Category Archives: Sports
Byfuglien leads charge as Jets down Knights in Game 1 of Western Conference final
WINNIPEG - Having knocked off the Presidents’ Trophy winners in Game 7 of a gruelling slugfest less than 48 hours earlier, the Winnipeg Jets had an excuse if their legs were tired on Saturday ni...
May 12, 2018
Hanley Ramirez homers, David Price snaps slide as Red Sox defeat Blue Jays 5-2
TORONTO - Marco Estrada has felt like one bad pitch has done him in over most of his starts this season. Saturday was more of the same story. Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer off Estrada in the thir...
May 12, 2018
Lightning eye bounce-back performance against Capitals
BRANDON, Fla. - Jon Cooper is confident the Tampa Bay Lightning will be fine. Experience tells the coach and his players they shouldn’t be overly concerned about losing the opening game of the E...
May 12, 2018
Burke and Medunjanin score as Philadelphia shuts out Montreal 2-0
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact left the field to booing from the 17,140 in the seats at Saputo Stadium and none could dispute they had played one of their worst games of this season. Cory Burke and Ha...
May 12, 2018
Mikko Rantanen scores twice as Finland dumps Canada 5-1 at hockey worlds
HERNING, Denmark - The road to the medal round got tougher for Canada on Saturday at the world hockey championship. Mikko Rantanen scored two goals as Finland beat Canada 5-1. Rantanen and Janne Peson...
May 12, 2018
Heat of Tigermania leaves Woods' playing partner shivering
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Canadian Mackenzie Hughes had not felt the jangled nerves and pressure to perform since he won his first PGA Tour event as a rookie 18 months ago. But this was Saturday morni...
May 12, 2018
Canada earns quarterfinal berth at HSBC Rugby Sevens Series at Langford, B.C.
LANGFORD, B.C. - Canada squeaked into the quarterfinal at the HSBC World Women’s Rugby Sevens Series with a thrilling 19-17 last second win over Ireland. Canada’s victory gave the sevens s...
May 12, 2018
Carapaz wins 7th stage as Yates maintains Giro d'Italia lead
MONTEVERGINE , Italy - Richard Carapaz pulled off a superb final attack to win the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia on Saturday, and British rider Simon Yates remained in the overall lead after...
May 12, 2018
Canadian divers Imbeau-Dulac, Gagne win synchronized springboard gold in Calgary
CALGARY - Canadian divers Francois Imbeau-Dulac and Philippe Gagne battled through travel fatigue to win gold in men’s synchronized springboard Saturday at a Canada Cup. Imbeau-Dulac of Terrebon...
May 12, 2018
Canada's Shapovalov drops 6-4, 6-1 decision to Zverev in Madrid Open semifinal
MADRID - Canada’s Denis Shapovalov dropped a 6-4, 6-1 decision to second-seeded Alexander Zverev in semifinal play Saturday at the Madrid Open. The second-seeded German needed 57 minutes to comp...
May 12, 2018
