Category Archives: Sports
Brazil's late try beats Canada 24-23 in Americas Rugby Championship finale
SAO PAULO - Nick Blevins and Gordon McRorie had tries but it was not enough as Canada lost to Brazil 24-23 on Friday night in their finale of the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship campaign. McRorie kic...
Mar 03, 2017
Connor Hellebuyck has 29-save shutout as Winnipeg Jets blank St. Louis Blues 3-0
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck knows his Winnipeg Jets don’t have much room for error. So he made no mistakes on Friday night. Hellebuyck stopped all 29 shots he faced as the Jets shut out the St....
Mar 03, 2017
DeRozan, Powell lead Raptors past Wizards 114-106
WASHINGTON - The Toronto Raptors knew they’d need a better performance from their bench Friday night than they got in the first game of a home-and-home set with the Washington Wizards. Norman Po...
Mar 03, 2017
St Pierre opens comeback in big verbal exchange with Bisping
LAS VEGAS - Georges St. Pierre has officially returned to the UFC, and the longtime mixed martial arts hero already has a villainous new foil. St. Pierre and middleweight champion Michael Bisping trad...
Mar 03, 2017
Canada's Caldwell wins gold, year's best time, at Arena Pro Swim Series event
INDIANAPOLIS - Olympic bronze medallist Hilary Caldwell of White Rock, B.C., won the gold medal and set this year’s world’s best time on Friday in the women’s 200-metre backstroke at...
Mar 03, 2017
Lakers legal fight is head-on collision of Busses
LOS ANGELES - Jeanie Buss went to court Friday to stop what her attorneys call an attempt by brothers Jim and Johnny Buss to oust her as controlling owner and president of the Los Angeles Lakers, an a...
Mar 03, 2017
Canada women win all three games on opening day of Las Vegas Sevens
LAS VEGAS - The Canadian women’s rugby sevens team won all three matches Friday on Day 1 of the HSBC U.S.A. Sevens. Canada won its group, finishing the day with a 21-7 win over France after thum...
Mar 03, 2017
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Mar 03, 2017
Retooled after a disappointing season, Whitecaps ready to take on Union
VANCOUVER - As the Vancouver Whitecaps prepared for their Major League Soccer season-opening game Sunday against the Philadelphia Union, head coach Carl Robinson was asked how his team will be better ...
Mar 03, 2017
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney has a challenge this season with crowded midfield
Finding minutes for his midfielders will be one of Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney’s major challenges this season. Vanney’s preferred formation is 3-5-2/5-3-2 with fullbacks Justin Morrow and...
Mar 03, 2017
