Category Archives: Sports
Barrett has 20 points, 11 boards as Canada routs Mali to open FIBA U19 World Cup
CAIRO - R.J. Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had 20 points and 11 rebounds to power Canada to a 91-42 rout of Mali to open the FIBA U19 World Cup on Saturday. Lindell Wigginton of Dartmouth, N.S., had s...
Jul 01, 2017
Edmonton Eskimos beat Montreal Alouettes to start season with back-to-back wins
Edmonton Eskimos head coach Jason Maas likes where his team is at heading into their bye week. Adarius Bowman’s fourth-quarter touchdown proved to be the difference as the Eskimos won their seco...
Jun 30, 2017
Estrada walks career-high seven in Jays' 7-4 extra-innings loss to Red Sox
TORONTO - Marco Estrada summed up his outing Friday night in two succinct words. “It sucked,” said the right-hander, visibly frustrated after allowing a career-high seven walks in the Toro...
Jun 30, 2017
AP Sources: Pacers trade forward Paul George to Thunder
Paul George has a new home, and Russell Westbrook has a new star teammate. The Indiana Pacers have agreed to trade George to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, said two...
Jun 30, 2017
Rainey, Johnson rally B.C. Lions to road win over Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Ronnie Yell helped rally the B.C. Lions to their first win of the season. B.C. scored 10 second-half points off two Yell turnovers (interception, fumble recovery) en route to a 28-15 win ove...
Jun 30, 2017
Kang zeroes in on first pro win - and it would be major
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. - Danielle Kang won back-to-back majors as an amateur yet she’s never cracked the winner’s circle in her half-dozen years as a pro. The 24-year-old Californian took a ...
Jun 30, 2017
Sheanon Williams cleared to return to Vancouver Whitecaps after assault charge
VANCOUVER - Defender Sheanon Williams was cleared to return to Vancouver Whitecaps activities and competition on Friday following an assessment by Major League Soccer’s substance abuse and behav...
Jun 30, 2017
Blue Jays reinstate Rule 5 pick Sparkman from 60-day disabled list
TORONTO - Blue Jays Rule 5 draft pick Glenn Sparkman didn’t even notice he had broken the thumb on his pitching hand when it first happened at spring training four months ago. Sparkman and a gro...
Jun 30, 2017
Messi to marry childhood sweetheart in Argentina hometown
ROSARIO, Argentina - Lionel Messi and his childhood sweetheart are getting ready for their marriage in his Argentine hometown of Rosario at a ceremony attended by some of the biggest names in world so...
Jun 30, 2017
Flames GM Brad Treliving keeps up torrid pace re-signing Michael Stone
CALGARY - General manager Brad Treliving didn’t wait until the start of unrestricted free agency to fill the Calgary Flames’ needs. The most aggressive GM in the NHL in recent days kept up...
Jun 30, 2017
