Category Archives: Sports
Toronto FC midfielder Armando Cooper banned for one game for kicking Red Bull
Toronto FC midfielder Armando Cooper has been suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for violent conduct in the 90th minute of Toronto’s 3-3 tie with the New York Red Bulls on Sunday...
Sep 22, 2016
GM Lou Lamoriello says there is no timetable for naming a new Leaf captain
TORONTO - There is no time frame for naming a Maple Leaf captain, according to GM Lou Lamoriello. Toronto has been without a captain since trading Dion Phaneuf to the Ottawa Senators in February. R...
Sep 22, 2016

Sabres' Kane blames legal woes on being targeted as athlete
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Saying his recent off-ice legal problems “come with the territory” of being a professional athlete, Sabres forward Evander Kane acknowledged Thursday that he needs to be mo...
Sep 22, 2016
Tippett, Hague to lead latest crop of draft-eligible Steelheads
TORONTO - Owen Tippett and Nic Hague watched last season as five of their teammates found homes in the NHL. Now eligible to be picked themselves, the Mississauga Steelheads duo hope their Ontario Hock...
Sep 22, 2016
Joffrey Lupul starts pre-season on Maple Leafs' injured reserve list
TORONTO - Joffrey Lupul has suffered another injury setback. The veteran Maple Leafs winger, who missed the last 31 games of last season after undergoing surgery sports hernia surgery in February, rem...
Sep 22, 2016

Oilers star McDavid says young North American team has turned some heads
TORONTO - Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews may never again line up together wearing the same colours, but if head coach Todd McLellan has his way the concept of Team North America will live on at th...
Sep 22, 2016

Optimism high as the rebuilding Maple Leafs head east for training camp
TORONTO - With the World Cup of Hockey occupying attention at the Air Canada Centre some 14 kilometres to the east, the Toronto Maple Leafs opened their centennial season somewhat under the radar Thur...
Sep 22, 2016

Olympic analytics: Data scientists crunching numbers for Canada's athletes
CALGARY - A group of credit risk assessors predicted Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak would win an Olympic medal in the women’s 100-metre butterfly in Rio. They said Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom...
Sep 22, 2016
IOC chief visits Pyeongchang to inspect Olympic preparation
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrived in South Korea on Thursday for a two-day visit to inspect preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongc...
Sep 22, 2016
Once-proud Vancouver Giants franchise seeking return to glory
VANCOUVER - Gordie Howe is gone, but the Vancouver Giants want to make sure his impact on their franchise will never be forgotten. The Giants will honour the late hockey legend in a pre-game ceremony ...
Sep 22, 2016