Category Archives: Sports
Bozak scores twice, Maple Leafs bury Pens early in 4-3 win
PITTSBURGH - A strong start helped the Toronto Maple Leafs knock off the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. Tyler Bozak scored two goals, and the Maple Leafs scored three times in the first per...
Dec 9, 2017
Toronto's key acquisition: Victor Vazquez lives up to billing in TFC's victory
TORONTO - Victor Vazquez was in the middle of a post-game interview when teammate Armando Cooper gleefully upended a bottle of beer over the Spaniard’s head. Vazquez was Toronto FC’s key o...
Dec 9, 2017
Khaira scores twice as Oilers chase Price, rout struggling Canadiens 6-2
MONTREAL - Jujhar Khaira hopes he is finding his groove with the Edmonton Oilers. The 23-year-old winger scored twice in a game for the first time to help the Oilers to a 6-2 rout of the Montreal Cana...
Dec 9, 2017
Canadian Emily Young wins bronze at Para-Nordic World Cup opener
CANMORE, Alta. - Canada’s Emily Young opened the Para-Nordic World Cup season with a bronze medal on Saturday. It was the fourth career Para-Nordic World Cup medal for the 26-year-old, who also ...
Dec 9, 2017
Roybal, Pauls score in second as U.S. beats Canada to win record sixth WSHC
CHARLOTTETOWN - Brody Roybal and Josh Pauls scored under two minute apart in the second period as the United States edged Canada 3-2 on Saturday to win its fourth-straight World Sledge Hockey Challeng...
Dec 9, 2017
Homan wins semifinal to reach Olympic Trials final, McEwen wins men's semi
OTTAWA - Beating Jennifer Jones in the round-robin finale gave Rachel Homan the hammer for their rematch in the semifinal at the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings. The victory also appeared to give Homan ...
Dec 9, 2017
Canada upsets Wales and Fiji to make Cape Town Sevens quarterfinal
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Canada upset Fiji and Wales to win its pool and advance to the Cup quarterfinals on Saturday at the Cape Town Sevens rugby tournament. After starting the day with a 19-17 los...
Dec 9, 2017
BC Lions part ways with three coaches in first moves by new GM Ed Hervey
VANCOUVER - BC Lions offensive co-ordinator Khari Jones, special teams co-ordinator Marcello Simmons and defensive line coach Robin Ross will not return in 2018, the club announced on Saturday. The re...
Dec 9, 2017
Canada's lugers double up on silver medals at World Cup in Calgary
CALGARY - Alex Gough’s fist shot into the air after she crossed the finish line of Calgary’s sliding track. Canada’s most decorated luger earned her first World Cup medal in women...
Dec 9, 2017
Canada's Chris Spring and Neville Wright win silver at bobsled World Cup
WINTERBERG, Germany - Canada’s Chris Spring and Neville Wright earned silver in the two-man bobsled on Saturday in a World Cup race in Winterberg, Germany. The newly formed duo, who won the gold...
Dec 9, 2017
