Category Archives: Sports
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
Cunningham drops puck at Coyotes game
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Craig Cunningham skated across the Gila River Arena ice, quickly stickhandling as made a wide-arcing turn. He fired the puck against the sideboards and looked down at his skates, sci...
Apr 08, 2017
Canadian Olympic champ Drouin sets high jump record in decathlon
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Olympic high jump champion Derek Drouin set a world record en route to a fourth-place finish in his first decathlon since 2010. The Corunna, Ont., native jumped 2.28 metres in ...
Apr 08, 2017
Lawrence walks home winner in MLB debut, Rays top Jays in 11
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Toronto newcomer Casey Lawrence took the longest walk of all. Lawrence became the first Blue Jays reliever to wind up as the losing pitcher in his major league debut, issuing a ...
Apr 08, 2017
Wheeler and Jets beat Predators, end season on seven-game win streak
WINNIPEG - It was fitting that Blake Wheeler led the Winnipeg Jets to their final victory of the season. Wheeler did that by scoring a short-handed goal with 45 seconds left to lift Winnipeg to its se...
Apr 08, 2017
