Category Archives: Sports
Cancelled season just the latest financial challenge for CFL
Financial challenges are nothing new for the CFL. The league has faced problems across the country - and even in the United States in the 1990s - many times the past few decades. While thing...
Aug 17, 2020
Barcelona fires coach Setién 3 days after 8-2 loss to Bayern
BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona fired coach Quique Setin on Monday, three days after the team's humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The decision was announ...
Aug 17, 2020
CFL cancels 2020 season during pandemic, ends 100-plus year run for Grey Cup
The CFL has cancelled its 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It marks the first year the Grey Cup won't be presented since 1919. The nine-team league announced the move Monday, dashing hope...
Aug 17, 2020
Islanders outlast Capitals in OT to take 3-0 series lead
TORONTO - Mathew Barzal scored 4:28 into overtime, lifting the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday. The Islande...
Aug 17, 2020
Blues beat Canucks 3-2 for first win in NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - The St. Louis Blues were a desperate team and played like it Sunday, firing 49 shots at the Vancouver Canucks and finally earning a 3-2 overtime win. Brayden Schenn scored on a br...
Aug 17, 2020
Carter Hart, Flyers blank Canadiens 1-0 to take 2-1 lead in first-round series
TORONTO - The Montreal Canadiens didn't play poorly Sunday. Carter Hart just played better - and got some help from his friends. The Philadelphia goalie made 23 saves to record the...
Aug 16, 2020
Crawford stars as Blackhawks beat Golden Knights 3-1
EDMONTON - Corey Crawford made 48 saves in a stellar performance, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 on Sunday night to stay alive in their first-round playoff series. Drake ...
Aug 16, 2020
Raptors lament absence of "best fans in the NBA" ahead of playoffs
When former Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams stepped up to the line for a pair of free throws against the Raptors in Game 7 of the 2014 playoffs, the noise that rose from the then-Air Cana...
Aug 16, 2020
Dallas beats Calgary 5-4 in overtime to tie NHL playoff series at two games each
EDMONTON - Tyler Seguin scored with less than four minutes to go in overtime to lead the Dallas Stars to a 5-4 win over the Calgary Flames on Sunday to even their best-of seven NHL play...
Aug 16, 2020
Lowe HR 4 games in row, Rays top Blue Jays 3-2 in resumption
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Brandon Lowe hit a solo home run in the ninth inning to keep up his power surge and lift the Tampa Bay Rays over the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Sunday in the completion of a suspended game....
Aug 16, 2020
