Category Archives: Sports
Goaltending questions arise after Calgary Flames' early exit from NHL playoffs
CALGARY - The momentum from the back half of their season halted by a quick and early exit from the playoffs, the Calgary Flames face a goaltending dilemma for the second off-season in a row. Brian El...
Apr 21, 2017
Senators Karlsson among Norris Trophy finalists for third straight season
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson is one of three finalists for the James Norris Memorial Trophy for the third consecutive season and fourth time in the past six years. Karlsson, alo...
Apr 21, 2017
DeMar DeRozan: Reeling Raptors will be "a different team" in Game 4
MILWAUKEE - Kyle Lowry had barely slept. DeMar DeRozan was still smoldering from the indignity of being held without a field goal for the first time in his playoff career. The Toronto Raptors gathered...
Apr 21, 2017
Madison Bumgarner lands on DL after dirt bike accident
DENVER - Madison Bumgarner was zooming around on a dirt bike during his team’s day off when he hit a slippery spot and crashed. The freak accident landed him on the disabled list for the first t...
Apr 21, 2017
Stevenson to defend WBC title against Fonfara while Pascal takes on Alvarez
MONTREAL - Light-heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson got top billing but there were three boxers who feel they can beat him sitting at the same table during a news conference Friday to announce his ...
Apr 21, 2017
Edmonton Oilers head to San Jose with chance to knock Sharks out of NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - The young Edmonton Oilers, already on a steep learning curve in the NHL post-season, now face their biggest challenge yet - knocking the defending Western Conference champions out of the pl...
Apr 21, 2017
Toronto Argonauts sign veteran Canadian players Jeff Perrett, Kyle Graves
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed veteran Canadians Jeff Perrett and Kyle Graves on Friday. Perrett, a six-foot-seven, 320-pound offensive lineman from Lethbridge, Alta., joins the Argos after 10...
Apr 21, 2017
Waston-Parker defensive partnership key as Whitecaps visit Timbers
Having just desperately cleared the ball off his goal line to help preserve the Vancouver Whitecaps’ 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders last week, Kendall Waston was pumped. So much so that t...
Apr 21, 2017
Canucks sign forward Jonathan Dahlen to three-year entry level contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Jonathan Dahlen to a three-year entry level contract, the club announced Friday. Acquired from the Ottawa Senators for Alexandre Burrows prior to ...
Apr 21, 2017
Andreescu, Abanda to play Canada's first two Fed Cup matches versus Kazakhstan
MONTREAL - Bianca Andreescu and Francoise Abanda will play Canada’s first two singles matches Saturday in its Fed Cup World Group II playoff tie with Kazakhstan. The draw for the event, which wi...
Apr 21, 2017