffs averages 1.3 million viewers
TORONTO - The first round of the NHL playoffs attracted an average of 1.3 million viewers to Sportsnet and CBC. Sportsnet says the five series featuring Canadian teams drew an average audience of 1.8 ...
Apr 24, 2017
Aaron Hernandez friends, family turn out for private funeral
BRISTOL, Conn. - Aaron Hernandez’s family and friends bid farewell to the former NFL star at a private funeral Monday, and a judge ordered that three suicide notes he left be turned over to his ...
Apr 24, 2017
Canadiens management says gifted Galchenyuk not ready for top-line centre duty
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens haven’t given up on hope that Alex Galchenyuk will one day be their top line centre. But heading into the NHL off-season, he remains a left-winger. Genera...
Apr 24, 2017
Senators find playoff inspiration in Karlsson, Anderson, MacArthur
OTTAWA - Shortly after Ottawa’s first-round playoff win over Boston, Senators captain Erik Karlsson revealed he had been playing with two hairline fractures in his left heel. Ottawa general mana...
Apr 24, 2017
Former All-Star Delabar suspended 80 games for positive test
NEW YORK - Former All-Star pitcher Steve Delabar, a veteran of six major league seasons with Seattle, Toronto and Cincinnati, has been suspended for 80 games following a positive test under baseball&#...
Apr 24, 2017