Category Archives: Sports
Astros, Dodgers set Series HR record amid juiced ball buzz
HOUSTON - Home runs kept flying over the wall at Minute Maid Park, on line drives up toward the train tracks, on fly balls that just dropped over the fence. Seven more were hit in Game 5, raising the ...
Oct 30, 2017
Isles centre Tavares, Knights goalie Dansk, Sens centre Pageau named stars of week
New York Islanders centre John Tavares, Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Oscar Dansk and Ottawa Senators centre Jean-Gabriel Pageau have been named the NHL’s three stars for the week ending Oct. ...
Oct 30, 2017
Canadian skaters Osmond, Duhamel praise Gold for putting health first
REGINA - Consider the gossamer-thin dresses with tiny skirts, bright lights, judges, and dozens of cameras capturing every square inch of skin. It’s no wonder figure skating can deliver a fierce...
Oct 30, 2017
Canada captain Ghislaine Landry up for World Rugby sevens player of the year
Canada captain Ghislaine Landry is one of three nominees for World Rugby women’s sevens player of the year. The 29-year-old from Toronto is up against New Zealand’s Michaela Blyde and Ruby...
Oct 30, 2017
Saudi women to be allowed into sports stadiums next year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums as of next year, the kingdom’s latest step toward easing rules on gender segregation - but they will be seated in...
Oct 30, 2017
Toronto FC president Bill Manning knows all about starting at the bottom
When Toronto FC fans displayed a huge banner saying “Started from the bottom, now we’re here” at the home regular-season finale, team president Bill Manning had every reason to smile...
Oct 30, 2017
Spanish shooting athletes detained at Abu Dhabi airport
MADRID - Four members of Spain’s shooting team have been detained at an airport in the United Arab Emirates because of problems with their weapons’ documentation. The Spanish shooting fede...
Oct 30, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games MLB World Series Houston 13 L.A. Dodgers 12 (10 innings) (Astros lead series 3-2) — NHL Winnipeg 7 Pittsburgh 1 Calgary 2 Washington 1 Anaheim 4 Carolina 3 (SO) — AHL ...
Oct 29, 2017
Astros blast by Dodgers 13-12 in 10th, lead World Series 3-2
HOUSTON - When the winning run finally came sliding across home plate on Alex Bregman’s single, more than five unforgettable hours after the first pitch, a frantic Carlos Correa sprinted toward ...
Oct 29, 2017
Sean Monahan scores in third, Flames edge Capitals 2-1
CALGARY - Sean Monahan knows where to go when Johnny Gaudreau has the puck. Monahan converted Gaudreau’s pass for the winner 9:09 into the third period Sunday night as the Calgary Flames broke a...
Oct 29, 2017
