Category Archives: Sports
Michael Hutchinson gets first win of season, Leafs beat Red Wings
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs finally earned a victory without the services of Frederik Andersen. Michael Hutchinson made 29 saves as Toronto beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on ...
Dec 21, 2019
Draisatl, McDavid each score goal and assist as Oilers edge Canadiens 4-3
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl, Josh Archibald and Connor McDavid each had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid with a big 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on S...
Dec 21, 2019
Ovechkin, Pastrnak, MacKinnon, McDavid are All-Star captains
NEW YORK - Washington's Alex Ovechkin, Boston's David Pastrnak, Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon and Edmonton's Connor McDavid were voted NHL All-Star captains. Ovechkin was voted by fans to captain the Me...
Dec 21, 2019
AP Exclusive: Computer plate umps allowed in new labour deal
NEW YORK - Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons. Umpires agreed to co-operate with Major League Baseball in the development and tes...
Dec 21, 2019
Major League Soccer releases full schedule for 25th anniversary season
Toronto FC will have to wait until July 18 to have another crack at the MLS champion Seattle Sounders. Vancouver misses out on facing Inter Miami CF while Montreal will have to wait a year to play Nas...
Dec 21, 2019
Benoit-Olivier Groulx final cut as Canada prepares for world juniors
BRNO, Czech Republic - Benoit-Olivier Groulx of the Halifax Mooseheads was the final cut Hockey Canada made on Saturday as Canada finalized its roster ahead of the world junior hockey championship. Th...
Dec 21, 2019
Canada's Noah Bowman earns halfpipe skiing gold; teammate Karker takes silver
SECRET GARDEN, China - Calgary's Noah Bowman won gold in the skiing halfpipe and Rachael Karker of Erin, Ont., took silver in the women's event at a World Cup freestyle skiing event. The third stop on...
Dec 21, 2019
Man City beats Leicester, shows stomach for EPL title fight
If any team has a chance of stopping Liverpool marching to a first English league title in 30 years, it looks to be Manchester City rather than Leicester. City gave a timely reminder of its champion q...
Dec 21, 2019
England's 1966 World Cup winner Martin Peters dies at age 76
Martin Peters, whose place in English soccer lore was secured by scoring one of the national team's goals in its victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final, died Saturday after a long battl...
Dec 21, 2019
Liverpool beats Flamengo to win its 1st Club World Cup title
DOHA, Qatar - Roberto Firmino clinched Liverpool's first Club World Cup title on Saturday, scoring in extra time to seal a 1-0 victory in the final over Flamengo to assert Europe's footballing dominan...
Dec 21, 2019
