Category Archives: Sports
Balanced, four-line attack good news for swift-footed young Canadiens
BROSSARD, Que. - Coach Claude Julien likes to use four balanced lines, and that is good news for the Montreal Canadiens’ young players. Nineteen-year-old defenceman Victor Mete, 22-year-old cent...
Oct 03, 2017
New look, same booming shot: Jets' Laine ready for sophomore season
WINNIPEG - Patrik Laine isn’t a fresh-faced rookie any longer. You can tell just by looking at him. After the Winnipeg Jets selected him second overall in last year’s NHL draft, the Finnis...
Oct 03, 2017
Canada's Erin McLeod and wife Ella Masar McLeod sing a song for Laura
TORONTO - Call it a song for Laura. Canadian international goalkeeper Erin McLeod and wife Ella Masar McLeod have released a song in memory of a former teammate of Masar McLeod’s. Proceeds from ...
Oct 03, 2017
Leafs ready to go, Swedish defenceman Andreas Borgman locks down final spot
TORONTO - The battle for the last remaining spot on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ roster came down to two Swedish defenceman, and in the end Andreas Borgman outmuscled countryman Calle Rosen for the ...
Oct 03, 2017
NHL players not surprised that "45-year-old kid" Jagr is back for another season
BROSSARD, Que. - Ales Hemsky describes Jaromir Jagr as a “funny, 45-year-old kid.” So the Montreal Canadiens winger is not surprised at all that Jagr, a future Hall of Famer and one of the...
Oct 03, 2017
Blue Jays GM Atkins confirms slugger Bautista not coming back in 2018
TORONTO - The Blue Jays won’t be picking up the mutual option on Jose Bautista’s contract for 2018, but GM Ross Atkins wouldn’t rule out the possibility of the all-star slugger retur...
Oct 03, 2017
NBA changes All-Star Game format; captains will pick teams
NEW YORK - The NBA is scrapping the East vs. West format for its All-Star Game and will have captains pick teams this season. The league said Tuesday the two starters with the highest fan vote totals ...
Oct 03, 2017
Former Alabama star Trent Richardson to make CFL debut against Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Victor Butler will have the chance Saturday afternoon to again lock horns with Trent Richardson. Richardson will make his CFL debut with Saskatchewan (7-6) when it visits the Toronto Argonau...
Oct 03, 2017
Canadian women's rugby sevens squad targets 2017-18 World Series title
After finishing third four times in the five-year history of the World Series, the Canadian women’s rugby sevens team is reaching for the top this season. The goal is to topple perennial champio...
Oct 03, 2017
Canucks hope new defenceman Pouliot can reach potential under Travis Green
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have acquired defenceman Derrick Pouliot from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenceman Andrey Pedan and a fourth-round selection in the 2018 NHL draft. The ...
Oct 03, 2017
