Category Archives: Sports
Jaskin, Schwartz score as Blues beat Predators 2-1
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues needed a spark. Dmitrij Jaskin gave it to them. Jaskin scored in his first playoff game this season, Jaden Schwartz got the game-winner and the Blues topped the Nashvil...
May 05, 2017
Morales has 2 HRs, 5 RBIs to rally Blue Jays over Rays 8-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Kendrys Morales has been a different player at Tampa Bay this season. Morales had two late homers and drove in five runs, helping the Toronto Blue Jays rally from a three-run de...
May 05, 2017
DeRozan scores 37 points, but Raptors fall to 3-0 against Cleveland
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan made good on his promise to bounce back with a big game. But on a night that Kyle Lowry spent on the bench nursing a sprained ankle, DeRozan’s best wasn’t good enou...
May 05, 2017
Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie, rapper Drake share embrace at Raptors game
TORONTO - When it comes to Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, even rapping icon Drake has to pay his respects. Drake bowed down in praise as he greeted Downie by his courtside seats during halftime ...
May 05, 2017
Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman expected to make next start
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons says Marcus Stroman will make his next scheduled start Monday night against Cleveland. Stroman departed after three innings, his shortest ...
May 05, 2017
Canada's Raonic defeats Tomic in quarter-final play at Istanbul Open
ISTANBUL - Canada’s Milos Raonic advanced to the semifinals at the Istanbul Open with a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6) victory over Australia’s Bernard Tomic on Friday. Raonic, the No. 1 seed from Thorn...
May 05, 2017
Defending champion Canada opens world championship with 4-1 win over Czechs
PARIS - Four different Canadian players scored and captain Claude Giroux had two assists as the two-time defending champions opened the IIHF World Hockey Championship with a 4-1 victory over the Czech...
May 05, 2017
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Anaheim 4 Edmonton 3 (OT) (Ducks lead series 3-2) St. Louis 2 Nashville 1 (Predators lead series 3-2) — IIHF World Hockey Championship Canada 4 Cze...
May 05, 2017
U. of Iowa to review job practices after $1.4M bias verdict
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The University of Iowa will hire an outside firm to review its employment practices after a jury ruled that it discriminated and retaliated against a high-ranking gay female athletic...
May 05, 2017
No clear favourite, rain make for unpredictable Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two trainers saddling three horses each. A horse trying to win for the first time. The early favourite whose training was interrupted. Another attempting to overcome irascible behavi...
May 05, 2017
