Category Archives: Sports
Eric Staal's two-goal performance leads Wild past Senators 6-4
OTTAWA - For the first 30 minutes Tuesday it looked as though they Ottawa Senators were going to build on their modest two-game winning streak and the emotional 3-0 win Saturday over the Montreal Cana...
Dec 19, 2017
Toronto FC's Greg Vanney wins CONCACAF men's coach of the year award
TORONTO - Chalk up another award for Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney. Vanney added CONCACAF coach of the year honours Tuesday to the MLS top coaching award he picked up Nov. 27. The former U.S. internati...
Dec 19, 2017
Canadian field lacrosse pioneer Dave Huntley dies at 60
OTTAWA - Canadian field lacrosse pioneer Dave Huntley died at the age of 60 on Monday, the Canadian Lacrosse Association has announced. Huntley, from Toronto, was a driving force behind the evolution ...
Dec 19, 2017
City beats Leicester in shootout to reach League Cup semis
LONDON - Manchester City kept alive its hopes of a quadruple as it beat Leicester 4-3 on penalties to reach the semifinals of the English League Cup on Tuesday. Arsenal is also through after beating W...
Dec 19, 2017
Mitch Marner leads the offence with four points, Maple Leafs down Hurricanes 8-1
TORONTO - Mitch Marner’s linemates know that at any moment he can create a scoring chance. Tuesday he seemed to do it every time he touched the puck. Marner set a new career high for points in a...
Dec 19, 2017
Canadian Duvernay-Tardif looking to help Chiefs earn another AFC West title
It’s been a streaky 2017 NFL season for Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and the Kansas Chief Chiefs. Kansas City (8-6) opened with five straight wins before losing four consecutive games and si...
Dec 19, 2017
Kamloops Fisher rink 1-and-1 at B.C. Junior Curling
KAMLOOPS - A rink skipped by Cierra Fisher of Kamloops is 1-and-1 after a loss this morning at the B.C. Junior Curling playdowns. Alysha Buchy from Kimberley scored three with the hammer in the 10th a...
Dec 19, 2017
Toronto FC to open Major League Soccer season at home for first time ever
Toronto FC will kick off the 2018 season on March 3, opening defence of its Major League Soccer championship against Columbus Crew SC in a rematch of this year’s Eastern Conference Championship....
Dec 19, 2017
Doug Gilmour pays tribute to his parents in long-awaited autobiography
TORONTO - The roots for Doug Gilmour’s lengthy and in some ways unlikely NHL career were laid in Kingston, Ont., where he learned some tough but valuable lessons from his father. While Gilmour&#...
Dec 19, 2017
Lions name veteran Jeff Reinebold as their special-teams co-ordinator
VANCOUVER - Jeff Reinebold is back for a third stint with the B.C. Lions. The Lions hired Reinebold as their special-teams co-ordinator Tuesday. Reinebold spent the last five seasons with the Hamilton...
Dec 19, 2017
