Category Archives: Sports
Canadian women give up late goal in 2-1 soccer friendly loss to Germany
ERFURT, Germany - Linda Dallman’s 86th-minute goal gave Olympic champion Germany a 2-1 win over Canada in a women’s soccer friendly Sunday. Deanne Rose scored in the 39th minute for fifth-...
Apr 09, 2017
Veteran Brad Bowden optimistic as Canada heads into world championships
TORONTO - Brad Bowden wasn’t sure how he would fare when he was first asked by head coach Ken Babey to change his role with Canada’s national team. The transition has him looking like para...
Apr 09, 2017
Lewis Hamilton coasts to fifth title at Chinese Grand Prix
SHANGHAI - With Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel starting side-by-side on the front row at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, the stage was set for a wheel-to-wheel duel between long-dominant Merced...
Apr 09, 2017
Nathan Hirayama makes Canada rugby sevens history by reaching 1,000-point plateau
HONG KONG - Nathan Hirayama became the first Canadian to reach the 1,000-point plateau in rugby sevens as Canada tied for seventh Sunday at the Hong Kong Sevens. Olympic champion Fiji won the famed to...
Apr 09, 2017
Leafs recall Garret Sparks; Andersen's status in question for Sunday finale
TORONTO - Goaltender Garret Sparks was recalled by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the American Hockey League on an emergency basis Sunday morning, renewing questions about the status of No. 1 netminder ...
Apr 09, 2017
Sharks beat Flames 3-1 in regular-season finale
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Even a win to end the regular season wasn’t enough to help the San Jose Sharks open the playoffs at home after blowing a nine-point lead in the division in the final month. Ch...
Apr 08, 2017
Montreal's Patrick Cote calls it a career after UFC 210 loss to Thiago Alves
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Canada’s Patrick (The Predator) Cote is calling it a career. The 37-year-old mixed martial artist from Montreal dropped a unanimous decision to American-based Brazilian Thiago (P...
Apr 08, 2017
Oilers beat Canucks 3-2 to clinch at least second place in the Pacific Division
VANCOUVER - It’s a sacrifice Mark Letestu would happily make again. The Oilers forward lost a tooth on a high stick before returning to score the go-ahead goal on the ensuing power play in the t...
Apr 08, 2017
Masse surprises Caldwell to win 200m backstroke at Team Canada Trials
VICTORIA - Kylie Masse upset Hilary Caldwell in the women’s 200-metre backstroke Saturday night at the 2017 Team Canada Trials. Masse, of Windsor, Ont., overtook the Olympic bronze medallist in ...
Apr 08, 2017
Rusnak leads Salt Lake past Vancouver 3-0 in snow
SANDY, Utah - Albert Rusnak had a goal and two assists in the second half during a snow storm and Real Salt Lake ended a 13-match winless run with a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturda...
Apr 08, 2017
