Category Archives: Sports
Rangers: Niskanen hit that injured Crosby a 'fluke,' not malicious
NEW YORK - Tanner Glass knows collisions happen when an NHL player goes hard to the net. That’s why he calls the high-speed hit which left Pittsburgh Penguins superstar centre Sidney Crosby with...
May 03, 2017
Impact's Oduro, Jackson ready to fill in for injured striker Mancosu
MONTREAL - Veteran Dominic Oduro and youngster Anthony Jackson-Hamel both say they’re ready to take on extra work while striker Matteo Mancosu recovers from a thigh injury. It will be up to coac...
May 03, 2017
SUV in Aaron Hernandez trial pulled from auction website
BOSTON - The SUV prosecutors say Aaron Hernandez was in when the ex-NFL star killed two men is no longer up for auction. Westford Auto Sales owner Buddy Clair tells The Boston Globe that eBay pulled t...
May 03, 2017
Ducks coach, Oilers cross verbal swords over officials' treatment of McDavid
EDMONTON - First it was a jab over faceoffs, and then it was preferential treatment of NHL star Connor McDavid. Randy Carlyle’s comments continue to stir the pot in Anaheim’s playoff serie...
May 03, 2017
Two-time Canadian Olympian Inaki Gomez retires from race walking
TORONTO - Canadian race walker Inaki Gomez has announced his retirement. Gomez, from Vancouver, joined forces with Evan Dunfee, Ben Thorne and Mathieu Bilodeau to capture the silver medal at the 2016 ...
May 03, 2017
Casse bullish on Canadian-bred State of Honor's chances in Kentucky Derby
State of Honor has always stood out in a crowd. That’s because the strapping bay stands 17 hands one inch high, or roughly 175 centimetres (five feet nine inches). He’ll definitely be hard...
May 03, 2017
Canadian tennis star Raonic returns from injury with win over Bedene in Istanbul
ISTANBUL - Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic survived a scare in his return to action Wednesday before holding on to beat Britain’s Aljaz Bedene 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (3) in second-round action at t...
May 03, 2017
Woman hit by stray bullet during Cardinals game
ST. LOUIS - Police said Wednesday they were investigating after a woman attending a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game was grazed in the arm by a stray bullet that apparently originated outside Busch S...
May 03, 2017
Lineup change: Powell, Patterson inserted into Raptors' starting lineup
CLEVELAND - The Raptors made two changes to their starting lineup for Wednesday’s Game 7, inserting Norman Powell and Patrick Patterson. Jonas Valanciunas and DeMarre Carroll were to come off th...
May 03, 2017
Defender Kennedy Faulknor to join Canadian teammate Jessie Fleming at UCLA.
TORONTO - Defender Kennedy Faulknor is joining fellow Canadian international Jessie Fleming at UCLA. Faulknor went from leading Canada to the title at a CONCACAF under-15 tournament in 2014 to making ...
May 03, 2017
