Category Archives: Sports
Blue Jays, Orioles renew rivalry in wild-card rematch
BALTIMORE - The Baltimore Orioles start a new baseball season the same way they ended the last one: with a game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Opening day at Camden Yards on Monday features a matchup ...
Apr 02, 2017
Mark McMorris posts dramatic photo series after life-threatening crash
VANCOUVER - Star snowboarder Mark McMorris provided a dramatic illustration Sunday of how far he has come just one week after a life-threatening crash in the B.C. backcountry. The Olympic bronze medal...
Apr 02, 2017
Wenger relieved fans didn't turn on team in draw with City
LONDON - After Arsenal twice conceded against Manchester City, Arsene Wenger was apprehensive. “At 1-0 down and 2-1 down, just before halftime, our fans could have turned against us,” Weng...
Apr 02, 2017
Blue Jays place Roberto Osuna on 10-day disabled list, release Melvin Upton
The Toronto Blue Jays finalized their opening day roster Sunday, placing closer Roberto Osuna on the 10-day disabled list with a sore neck and releasing outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. Right-hander Domini...
Apr 02, 2017
Canada in unfamiliar territory at women's world hockey championship
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - The Canadian women’s hockey team used Sunday to hit the reset button after opening the world championship with back-to-back losses. Effort wasn’t the problem. Execution w...
Apr 02, 2017
Closer Roberto Osuna put on Blue Jays 10-day disabled list with cervical spasms
TORONTO - Closer Roberto Osuna was placed on the 10-day disabled list by the Blue Jays as Toronto announced its Opening Day roster on Sunday. Osuna was put on the DL retroactive to April 1 with cervic...
Apr 02, 2017
Team Gushue fifth Tom Sallows ready if needed at world curling championship
EDMONTON - When the Northlands Coliseum falls silent near the midnight hour, it’s time for Tom Sallows to go to work. The fifth on Brad Gushue’s Canadian team will scout rocks during pract...
Apr 02, 2017
Oxford wins boat race after WWII bomb removed from Thames
LONDON - Oxford reclaimed the boat race title from Cambridge on Sunday, hours after police removed an unexploded World War II-era bomb near the start of the course on the River Thames. The bomb was di...
Apr 02, 2017
Alex Bono gets another chance in Toronto FC goal with Clint Irwin out 4-5 weeks
TORONTO - Once again, Toronto FC’s goal is in Alex Bono’s hands. The 23-year-old Bono, who made 16 appearances last season, will be Toronto FC’s No. 1 for at least the next four to f...
Apr 02, 2017
The emergence of Osmond, Daleman the highlight for Canada at world championships
HELSINKI - Kaetlyn Osmond was just three when she first skated in front of a crowd, performing as a Teletubby in her skating club’s annual ice show in Marystown, N.L. “There was one year I...
Apr 02, 2017
