Category Archives: Sports
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Pittsburgh 7 Winnipeg 4 Ottawa 5 Dallas 2 Boston 6 Detroit 1 — AHL Syracuse 4 St. John’s 2 Rochester 4 Toronto 3 Cleveland 5 Milwaukee 3 Lehigh Valley 3 WB-Scra...
Mar 08, 2017

Nick Bonino with a hat trick, Penguins down Jets 7-4 for third straight win
WINNIPEG - Teammates Nick Bonino and Evgeni Malkin had different kinds of hat tricks on Wednesday. Bonino led the way with three goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Winnipeg Jets 7-4 for their t...
Mar 08, 2017
Claesson's 1st goal helps streaking Senators beat Stars 5-2
DALLAS - Guy Boucher’s decision to use rookie Fredrik Claesson as a seventh Ottawa defenceman paid off. Claesson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist to help the Senators win their four...
Mar 08, 2017
Valanciunas leads Raptors over Pelicans, 94-87
NEW ORLEANS - Toronto centre Jonas Valanciunas clearly wasn’t intimidated by a Pelicans frontcourt featuring All-Stars DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis. The Lithuanian 7-footer turned in one o...
Mar 08, 2017
Cory Conacher's four-point effort lifts Syracuse over St. John's
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Cory Conacher had two goals and two assist as the Syracuse Crunch doubled up the St. John’s IceCaps 4-2 on Wednesday in American Hockey League action. Conacher set up goals from...
Mar 08, 2017
Canada's Vasek Pospisil qualifies for main draw at BNP Paribas Open
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil beat American Rajeev Ram on Wednesday to qualify for the main draw at the BNP Paribas Open. The 26-year-old Pospisil, ranked 129th, won his seco...
Mar 08, 2017

'It blew everyone away': HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament back in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Damian McGrath strode into B.C. Place Stadium last March as head coach of Samoa, completely unaware of what the weekend would bring. The newest stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series h...
Mar 08, 2017
Raptors forward Carroll out vs. Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS - Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey says starting forward DeMarre Carroll is out for Wednesday night’s game in New Orleans because of his sprained left ankle. Carroll was injured in ...
Mar 08, 2017
Former Calgary Stampeders star Ezzrett (Sugarfoot) Anderson dies at age 97
CALGARY - Ezzrett (Sugarfoot) Anderson, one of the first African-Americans to play professional football in North America, died Wednesday. He was 97. The Calgary Stampeders, who Anderson played with f...
Mar 08, 2017
Young Toronto FC side heads to Italy for prestigious Viareggio Cup tournament
TORONTO - Sebastian Giovinco played in it. So did Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo. Now Toronto FC’s senior academy team - known as Toronto FC 3 - gets to follow in their footsteps by taking pa...
Mar 08, 2017