Category Archives: Sports
Wheeler gets two points in 500th game with Jets as Winnipeg tops Wild 7-2
WINNIPEG - Captain Blake Wheeler celebrated a rare milestone with style on Monday. Playing his 500th game for the Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise, Wheeler scored once and added a pair of ass...
Nov 27, 2017
Philip Scrubb scores 22 in Canada's 88-76 loss to Dominican Republic
SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic - Philip Scrubb scored 22 points and pulled down seven rebounds in Canada’s 88-76 loss to the Dominican Republic on Monday in their second game of the FIBA Basketbal...
Nov 27, 2017
Carey Price makes 37 saves in Canadiens' 3-1 win over Blue Jackets
MONTREAL - Brendan Gallagher thinks a two-goal cushion probably feels insurmountable for the opposing team when Carey Price is at the top of his game. Price made 37 saves as the Montreal Canadiens def...
Nov 27, 2017
Whitecaps pick up contract options on six players but roster questions remain
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have picked up the contract options of seven players including captain Kendall Waston, but questions remain over the MLS team’s roster. The Whitecaps, who hav...
Nov 27, 2017
Argos' Grey Cup win over Stampeders draws average audience of 4.3 million
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts’ come-from-behind 27-24 win over the Calgary Stampeders in Sunday’s Grey Cup drew an average audience of 4.3 million viewers in Canada, according to TSN. Th...
Nov 27, 2017
Vegas C Marchessault, Columbus G Bobrovsky, Caps LW Ovechkin named stars of week
NEW YORK - Vegas Golden Knights centre Jonathan Marchessault, Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and Washington Capitals left-wing Alex Ovechkin have been named the NHL’s three st...
Nov 27, 2017
Toronto FC's Greg Vanney named MLS coach of the year after record-breaking season
TORONTO - Greg Vanney’s arrival at Toronto FC as assistant general manager and academy director went almost unnoticed in December 2013. It was a transaction largely lost in a week that saw the M...
Nov 27, 2017
Veteran 'keeper Erin McLeod savours return to Canada roster after long layoff
It’s been 21 months and 27 matches since Erin McLeod was last in the Canadian goal. Back from her third knee surgery, the 34-year-old from St. Albert, Alta., is savouring her return to the natio...
Nov 27, 2017
Will Ricky Ray return to Argos next season?
OTTAWA - Toronto Argonauts general manager Jim Popp is confident his star quarterback will be back next season. But he’s going to let Ricky Ray enjoy Sunday’s Grey Cup victory before discu...
Nov 27, 2017
Montella becomes a victim of higher expectations at AC Milan
In the end, Vincenzo Montella became a victim of the heightened expectations at AC Milan. When a club spends more than 200 million euros (nearly $250 million) on new players in the off-season, six win...
Nov 27, 2017
