Category Archives: Sports
Kyle Lowry scores 33 points to lift Raptors over Pelicans 108-106 in overtime
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry let go of his 21-foot game-clinching jump shot, and then stumbled backwards into the third row of the Air Canada Centre stands. The three-time all-star scored with 4.3 seconds lef...
Jan 31, 2017
Leader Chelsea stays in control after title rivals stumble
Chelsea could afford to miss a late penalty in a 1-1 draw at Liverpool on Tuesday, as Antonio Conte’s side extended its lead at the top of the Premier League and its rivals sabotaged their own t...
Jan 31, 2017
Blue Jays reportedly sign left-handed reliever J.P. Howell to one-year deal
The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly landed free-agent left-handed reliever J.P. Howell. Multiple reports Tuesday said the Blue Jays had signed Howell to a one-year agreement pending physical. The te...
Jan 31, 2017
Raptors' DeRozan sits versus New Orleans, Boston with ankle swelling
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan’s sprained ankle will sideline him for another two games. The Raptors’ three-time all-star was scheduled to sit Tuesday night as Toronto hosted the New Orleans Peli...
Jan 31, 2017
Canadian Olympic women's soccer team set for celebration match in Vancouver
Despite injuries and some Grinch-like behaviour from a pair of French clubs, John Herdman’s Olympic reunion at B.C. Place Stadium is coming together nicely. The Canadian coach will have 16 membe...
Jan 31, 2017
Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Stanhope-Cole dies at 79 after brief cancer battle
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Golfer Betty Stanhope-Cole, who won the 1957 national women’s amateur championship and represented Canada five times in international competition over her long career, has died....
Jan 31, 2017
Parker named defensive assistant but Stewart, Sweet dropped from Als' Staff
MONTREAL - Jacques Chapdelaine will stay on in the dual role of head coach and offensive co-ordinator and Noel Thorpe will be back for a fourth year as defensive co-ordinator, the Montreal Alouettes a...
Jan 31, 2017
Shapovalov getting comfortable with daunting decision to turn professional
Denis Shapovalov’s transition to professional tennis hasn’t come without its struggles. An ankle injury suffered last fall while training made the 17-year-old Canadian prospect wonder whet...
Jan 31, 2017
Assistant GM Zimmerman makes splash with signing of veteran Van Zeyl
TORONTO - Spencer Zimmerman made a big splash Tuesday in his first move at the Toronto Argonauts’ acting GM. Toronto signed veteran offensive lineman Chris Van Zeyl to a three-year contract exte...
Jan 31, 2017
IAAF: Ex-Coe aide lied over payment, can still work in sport
LONDON - IAAF President Sebastian Coe’s former right-hand man was expelled from athletics’ governing body on Tuesday after admitting to concealing cash payments during the scandal-plagued ...
Jan 31, 2017