Category Archives: Sports

LONDON - No late escapes this year, Sunderland is leaving the Premier League. The northeast club is returning to the second tier after a decade in world soccer’s richest league. Relegation was c...

LONDON - Prince Harry has joined thousands of rugby fans at a London stadium to cheer on the annual British armed forces rugby match. The 32-year-old prince, a former Army captain, was attending the 1...

GENEVA - Asian Olympic leader Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah of Kuwait has denied claims made in a U.S. federal court that he paid six-figure bribes to FIFA voters. “Sheikh Ahmad is very surpris...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Grant Fuhr was standing in the hallway near the visiting dressing room at Honda Center wearing a gray Edmonton Oilers hoodie when Wayne Gretzky walked up. “Let’s go meet ...

TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed Canadian defensive tackle Cleyon Laing on Saturday. The six-foot-three, 280 pound Edmonton native split time between the Miami Dolphins and Ottawa Redblacks last...

Friday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round St. Louis 3 Nashville 2 (Series tied 1-1) Edmonton 2 Anaheim 1 (Oilers lead series 2-0) — AHL Playoffs First Round (best-of-five) Toronto 2 Albany ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Edmonton Oilers might be returning home with a 2-0 series lead over the Anaheim Ducks, but they understand nothing is settled yet. Patrick Maroon had a power-play goal and Cam Ta...

ST. LOUIS - Vladimir Tarasenko was at the right place at the right time to take advantage of a lucky bounce and help the St. Louis Blues get a big win. Tarasenko scored twice, including the tiebreakin...

TORONTO - Marcus Stroman sat in the Blue Jays dugout with his mouth gaping open and a look of disbelief in his eyes. He had left the game in the eighth inning with his team up by a run. Within minutes...

TORONTO - Eight games into the MLS season, Toronto FC is finding its stride. The defending Eastern Conference champion plays best when it moves the ball fast, allowing its skilful attackers to find sp...