Category Archives: Sports
Leafs' Johnsson out at least eight weeks with knee injury; Rielly progressing
TORONTO - Maple Leafs winger Andreas Johnsson requires surgery on his right knee and will be out of the lineup at least eight weeks, Toronto head coach Sheldon announced Friday. Johnsson was injured i...
Feb 14, 2020
CFL unveils first 24 global players who'll participate in the CFL combine
TORONTO - It's been quite the start to 2020 for Greg Quick. Since January, the CFL's director of global scouting has conducted player combines in Finland, Sweden, France, Italy, England, Ger...
Feb 14, 2020
CFL's Edmonton Eskimos keep team name following consultations
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League have decided to keep their team name.The club says consultations in the North provided no agreement on whether the name should be change...
Feb 14, 2020
Minnesota Wild fire coach Bruce Boudreau
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday after their 30th loss of the season. First-year general manager Bill Guerin fired Boudreau in the aftermath of a shootout loss...
Feb 14, 2020
Blue Jays' left-hander Borucki experiencing elbow tightness at camp
DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays are being cautious with Ryan Borucki to start spring training after the left-hander complained of elbow tightness in his throwing arm earlier this week. Blue...
Feb 14, 2020
Montreal Alouettes dip into free-agent waters to sign four players
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes bolstered their Canadian content Wednesday, signing defensive tackles David Menard and Junior Luke and linebackers Alexandre Gagne and Frederic Chagnon. All four...
Feb 14, 2020
Bloemen wins 5,000 gold at single distance speedskating championships
SALT LAKE CITY - Calgary's Ted-Jan Bloemen won gold in the men's 5,000-metres Thursday at the world single distance speedskating championships. Bloemen finished in a time of six minutes 4.375 seconds ...
Feb 14, 2020
Formula One's Chinese Grand Prix postponed due to virus
LONDON - Formula One organizers on Wednesday postponed the Chinese Grand Prix that was due to be staged in Shanghai in April, the latest sporting event impacted by the fast-spreading viral infection i...
Feb 14, 2020
Talbot makes 44 saves, Calgary Flames rout Anaheim Ducks 6-0
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mikael Backlund and Mark Jankowski scored two goals apiece, and Cam Talbot made 44 saves for his 21st career shutout in the Flames' 6-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday nig...
Feb 13, 2020
Rantanen, Grubauer lead Avalanche to 3-0 win over Senators
DENVER - Mikko Rantanen scored in the first period following a terrific twirl move, Philipp Grubauer stopped 34 shots for his second shutout of the season and the high-flying Colorado Avalanche beat t...
Feb 13, 2020
