Category Archives: Sports
Magic hire Raptors GM Weltman as new president of basketball operations
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are losing general manager Jeff Weltman to the Orlando Magic. Weltman will join the Magic as their president of basketball operations, a Raptors team official confirmed t...
May 22, 2017
Leonard to miss Game 4 with Spurs on brink of elimination
SAN ANTONIO - Spurs leading scorer Kawhi Leonard will not play Game 4 against the Golden State Warriors with San Antonio on the brink of elimination. Golden State leads the Western Conference finals 3...
May 22, 2017
Gibson out, Bernier makes 1st playoff start in net for Ducks
NASHVILLE - Anaheim goalie Jonathan Bernier is making his first career playoff start in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals against the Nashville Predators. The Ducks trail the series 3-2 and need...
May 22, 2017
Toronto FC has burr under its saddle as it opens defence of Canadian championship
Canadian pride and a sense of injustice will be fuelling Toronto FC as it opens defence of its Canadian championship on the road Tuesday against the USL’s Ottawa Fury FC. Greg Vanney’s MLS...
May 22, 2017
Boucher says Sens 'can't be sitting in our mud puddle' as elimination looms
OTTAWA - Pasted on the door of the Ottawa Senators dressing room at Canadian Tire Centre is a big picture of the Stanley Cup. But without a victory in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final, hopes of ...
May 22, 2017
Russia facing ban from Paralympics for 2018 Games
LONDON - Russia faces the strong possibility of being excluded from a second Paralympics over its state-sponsored doping scheme. The International Paralympic Committee said on Monday it remains unconv...
May 22, 2017
Indy 500 winners Dixon, Franchitti robbed at a Taco Bell
INDIANAPOLIS - After winning the Indianapolis 500 pole, collecting a $100,000 check and doing the usual interview circuit, Scott Dixon tried to relax. Instead, he got the scare of his life. As he orde...
May 22, 2017
Blue Jays hope for injury relief soon as Donaldson, Tulowitzki play rehab game
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Josh Donaldson went 0 for 2 in his first rehab appearance for class-A Dunedin on Monday while Troy Tulowitzki, in his fourth rehab game, went 0 for 2 with a walk. Donaldson, who has be...
May 22, 2017
Former NHL all-star, Summit Series defenceman Bill White dies at 77
Bill White, a former Chicago Blackhawks all-star defenceman and a member of Canada’s 1972 Summit Series team, has died. He was 77. The Blackhawks confirmed White’s death in a statement rel...
May 22, 2017
Whitecaps host Impact in first leg of Canadian Championship semifinal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are eager to right last year’s wrong in the Canadian Championship. The club was moments away from lifting the national title for a second straight campaign wh...
May 22, 2017
