Category Archives: Sports
Trumbo's 11th-inning homer lifts Orioles over Blue Jays 3-2
BALTIMORE - Five months later, the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays reprised their winner-take-all post-season showdown. The stakes weren’t as high, yet the drama was palpable and the gam...
Apr 03, 2017
Gushue posts two more wins to remain unbeaten at world curling playdowns
EDMONTON - Canada’s Brad Gushue wanted to build on his team’s strong performance during the national playdowns in his first appearance at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship. H...
Apr 03, 2017
Ramsay can't believe CFLPA must negotiate adequate rehabilitation
TORONTO - Brian Ramsay finds it hard to believe the CFL Players’ Association must negotiate adequate rehabilitation for its membership. The union has launched a campaign to outline what it feels...
Apr 03, 2017
Canada downs Russia 8-0, gains semifinal berth in women's world hockey
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Canada made it into the semifinals of the women’s world hockey championship with an assist from their frenemies. Canada’s 8-0 win over Russia and Finland losing 5-3 in re...
Apr 03, 2017
Late slump in standout rookie season frustrates Jets star sniper Laine
WINNIPEG - Patrik Laine skated to the bench at Monday’s Winnipeg Jets practice and angrily banged his hockey stick on the boards. The team’s rookie sniper is in a scoring slump as the Jets...
Apr 03, 2017
NHL not going to 2018 Olympics in South Korea
The NHL is not going to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. The league announced its decision Monday afternoon, saying the matter was “officially closed.” The league says no meaningfu...
Apr 03, 2017
Brady's jersey stolen again, this time in fun at Fenway Park
BOSTON - Tom Brady’s Super Bowl jersey was stolen again - this time by Rob Gronkowski in full view of 37,000 screaming Red Sox fans. The New England Patriots quarterback was showing off the rece...
Apr 03, 2017
Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio feels the pain of missed scoring chances
Toronto FC’s 0-0 tie with Sporting Kansas City was hard to let go for Jonathan Osorio. The Toronto midfielder, distraught over three first-half misses in front of goal, took to Twitter soon afte...
Apr 03, 2017
Book takes Raines through big moments of more than two decades in baseball
MONTREAL - When Tim (Rock) Raines opted to do an “as told to” autobiography, he led off with perhaps the darkest period of his stellar baseball career - his cocaine use during the 1982 sea...
Apr 03, 2017
Former Toronto Argonauts looking to boost youth football development
TORONTO - As a middle linebacker, Anthony Cannon lived for the big hit. Now, he’s showing young football players how to get better without their pads. The former Toronto Argonaut is the founder ...
Apr 03, 2017
