Category Archives: Sports
Canadian soccer star Ashley Lawrence settling nicely into City of Lights
For Ashley Lawrence, the time was right. With her stellar soccer career at West Virginia University over and with plenty of time before the 2020 Olympics, the world truly was her oyster. Lawrence was ...
Jan 06, 2017

Two-time Olympic champ Humphries races to World Cup gold with Lotholz
ALTENBERG, Germany - Canada’s two-time Olympic gold medallist Kaillie Humphries is back on top of the World Cup bobsled podium. Humphries and brakeman Melissa Lotholz raced to victory Friday in ...
Jan 06, 2017

Dimitrov upsets Raonic, sets up Brisbane final vs Nishikori
BRISBANE, Australia - Canadian Milos Raonic’s title defence ended in a semifinal loss to Grigor Dimitrov at the Brisbane International on Saturday, a day after his come-from-behind win over Rafa...
Jan 06, 2017

Canada's Thomas Chabot stands out at world junior hockey championship
MONTREAL - Thomas Chabot was named the best player at the world junior hockey championship, but the accolades couldn’t temper the sting of losing the gold-medal game. The Canadian defenceman was...
Jan 06, 2017

Canadian soccer star Kadeisha Buchanan wins MAC Hermann Trophy
ST. LOUIS - Kadeisha Buchanan won the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy on Friday night, joining national team captain Christine Sinclair as the only Canadian women to win the award. The 2...
Jan 06, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games 2017 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship At Montreal Gold medal United States 5 Canada 4 (SO) Bronze medal Russia 2 Sweden 1 (OT) — NHL Edmonton 4 Boston 3 Washington 5 ...
Jan 05, 2017

Terry the shootout hero again as U.S. tops Canada 5-4 in world junior final
MONTREAL - Canada came so close to world junior championship gold that, after losing in a shootout, it was an effort for defenceman Thomas Chabot just to talk about it. “It’s hard for me r...
Jan 05, 2017
Maroon gets hat trick, fights Chara; Oilers beat Bruins
BOSTON - Patrick Maroon interrupted his scoring onslaught to accept an invitation to fight 6-foot-9 Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara. “‘Z’ asked me to go. I respect ‘Z.’ I s...
Jan 05, 2017
Lowry pours in 33 points to lift Toronto Raptors 101-93 over Utah
TORONTO - Moments before Toronto took the court against Utah on Thursday, Jazz coach Quin Snyder was heaping praise on Kyle Lowry, calling him his favourite player in the Eastern Conference. And then ...
Jan 05, 2017
Capped off: Blue Jackets' streak snapped at 16 in Washington
WASHINGTON - John Tortorella broke from his usual routine after the Columbus Blue Jackets’ streak-breaking clunker on Thursday night. He felt he had to. Tortorella walked into the visiting locke...
Jan 05, 2017