Category Archives: Sports
Penguins eliminate Blue Jackets with 5-2 win in Game 5
PITTSBURGH - The puck fluttered into the net and the Columbus Blue Jackets thrust their arms into the air, certain they had tied the Pittsburgh Penguins early in the third period of Game 5 of their fi...
Apr 20, 2017
Matthews, Laine and Werenski are Calder Trophy finalists
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews, Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski and Winnipeg Jets winger Patrik Laine are the finalists for the Calder Trophy for NHL rookie of the year. Th...
Apr 20, 2017
Canadian Christine Sinclair sets the tone for Portland Thorns
PORTLAND, Ore. - Following a year of heartbreak and triumph, Christine Sinclair had some time in the off-season to decompress. Sinclair lost her father just a little more than three months before she ...
Apr 20, 2017
In final hours, Hernandez thought of family, not football
BOSTON - Family, not football, dominated Aaron Hernandez’s final hours as a lifer in prison. As the hour of his death approached, the former NFL star chatted on the phone with his longtime fianc...
Apr 20, 2017
Paul Stalteri looks to return to FIFA U-17 World Cup, this time as coach
Twenty-four years ago, Paul Stalteri represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Japan. Now the 39-year-old is looking to coach Canada back to the world championship. Stalteri and the young Canad...
Apr 20, 2017
Betts clears bases with double in 10th to help Red Sox to 4-1 win over Blue Jays
TORONTO - The silence of the Toronto Blue Jays’ clubhouse after another loss Thursday was interrupted by the occasional deep exhale or the sound of clothes being jammed into suitcases. Maybe a t...
Apr 20, 2017
Toronto FC looks to make most of homestand as Chicago and Schweinsteiger visit
TORONTO - After a disappointing loss in Columbus that turned a five-game unbeaten streak into a three-game winless run, Toronto FC looks to climb back up the standings when it hosts the Chicago Fire a...
Apr 20, 2017
Argonauts acquire star receiver S.J. Green in trade with Alouettes
TORONTO - S.J. Green’s road to recovery now goes through Toronto. The Argonauts acquired the veteran receiver from the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday for a 2017 sixth-round pick and conditional ...
Apr 20, 2017
Canucks 'disappointed' by Nikita Tryamkin's decision to return to KHL
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks say they are disappointed by defenceman Nikita Tryamkin’s decision to bolt the club and return to the Kontinental Hockey League. The hulking 22-year-old Russian...
Apr 20, 2017
Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl chastened over spear to groin of Sharks player
EDMONTON - A chastened Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl says he’s OK with a hefty fine and no suspension for spearing San Jose’s Chris Tierney in the groin. “Obviously it was a...
Apr 20, 2017