Category Archives: Sports
Leafs drop Game 5, believe they're going the distance with Caps
WASHINGTON - Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock uttered the same phrase to each and every staff member at Verizon Center as he strode to the team bus following an overtime loss that put his team on t...
Apr 21, 2017
Giovinco puts on a show, then throws a tantrum in Toronto FC win over Chicago
TORONTO - On a night when German star Bastian Schweinsteiger came to town, Sebastian Giovinco served a reminder that he is still the main attraction. The diminutive Italian scored two goals - and like...
Apr 21, 2017
Montreal Canadiens ready for must-win Game 6 against New York Rangers
NEW YORK - One by one, Claude Julien and some of his Montreal Canadiens players stood in front of a semicircle of microphones and recorders and reiterated versions of the same mantra. The opportunity ...
Apr 21, 2017
Ovechkin leaves, then returns to Game 5 after hit from Kadri
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin returned for the second period of Game 5 against the Toronto Maple Leafs following a hard hit to the left knee from Nazem Kadri. Kadri went low in an apparent...
Apr 21, 2017
Goaltending questions arise after Calgary Flames' early exit from NHL playoffs
CALGARY - The momentum from the back half of their season halted by a quick and early exit from the playoffs, the Calgary Flames face a goaltending dilemma for the second off-season in a row. Brian El...
Apr 21, 2017
Senators Karlsson among Norris Trophy finalists for third straight season
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson is one of three finalists for the James Norris Memorial Trophy for the third consecutive season and fourth time in the past six years. Karlsson, alo...
Apr 21, 2017
DeMar DeRozan: Reeling Raptors will be "a different team" in Game 4
MILWAUKEE - Kyle Lowry had barely slept. DeMar DeRozan was still smoldering from the indignity of being held without a field goal for the first time in his playoff career. The Toronto Raptors gathered...
Apr 21, 2017
Madison Bumgarner lands on DL after dirt bike accident
DENVER - Madison Bumgarner was zooming around on a dirt bike during his team’s day off when he hit a slippery spot and crashed. The freak accident landed him on the disabled list for the first t...
Apr 21, 2017
Stevenson to defend WBC title against Fonfara while Pascal takes on Alvarez
MONTREAL - Light-heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson got top billing but there were three boxers who feel they can beat him sitting at the same table during a news conference Friday to announce his ...
Apr 21, 2017
Edmonton Oilers head to San Jose with chance to knock Sharks out of NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - The young Edmonton Oilers, already on a steep learning curve in the NHL post-season, now face their biggest challenge yet - knocking the defending Western Conference champions out of the pl...
Apr 21, 2017
