Category Archives: Sports
Piatti brace lifts Impact over Whitecaps 4-2 in Canadian Championship semifinal
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact poured in four goals and got the win, but not without some hairy moments at the end against a young Vancouver Whitecaps lineup. Ignacio Piatti scored twice from the pena...
May 30, 2017
Risky retrieval of Everest bodies raises climbers' concern
KATHMANDU, Nepal - The Indian man wept as a helicopter landed in Nepal’s capital carrying the body of his brother, one of hundreds of climbers who have died while attempting to climb Mount Evere...
May 30, 2017
Hunter Strickland suspended 6 games, Bryce Harper 4
SAN FRANCISCO - There is widespread agreement on one topic the day after a bench-clearing brawl that led to a six-game suspension for Giants reliever Hunter Strickland and a four-game ban for Washingt...
May 30, 2017
French Open takes player's credential for harassing reporter
PARIS - A French tennis player’s French Open credential was revoked because he grabbed a reporter and kissed her on the neck during a live TV interview at the tournament. The French Tennis Feder...
May 30, 2017
CFL spotlight on Calgary receiver DaVaris Daniels after meteoric rookie season
CALGARY - DaVaris Daniels has lost the element of surprise. When defences around the CFL face the Calgary Stampeders in 2017, they’ll scheme with last season’s rookie of the year in mind. ...
May 30, 2017
D.C. United forward Jose Ortiz suspended for costly dive in Vancouver
TORONTO - It will be of small comfort to the Vancouver Whitecaps but MLS has fined and suspended D.C. United forward Jose Ortiz one game for simulation/embellishment. The simulation, which saw Ortiz t...
May 30, 2017
Game 1 hero Jake Guentzel an out of nowhere star for the Penguins
PITTSBURGH - Penguins winger Jake Guentzel was such an unknown commodity that his own captain hardly knew who he was before the season began. “I heard some of the scouts and some of the people w...
May 30, 2017
Blue Jays lefty J.A. Happ activated from disabled list before start against Reds
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated left-hander J.A. Happ from the disabled list Tuesday and optioned reliever Dominic Leone to triple-A Buffalo. Happ spent six weeks on the DL due to a left el...
May 30, 2017
Canada wins cricket promotion after finishing second in Uganda tournament
KAMPALA, Uganda - Canada is moving up the cricket ladder after finishing runner-up at the ICC World Cricket League Division 3 tournament. The Canadians join tournament winner Oman in securing promotio...
May 30, 2017
Toronto FC looking to bounce back after disappointing showing in Ottawa
TORONTO - Expect a different Toronto FC on Wednesday as the MLS club looks to rally from a 2-1 deficit against the Ottawa Fury in the second leg of their Canadian championship semifinal. Toronto coach...
May 30, 2017
