Category Archives: Sports
D.C. United forward Jose Ortiz suspended for costly dive in Vancouver
TORONTO - It will be of small comfort to the Vancouver Whitecaps but MLS has fined and suspended D.C. United forward Jose Ortiz one game for simulation/embellishment. The simulation, which saw Ortiz t...
May 30, 2017
Game 1 hero Jake Guentzel an out of nowhere star for the Penguins
PITTSBURGH - Penguins winger Jake Guentzel was such an unknown commodity that his own captain hardly knew who he was before the season began. “I heard some of the scouts and some of the people w...
May 30, 2017
Blue Jays lefty J.A. Happ activated from disabled list before start against Reds
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated left-hander J.A. Happ from the disabled list Tuesday and optioned reliever Dominic Leone to triple-A Buffalo. Happ spent six weeks on the DL due to a left el...
May 30, 2017
Canada wins cricket promotion after finishing second in Uganda tournament
KAMPALA, Uganda - Canada is moving up the cricket ladder after finishing runner-up at the ICC World Cricket League Division 3 tournament. The Canadians join tournament winner Oman in securing promotio...
May 30, 2017
Toronto FC looking to bounce back after disappointing showing in Ottawa
TORONTO - Expect a different Toronto FC on Wednesday as the MLS club looks to rally from a 2-1 deficit against the Ottawa Fury in the second leg of their Canadian championship semifinal. Toronto coach...
May 30, 2017
No Adam Bighill and Ryan Phillips on defence? No problem, say B.C. Lions
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Mark Washington’s ears are ringing a little less than usual at B.C. Lions’ training camp. The club’s defensive co-ordinator has been steadily implementing his system...
May 30, 2017
Woods found asleep at the wheel, no alcohol in his system
Police found Tiger Woods asleep at the wheel on the side of a six-lane Florida road in the dark of morning, the engine running and his right blinker flashing. His speech was slow and slurred, though t...
May 30, 2017
Bouchard advances to second round of French Open with comeback win over Ozaki
PARIS - Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard is through to the second round of the French Open after posting a comeback 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 over Japan’s Risa Ozaki on Tuesday. Bouchard, a semifinalist at R...
May 30, 2017
Ottawa Senators centre Derick Brassard to undergo shoulder surgery
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators announced today that centre Derick Brassard will require surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion said in a statement th...
May 30, 2017
Canadian powerlifter Jamael tests positive for 11 banned substances
OTTAWA - Canadian powerlifter Thomas Jamael has been banned four years after testing positive for 11 banned substances. Jamael’s urine sample was tested in-competition on Feb. 11. It revealed th...
May 30, 2017
