Category Archives: Sports
Ryan Telfer's late goal gives Toronto FC a much-needed 2-1 win over Orlando City
TORONTO - Defender Eriq Zavaleta said Toronto FC needed three points on the night “no matter how it happened - whether it was pretty, whether it was ugly.” It turned out to be pretty with ...
May 18, 2018
Jays minor-league pitcher Joel Espinal suspended 80 games for positive PED test
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays minor-league pitcher Joel Espinal has been suspended 80 games for violating the league’s drug program. Espinal, who plays for Toronto’s Class-A affiliate Duned...
May 18, 2018
Canada's Jaden Schwartz to miss remainder of worlds with upper-body injury
COPENHAGEN - Canada will be without the services of Jaden Schwartz when they take on Switzerland in the semifinals of the world hockey championship on Saturday. The St. Louis Blues forward will miss t...
May 18, 2018
Jays place left-hander Garcia on 10-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays’ starting rotation took another hit Friday as left-hander Jaime Garcia was placed on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation. The move, which was...
May 18, 2018
Sparks a big reason for success of Marlies, who open 3rd round against Phantoms
TORONTO - When Toronto Marlies goalie Garret Sparks was a kid growing up in Illinois, his mom Lisa would help him prep for big games. Sparks would stand in front of the family pool table as his net. L...
May 18, 2018
Champion Adonis Stevenson, challenger Badou Jack make weight for title fight
TORONTO - WBC light-heavyweight champion Adonis (Superman) Stevenson and challenger Badou Jack (The Ripper) both made weight Friday and promised victories. Stevenson, a native of Blainville, Que., wei...
May 18, 2018
Assistant GM Craig Heisinger is a bridge between first and second Winnipeg Jets
LAS VEGAS - Craig Heisinger is one of the few links between the past and present versions of the Winnipeg Jets. Heisinger was an equipment manager for the Jets from 1988 until the team left the city f...
May 18, 2018
Benefactor sends Canada goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe to Champions League final
Canadian international goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe is heading to the Champions League final in Kyiv, thanks to a benefactor. DAZN, a sports streaming service that counts Canada as one of its markets, o...
May 18, 2018
Humboldt Broncos bus crash reminder of past accidents for Swift Current, Bathurst
REGINA - Trent McCleary remembers being a 14-year-old boy and attending the memorial after the 1986 Swift Current Broncos bus crash that killed four people. McCleary is now the chairman of the Western...
May 18, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack look to bounce back against Toulouse after embarrassing loss
The Toronto Wolfpack look to regain some of their dignity and reputation this weekend after an embarrassing, franchise-worst 66-10 loss to Super League side Warrington in the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. ...
May 18, 2018
