Category Archives: Sports
Invictus Games wraps with closing ceremony featuring Springsteen and Adams
TORONTO - The Invictus Games closed Saturday night with a celebration of spirit, an emphatic dose of classic rock, and an official handover to the 2018 hosts from Sydney. The weeklong event, aimed at ...
Sep 30, 2017
Glasgow Rangers say Benfica has pulled out of planned game in Hamilton
TORONTO - Glasgow Rangers says its Oct. 6 match against Portugal’s Benfica at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton has been cancelled. A statement on the Scottish club’s website said Benfica had ...
Sep 30, 2017
Americans keeping rolling, 1 point away from Presidents Cup
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The International team lost just about everything but its sense of humour. A long and demoralizing day at the Presidents Cup ended with Anirban Lahiri making two clutch birdies in ...
Sep 30, 2017
Man accused of vandalizing greens at 4 Trump golf courses
BEDMINSTER, N.J. - Authorities in New Jersey say a Hawaii man stands accused of defacing the greens at four golf courses that President Donald Trump owns in New Jersey and New York. Somerset County pr...
Sep 30, 2017
Yankees get AL wild card; Judge hits 52nd HR, top Jays 2-1
NEW YORK - In a way, manager Joe Girardi figures, Aaron Judge and some of the young New York Yankees without any post-season experience already have gotten the feel of playoff pressure. The Yankees wo...
Sep 30, 2017
Kim Boutin wins silver in 1,500 metres at short track World Cup event
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Kim Boutin won silver in the 1,500 metres at a short track speed skating World Cup for Canada’s first medal of the Olympic season. The Sherbrooke, Que., native initially fini...
Sep 30, 2017
Canadiens waive Holland, Carr; send McCarron, Jerabek to AHL Laval
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens placed forwards Peter Holland and Daniel Carr on waivers ahead of their final pre-season game on Saturday. Should Holland and Carr clear waivers, they will report to ...
Sep 30, 2017
De Bruyne takes down former club Chelsea; Kane scores again
Kevin De Bruyne felt he was never given a fair chance during an 18-month spell at Chelsea where he played nine games before asking to be sold for the sake of his career. Nearly four years later, the B...
Sep 30, 2017
Young Canada rugby team heads to Uruguay for the Americas Pacific Challenge
Coach Mike Shelley takes a young Canada A rugby side, bolstered by a dash of experience, to Uruguay on Sunday for the Americas Pacific Challenge. The developmental tournament is intended to expose up-...
Sep 30, 2017
Forward Josh Leivo stuck on the bubble at Maple Leafs' training camp
TORONTO - Forward Josh Leivo is trying to crack the Maple Leafs opening-night lineup out of training camp for the third time, and it’s not getting any easier. The 24-year-old made the Leafs̵...
Sep 30, 2017
