Category Archives: Sports
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
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse finishes eighth in 100 metres at Shanghai
SHANGHAI - Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse finished a disappointing eighth in the men’s 100 metres at the rain-drenched Shanghai Diamond League meet Saturday. In the final race of the night, B...
May 12, 2018
Stastny helping Jets on, off ice and into conference finals
WINNIPEG - Paul Stastny has made plenty of tangible contributions for the Winnipeg Jets since they acquired him just before the NHL trade deadline. The latest example played out for all to see. The ce...
May 12, 2018
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Playoffs Winnipeg 4, Vegas 2 (Winnipeg leads series 1-0) — AHL Playoffs Lehigh Valley 5, Charlotte 1 (Phantoms win series 4-1) — IIHF World C...
May 12, 2018
Germany urges FIFA to ensure doping expert gets Russia visa
BERLIN - German officials called on the global soccer federation FIFA to intervene Saturday after a journalist who exposed systematic doping in Russian athletics was denied entry to Russia to report o...
May 12, 2018
Hamilton takes pole for Spanish GP with track record
BARCELONA, Spain - Lewis Hamilton ended Sebastian Vettel’s dominant run in Formula One qualifying by setting a track record and wining pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday. Hamil...
May 12, 2018
