Category Archives: Sports
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
Orange Crush vs. Orange County:Oilers prepare for Ducks in NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - In the forthcoming battle of Orange Crush versus Orange County, the Edmonton Oilers say they can no longer be characterized as green. “We’ve got playoff experience now. We just ...
Apr 24, 2017
Scans show Toronto Wolfpack forward suffered neck fracture in loss to Salford
TORONTO - Wolfpack forward James Laithwaite suffered a neck fracture in Toronto’s 29-22 loss to Salford in the fifth round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup on Sunday. A Wolfpack spokesman said Sun...
Apr 24, 2017
Second round picks: Sens keep magic alive, Crosby tops Ovechkin, Ducks halt Oil
For the second straight spring, Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will go down at the hands of Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Why wi...
Apr 24, 2017
Canadian duo Carruthers, Courtney lose to Czech Republic at mixed curling worlds
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Canada lost its first match at the world mixed doubles curling championship, falling 7-5 to the Czech Republic in Monday’s late draw. The Canadian duo of Edmonton’s Joa...
Apr 24, 2017
Star goaltender Price hopes to stay in Montreal, challenge for Stanley Cup
BROSSARD, Que. - Carey Price has put to rest any concern about leaving the Montreal Canadiens. The star goaltender can become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the next season and there has bee...
Apr 24, 2017
Raptors' all-star Lowry starts Game 5 despite missing shootaround with stiff back
TORONTO - Despite missing the morning shootaround with a stiff back, point guard Kyle Lowry was in the Raptors’ starting lineup for Game 5 of their opening-round playoff series against the Milwa...
Apr 24, 2017
Young Maple Leafs beat expectations - just not their own
TORONTO - Morgan Rielly and his Maple Leafs teammates knew something no one else did when they huddled together for dinner before the start of the 2016-17 season. “We knew that we were going to ...
Apr 24, 2017
Eskimos unveil Sunderland, 37 as GM and vice-president of football operations
Access won’t be an issue during Brock Sunderland’s tenure with the Edmonton Eskimos. Edmonton officially unveiled Sunderland as its general manager and vice-president of football operation...
Apr 24, 2017
Aaron Hernandez's Connecticut hometown prepares for funeral
BRISTOL, Conn. - Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez’s Connecticut hometown is preparing to say farewell to him. A private funeral service is scheduled for 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday for the former N...
Apr 24, 2017