Category Archives: Sports
Sportsnet says first round of NHL playoffs averages 1.3 million viewers
TORONTO - The first round of the NHL playoffs attracted an average of 1.3 million viewers to Sportsnet and CBC. Sportsnet says the five series featuring Canadian teams drew an average audience of 1.8 ...
Apr 24, 2017
Aaron Hernandez friends, family turn out for private funeral
BRISTOL, Conn. - Aaron Hernandez’s family and friends bid farewell to the former NFL star at a private funeral Monday, and a judge ordered that three suicide notes he left be turned over to his ...
Apr 24, 2017
Canadiens management says gifted Galchenyuk not ready for top-line centre duty
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens haven’t given up on hope that Alex Galchenyuk will one day be their top line centre. But heading into the NHL off-season, he remains a left-winger. Genera...
Apr 24, 2017
Senators find playoff inspiration in Karlsson, Anderson, MacArthur
OTTAWA - Shortly after Ottawa’s first-round playoff win over Boston, Senators captain Erik Karlsson revealed he had been playing with two hairline fractures in his left heel. Ottawa general mana...
Apr 24, 2017
Former All-Star Delabar suspended 80 games for positive test
NEW YORK - Former All-Star pitcher Steve Delabar, a veteran of six major league seasons with Seattle, Toronto and Cincinnati, has been suspended for 80 games following a positive test under baseball&#...
Apr 24, 2017
Orange Crush vs. Orange County:Oilers prepare for Ducks in NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - In the forthcoming battle of Orange Crush versus Orange County, the Edmonton Oilers say they can no longer be characterized as green. “We’ve got playoff experience now. We just ...
Apr 24, 2017
Scans show Toronto Wolfpack forward suffered neck fracture in loss to Salford
TORONTO - Wolfpack forward James Laithwaite suffered a neck fracture in Toronto’s 29-22 loss to Salford in the fifth round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup on Sunday. A Wolfpack spokesman said Sun...
Apr 24, 2017
Second round picks: Sens keep magic alive, Crosby tops Ovechkin, Ducks halt Oil
For the second straight spring, Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will go down at the hands of Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Why wi...
Apr 24, 2017
Canadian duo Carruthers, Courtney lose to Czech Republic at mixed curling worlds
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Canada lost its first match at the world mixed doubles curling championship, falling 7-5 to the Czech Republic in Monday’s late draw. The Canadian duo of Edmonton’s Joa...
Apr 24, 2017
Star goaltender Price hopes to stay in Montreal, challenge for Stanley Cup
BROSSARD, Que. - Carey Price has put to rest any concern about leaving the Montreal Canadiens. The star goaltender can become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the next season and there has bee...
Apr 24, 2017
