Category Archives: Sports
Review: 'Red Penguins' is the crazy, unbelievable story Russian hockey in 1990s
Steven Warshaw walked up to Gabe Polsky and introduced himself. The pair had just attended a 2015 screening of Polsky's documentary, "Red Army," which chronicles the rise of the Soviet Union's famed h...
Jul 29, 2020
Calgary Flames, Winnipeg Jets the all-Canadian clash in qualifying round
CALGARY - Both the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets had drama this season even before the NHL's COVID-19 interruption. Calgary and Winnipeg open their best-of-five series Saturday in&nb...
Jul 29, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League to play 2020 season in Charlottetown
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League will play its 2020 season in Charlottetown. A source, not authorized to speak on the record because the official announcement had not been made, co...
Jul 29, 2020
Oilers defeat Flames 4-1 in exhibition debut of Edmonton's NHL hub-bubble
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid scored two goals Tuesday to pace the Oilers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames in the official debut of Edmonton's NHL post-season hub-bubble. Kailer Yamamoto and Patr...
Jul 28, 2020
Kerfoot scores twice, Leafs down Canadiens in exhibition play as NHL returns
TORONTO - Morgan Rielly had a goal and two assists, Alexander Kerfoot scored twice, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in their exhibition matchup Tues...
Jul 28, 2020
2 more HRs, 3 unearned runs help Blue Jays drop Nats to 1-4
WASHINGTON - The reigning World Series champion Nationals dropped to 1-4 in the pandemic-shortened season with a 5-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Tuesday night that included two outfielders colliding on a...
Jul 28, 2020
Philadelphia Flyers knock off Pittsburgh Penguins in NHL exhibition opener
TORONTO - Pittsburgh's Conor Sheary scored the first-ever NHL goal in the month of July, but his Penguins lost 3-2 in overtime to the Philadelphia Flyers in exhibition play on Tuesday at Sco...
Jul 28, 2020
Top prospect Pearson looking forward to first big-league start against Scherzer
After tossing the ball around in the outfield, Blue Jays pitcher Nate Pearson took a few moments Tuesday to walk on the mound at Nationals Park in anticipation of his fir...
Jul 28, 2020
Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau undergoes surgery on broken thumb
Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau has undergone successful surgery on his fractured left thumb. The 26-year-old Canadian international was injured in a July 19 goalmouth collision wit...
Jul 28, 2020
Nurmagomedov to fight Gaethje in October for undisputed UFC lightweight title
UFC lightweight champion Khabib (The Eagle) Nurmagomedov will meet interim title-holder Justin (The Highlight) Gaethje on Oct. 24 to decide the UFC's undisputed 155-pound king. The UFC did not announc...
Jul 28, 2020
