Category Archives: Sports
Maple Leafs training camp opens in Halifax to delight of local fans
BEDFORD, N.S. - A truant officer would not be pleased with the scene on Friday at the first day of the Toronto Maple Leafs training camp. There were several dozen school-aged kids among the hundreds o...
Sep 23, 2016
Blue Jays manager keeping the faith, says AL East race not yet over
TORONTO - Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is keeping the faith during the stretch drive, even when it comes to catching the surging Boston Red Sox for the AL East pennant. Asked if the race for first p...
Sep 23, 2016

Powerhouse Canada on impressive roll heading into World Cup semifinal
TORONTO - Ryan Getzlaf doesn’t remember a single thing from Canada’s last matchup with Russia in a tournament featuring the best hockey players in the world. “I couldn’t even t...
Sep 23, 2016

Veteran Montoya the front-runner to back up Price in Canadiens net
BROSSARD, Que. - When the Montreal Canadiens signed veteran Al Montoya as a free agent this summer it took some of the drama out of the training camp battle for the job as Carey Price’s backup. ...
Sep 23, 2016
With international careers winding down, Sedins relishing chance for major title
TORONTO - Daniel Sedin knows the World Cup of Hockey may be his final chance to represent Sweden at a best-on-best tournament along with twin brother Henrik. With that in mind, there’s no shorta...
Sep 23, 2016

Desperate Whitecaps 'playing for their lives' with four games left on schedule
VANCOUVER - With the Vancouver Whitecaps’ playoff hopes hanging by a fraying thread, head coach Carl Robinson expects to learn a thing or two about his players in the coming weeks. Making the po...
Sep 23, 2016
Mother Nature, wary pilot force Casse to miss Tepin's Woodbine Mile win
Mother Nature and a cautious pilot forced Mark Casse to miss his first-ever $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile win Saturday. Heralded filly Tepin earned the half-length win over 23/1 longshot Tower of Tex...
Sep 23, 2016
Defenceman Myers says he's coming into jets camp pain free after hip surgery
WINNIPEG - Tyler Myers has one regret about undergoing hip surgery in the spring. “Based on the way it feels now, I wish I would have got it done a couple of years ago,” the Winnipeg Jets ...
Sep 23, 2016
Russia's World Cup team boasts plenty of firepower and a star goaltender
TORONTO - Evgeny Kuznetsov has fond memories of Russia’s last big national men’s team victory on Canadian ice. He’ll get a chance to leave his own mark on the storied rivalry in Satu...
Sep 23, 2016
Rising Dartmouth, N.S. welterweight Clayton to face Mexico's Agaton
MONTREAL - Welterweight Custio Clayton will try to remain unbeaten when he faces Ramses Agaton in the main event of a boxing card Oct. 20 at the Montreal Casino. Clayton (9-0-0), a 2012 Olympian from ...
Sep 23, 2016