Category Archives: Sports
Drummond out for Detroit's home finale against Raptors
DETROIT - Andre Drummond is out for Monday night’s game between the Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors with a sore Achilles tendon. With the Pistons out of playoff contention and Toronto having...
Apr 9, 2018
Friends to foes: Jets' Hellebuyck, Wild's Dubnyk ready for playoff goaltending duel
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck is going to try to make sure his golfing buddy Devan Dubnyk hits the links before he does this spring. The goaltenders became friends while training and playing golf toget...
Apr 9, 2018
Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters tabbed to lead Canada at world championships
CALGARY - Bill Peters has been named head coach of Canada’s entry at next month’s world hockey championships in Denmark. It’s the second time the head coach of the Carolina Hurricane...
Apr 9, 2018
Sputtering power play among 'laundry list' of issues for disappointing Flames
CALGARY - Adding veterans Mike Smith and Travis Hamonic to a young Flames team coming off a playoff appearance the season prior was supposed to set Calgary up for greater success in 2017-18. That didn...
Apr 9, 2018
Maple Leafs feeling confident as they prepare for playoff meeting with Boston
TORONTO - James van Riemsdyk didn’t see a lot of experience when he looked around the Toronto Maple Leafs’ locker room at this time last spring. After a tough six-game playoff series with ...
Apr 9, 2018
Who will make a difference? 16 players to keep an eye on in the playoffs
TORONTO - The first round of the NHL playoffs has the potential for upsets and opportunities for players to make a name for themselves by stealing a game in net or scoring the winner in double-overtim...
Apr 9, 2018
Some see Cochrane's 'Big League' an anthem of healing in wake of Humboldt
TORONTO - Tom Cochrane’s “Big League” was written more than 30 years ago, but this week many Canadians have found it painfully resonant in the wake of the Humboldt Broncos’ bus...
Apr 9, 2018
Head of Rogers' NHL coverage hopes exciting Jets, Leafs will draw strong ratings
It has been a quarter century since a Canadian team has captured the Stanley Cup. Two teams will try to break that string starting this week when the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Winnipeg Jets join 14 ...
Apr 9, 2018
Argos to introduce lower ticket prices and nix parking lot tailgating
Toronto Argonauts fans can expect lower ticket prices this season, along with tailgating inside the stadium and branding focused on the team’s roots as a rowing club. The changes announced Monda...
Apr 9, 2018
Canucks president optimistic about future despite missing playoffs
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season and two of the best players in franchise history are retiring, and yet there is a sense of optimism around the team...
Apr 9, 2018
