Category Archives: Sports
Whitecaps acquire winger/forward Bernie Ibini from Belgium's Club Brugge KV
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson expects Bernie Ibini to offer something different up front. Fans will just have to wait a little while to see the club’s newest signing in action. Th...
May 09, 2017
NHL 100: A look at Europeans who have made their mark on the NHL
It’s hard to imagine the National Hockey League without its European stars, but until the late 1970s, there were few players from outside North America in the world’s top league. The 1972 ...
May 09, 2017
Tour de France champion Froome struck by car in training
MONACO - Three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome says his bike was wrecked by a car when the driver intentionally struck him. The incident Tuesday morning comes less than three weeks after Miche...
May 09, 2017
Ujiri: Raptors need a 'culture reset' after being swept out of playoffs
TORONTO - A 51-win season and a second-round appearance in the post-season wasn’t good enough for Masai Ujiri. And now the Toronto Raptors need a “culture reset,” the team president ...
May 09, 2017
Blues defenceman Colton Parayko to join Canada at world championship
CALGARY - St. Louis Blues defenceman Colton Parayko will join Canada’s team at the world hockey championship in Paris and Cologne, Germany. Parayko will play in his first world championship afte...
May 09, 2017
Murphy, Tatham and Thorburn retire from national women's basketball team
TORONTO - The “Happy Anniversary” messages have poured in every July 1 since 2012. On Canada Day that year, Shona Thorburn, Lizanne Murphy and Tamara Tatham helped the national women’...
May 09, 2017
Impact add Swiss international midfielder Dzemaili as designated player
MONTREAL - New designated player Blerim Dzemaili is eager to get started with the Montreal Impact. The Swiss international midfielder arrived at Trudeau Airport on Tuesday to begin a new phase of his ...
May 09, 2017
IIHF, NHLPA still trying to broker deal for NHL players in Pyeongchang Olympics
PARIS - International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel is not giving up on the idea of NHL players participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. “I’m a very positive ...
May 09, 2017
Resilient Senators on the verge of advancing to Eastern Conference final
NEW YORK - The Ottawa Senators have a chance to advance to the Eastern Conference final for the first time in a decade with a win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. If the previous games in t...
May 09, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Washington 5 Pittsburgh 2 (Series tied 3-3) — IIHF World Hockey Championship Round Robin At Paris Canada 6 Belarus 0 Czech Republic 4 Finland 3 (sh...
May 08, 2017
