Category Archives: Sports
Tucker says Raptors can "take it up a couple of notches" for playoff games in Milwaukee
TORONTO - After a tense start to their first-round playoff series with a spirited Milwaukee Bucks squad, P.J. Tucker knows the Toronto Raptors can play at another level. The Raptors evened the best-of...
Apr 19, 2017
Pint-sized Whitecaps midfielder Cristian Techera back buzzing early in 2017
VANCOUVER - Cristian Techera had already scored in a game earlier this month when he made a crucial play that went largely unnoticed. Always keen to go forward, the pint-sized Vancouver Whitecaps midf...
Apr 19, 2017
Canadiens coach Julien defends Pacioretty, mild reaction to Nash hit on Price
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien talked about keeping things in perspective heading into Game 5 of their playoff series with the New York Rangers. That regular season scoring le...
Apr 19, 2017
After 7-0 rout, Oilers need to contain Sharks' stars while igniting their own
SAN JOSE, Calif. - There’s a hockey adage that to win the Stanley Cup, an NHL team’s best players have to be just that. Unexpected heroes will emerge along the way, but a team’s star...
Apr 19, 2017
Ducks defenceman Shea Theodore finds his footing quickly in NHL playoffs
CALGARY - Shea Theodore estimates he was called up by the Anaheim Ducks and sent down to their minor-league affiliate at least 15 times this season. The 21-year-old Ducks defenceman from Langley, B.C....
Apr 19, 2017
Loud sex sounds interrupt pro tennis match in Florida
SARASOTA, Fla. - An outdoor professional tennis match in Florida came to a brief halt amid sounds of loud sex. Frances Tiafoe was about to serve Mitchell Krueger during their Tuesday night match in th...
Apr 19, 2017
Star QB Tom Brady to miss NFL champs' visit to White House
WASHINGTON - Star quarterback Tom Brady will not join his New England Patriots teammates Wednesday when the Super Bowl champions visit the White House to accept congratulations from President Donald T...
Apr 19, 2017
Roughriders release defensive back Cox for alleged domestic violence incident
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released defensive back Justin Cox over an alleged incident of domestic violence. Regina police say a 24-year-old man named Justin Cox was charged with assau...
Apr 19, 2017
Olympians Huynh, Whitfield and Klassen top Canada Sports Hall of Fame inductees
TORONTO - Lanny McDonald never saw it coming. The Stanley Cup champion and Hockey Hall of Fame member was among nine individuals named for induction into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesda...
Apr 19, 2017
In court, strong emotions from coach, family of slain Saint
NEW ORLEANS - The killer of retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith was denied a new trial Wednesday by a Louisiana judge, who then heard tearful, sometimes bitter “victim Impact” testi...
Apr 19, 2017
