Category Archives: Sports
Canada will play Russia in world championship semifinal with win over Germany
COLOGNE, Germany - Canada had to overcome a vocal partisan crowd and a fired-up Germany squad to keep its chances of a third straight world hockey championship title alive. Mark Scheifele and Jeff Ski...
May 18, 2017
Raonic advances to Italian Open quarter-finals with convincing win over Berdych
ROME - Canada’s Milos Raonic advanced to the quarter-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Czech veteran Tomas Berdych. The fifth seed from Thornhill, Ont., used his do...
May 18, 2017
2018 Games head says NHL not being greedy, will co-operate
LONDON - The head of the Pyeongchang Olympics organizing committee said Thursday that the NHL isn’t being “greedy” preventing hockey stars going to the 2018 Games and he was willing ...
May 18, 2017
WADA optimistic Russia is taking steps to fix its broken anti-doping system
MONTREAL - Beckie Scott is hoping that an athletes anti-doping charter of rights will help prevent the kind of infractions that nearly cost her a cross country skiing gold medal at the 2002 Olympics. ...
May 18, 2017
Pens won't say who starts Game 4; Fleury pulled in Game 3 loss
OTTAWA - Marc-Andre Fleury or Matt Murray? The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t saying which of their two goaltenders will start Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final. Head coach Mike Sullivan said a...
May 18, 2017
Salford releases Australian winger who racially abused Toronto Wolfpack prop
SALFORD, England - Winger Justin Carney, suspended eight games for racially abusing a Toronto Wolfpack player, is leaving the Salford Red Devils. Carner landed on his feet, joining Hull Kingston Rover...
May 18, 2017
A look at the four teams that will battle for the 2017 Memorial Cup
The 99th edition of the Memorial Cup begins Friday, with the host Windsor Spitfires facing the Saint John Sea Dogs. Following round-robin play, the championship game is set for May 29. Here’s a ...
May 18, 2017
Host Windsor Spitfires set to take on Canada's best at 2017 Memorial Cup
If there was a silver lining for Logan Stanley after an injury cost him half his Ontario Hockey League season, it was knowing his Windsor Spitfires would be hosting the 2017 Memorial Cup. The hulking ...
May 18, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Third Round Anaheim 3 Nashville 2 (OT) (Series tied 2-2) — World Hockey Championship Quarter-finals At Cologne, Germany Finland 2 U.S. 0 Canada 2 Germnay 1 At...
May 18, 2017
Canadians Ashley Lawrence, Kadeisha Buchanan face off in French Cup final
VANNES, France - Canadian internationals Ashley Lawrence and Kadeisha Buchanan square off for the second time in six days Friday when Paris Saint-Germain plays league champion Lyon in the French Cup f...
May 18, 2017
