Category Archives: Sports
AP source: Chapman, Yankees reach deal for $86M, 5 years
OXON HILL, Md. - Aroldis Chapman found a spot in a most familiar bullpen - a very rich spot, too. The hard-throwing closer reached agreement to return to the New York Yankees on Wednesday night with t...
Dec 07, 2016
Staal scores, Dubnyk makes 35 saves as Wild hold on to beat Leafs 3-2
TORONTO - Eric Staal never has trouble finding motivation when he’s up against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Staal continued his career success against Toronto, scoring what turned out to be the game...
Dec 07, 2016
Cubs get Davis, Yankees get Chapman, Nats trade 3 young arms
OXON HILL, Md. - The champion Chicago Cubs filled their only real need, getting All-Star reliever Wade Davis. He’ll take the spot of closer Aroldis Chapman, who locked down a spot by returning t...
Dec 07, 2016
Masse, mixed relay race to silver, bronze at world short-course championships
WINDSOR, Ont. - People forget that barely a year ago, Kylie Masse was watching the Pan American Games from the bleachers after failing to qualify for Canada’s team. She was an outstanding univer...
Dec 07, 2016
Canadian international defender Kadeisha Buchanan a nominee for Honda Award
TORONTO - Canadian international Kadeisha Buchanan is one of four nominees for the Honda Sport Award for Women’s Soccer. The 21-year-old from Brampton, Ont., helped top-ranked West Virginia to t...
Dec 07, 2016
Habs forwards Galchenyuk, Desharnais each out 6-8 weeks with a knee injury
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say forwards Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais will each be out six to eight weeks with a knee injury. Galchenyuk, the team’s leading scorer with 23 points (...
Dec 07, 2016
Toronto FC theme has been all about the team ahead of MLS championship game
TORONTO - Team has been the theme for Toronto FC in the buildup to the MLS Cup final. From boisterous practices to team-first media interviews, the All for One club motto has been plain to see ahead o...
Dec 07, 2016
Orioles GM says Bautista too unpopular at Camden yards to sign
TORONTO - The Baltimore Orioles aren’t likely to sign free agent slugger Jose Bautista because he rubs the Camden Yards faithful the wrong way, according to the team’s general manager. ...
Dec 07, 2016
Greg Vanney's Toronto FC coaching staff has deep ties that go back years
TORONTO - In 1996 while Greg Vanney was a student-athlete at UCLA, he took a class that required him to start a business. He chose to form a soccer team - the Arizona Futbol Club. When Vanney went hom...
Dec 07, 2016
Olympics likely to headline NHL board of governors meetings
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - James van Riemsdyk went to the Stanley Cup final with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010, but he also considers his appearance with the United States at the 2014 Olympics special ...
Dec 07, 2016
