Category Archives: Sports
NASL expansion team in San Francisco has plenty of Canadian content
A new soccer team is taking shape in the Bay Area, with a distinctly Canadian feel. Marc Dos Santos, whose coaching resume includes Ottawa Fury FC and the Montreal Impact, has called on several Canadi...
Mar 06, 2017
First Knight: New Vegas NHL franchise makes Reid Duke first ever player
LAS VEGAS - The Vegas Golden Knights have signed forward Reid Duke, making his the first player ever to join the expansion NHL franchise. The Golden Knights announced Monday that Duke has been signed ...
Mar 06, 2017
Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley makes US$500,000 for UFC 209 win
TORONTO - Tyron (The Chosen One) Woodley collected US$500,000 for defending his welterweight title against Stephen (Wonderboy) Thompson at UFC 209 on the weekend. According to figures released Monday ...
Mar 06, 2017
Kucherov, Bobrovsky, Price named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov, Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price are the NHL’s three stars of the week. ...
Mar 06, 2017
Bruins' Brad Marchand has morphed into big-time star, Tampa a team on the rise
Perhaps we should have seen this coming with Brad Marchand. The 28-year-old was among the brightest of stars at the World Cup of Hockey last fall, scoring five times in six games, including the tourna...
Mar 06, 2017
Beaten by Brazil, Canadian men fall to No. 23 in World Rugby rankings
TORONTO - Canada, beaten by Brazil in Americas Rugby Championship play on the weekend, has dropped three spots to No. 23 in the World Rugby rankings. The Canadian men are sandwiched between Germany an...
Mar 06, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games NHL Vancouver 2 Anaheim 1 Calgary 5 N.Y. Islanders 2 Columbus 3 New Jersey 0 Pittsburgh 4 Buffalo 3 Minnesota 3 San Jose 1 St. Louis 3 Colorado 0 Carolina 2 Arizona 1 — AHL ...
Mar 05, 2017
Whitecaps' Christian Dean thrilled to be playing after a year away with injury
VANCOUVER - The match ended in a draw. But returning to the pitch was a victory for Vancouver Whitecaps defender Christian Dean. Dean made his first Major League Soccer start since Aug. 29, 2015, in V...
Mar 05, 2017
Bachman makes 43 saves to help Canucks beat Ducks 2-1
ANAHEIM, Calif. - An unlikely performance from journeyman goalie Richard Bachman has the Vancouver Canucks thinking about a playoff push that seemed farfetched just a few days ago. Bachman made 43 sav...
Mar 05, 2017
Reliever John Axford withdraws from Canada's World Baseball Classic roster
OTTAWA - Reliever John Axford withdrew from Canada’s World Baseball Classic team on Sunday due to personal and professional reasons. Axford, from Port Dover, Ont., had a 6-4 record with three sa...
Mar 05, 2017