Category Archives: Sports
Ottawa Senators sign goaltender Joey Daccord to three-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Joey Daccord to a three-year contract. The first two season of the contract are two-way and carry an annual value of US$700,000 in the NHL and...
Oct 17, 2020
Toronto FC looks to end gruelling five-game run with a win over Atlanta United
As a grinding stretch of five games in 16 days comes to a close, league-leading Toronto FC has something to look forward to. Recovered from a knee injury, captain Michael Bradley could see some minute...
Oct 17, 2020
Smith off Smith, Seager 2 HRs as Dodgers beat Braves in NLCS
ARLINGTON, Texas - Dodgers catcher Will Smith hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off the Atlanta reliever with the same name, Corey Seager homered twice and Los Angeles avoided elimination with a 7-3 win...
Oct 16, 2020
One-eyed colt Mighty Heart just one victory away from capturing Canadian Triple Crown
TORONTO - He's still a win away from ending Canada's lengthy Triple Crown drought, but Mighty Heart has his championship pose down pat. Upon noticing a camera, the one-eyed colt immediately turns his ...
Oct 16, 2020
Springer, Astros beat Rays 7-4 to force Game 7 in ALCS
SAN DIEGO - George Springer and Jos Altuve keyed a four-run rally in the fifth inning, Framber Valdz pitched six brilliant innings and the Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the third straight...
Oct 16, 2020
Surging Vancouver Whitecaps not taking slumping L.A. Galaxy lightly: Bush
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps aren't taking anything for granted as they prepare to face a team in the midst of a slump this weekend. The Whitecaps head to California on Sunday to face the...
Oct 16, 2020
Rays-Yankees get most viewers during Division Series
NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees drew the five-most watched games of the Division Series, boosted by prime-time start times. Tampa Bay's 2-1 win in Game 5 on Oct. 9 was the most-watc...
Oct 16, 2020
Maple Leafs sign 2006 Hart winner Joe Thornton to one-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed 41-year-old forward Joe Thornton to a one-year contract worth US$700,000. Thornton, a six-time all star and the winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy as leag...
Oct 16, 2020
Canadian bantamweight Sarah Moras to fight on Nov. 7 UFC card in Las Vegas
Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras will face Brazil's Vanessa Melo next month on a televised UFC card in Las Vegas.The main event of the Nov. 7 show at the UFC's Apex production facility f...
Oct 16, 2020
Saskatchewan curlers make adjustments due to limitations from provincial rules
Braeden Moskowy has a new roommate in skip Matt Dunstone thanks to provincial rules that have limited the Saskatchewan curling team's options this season. Dunstone, who normally lives in Kamloops, B.C...
Oct 16, 2020
