Category Archives: Sports
Justices raise doubts over law barring offensive trademarks
WASHINGTON - In a First Amendment clash over a law barring offensive trademarks, the Supreme Court on Wednesday raised doubts about a government program that favours some forms of speech but rejects o...
Jan 18, 2017
MLS stars show Toronto's Giovinco plenty of love when asked who shines brightest
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. - Ask Matteo Mancosu who’s the best player in MLS and the Montreal Impact striker doesn’t miss a beat. “Giovinco,” the Italian said immediately. Columbu...
Jan 18, 2017
Canada's Raonic tops Muller to advance to third round at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Third-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada maintained his record of reaching the third round all seven years he has contested the Australian Open. The Thornhill, Ont., product saved a ...
Jan 17, 2017
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Vancouver 1 Nashville 0 Calgary 5 Florida 2 Toronto 4 Buffalo 3 Ottawa 6 St. Louis 4 Columbus 4 Carolina 1 Dallas 7 N.Y. Rangers 6 New Jersey 4, Minnesota 3 Chicago 6 Colorad...
Jan 17, 2017
Henrik Sedin scores winner for 999th career point as Canucks down Predators 1-0
VANCOUVER - Henrik Sedin wasn’t interested in taking too much credit for the 999th point of his NHL career. The Vancouver captain swatted a rebound off the end boards in the third period that de...
Jan 17, 2017
Backlund stays hot as Calgary Flames beat Florida Panthers 5-2
CALGARY - Flanked by another veteran in Michael Frolik and rambunctious rookie Matthew Tkachuk, Calgary centre Mikael Backlund continues to be one of the hottest players in the NHL. Backlund scored tw...
Jan 17, 2017
Hoffman, Stone score twice each; Senators beat Blues 6-4
ST. LOUIS - Mark Stone’s pain didn’t last long. Mike Hoffman and Stone each scored twice to lead the Ottawa Senators over the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Tuesday night. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and ...
Jan 17, 2017
Leafs' keep rolling with win over Sabres; Rielly forced to exit with injury
TORONTO - Another victory for the surging Maple Leafs carried with it a potentially large cost. Toronto won for the 10th time in the last 13 games on Tuesday night, but also lost No. 1 defenceman Morg...
Jan 17, 2017
DeRozan scores 36, Raptors hand Nets 11th straight loss
NEW YORK - DeMar DeRozan’s double-double and Cory Joseph’s career night propelled the Toronto Raptors past the free-falling Brooklyn Nets. DeRozan had 36 points and 11 rebounds, and Joseph...
Jan 17, 2017
Murray, Federer advance to 3rd round at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - An hour after his win, Andy Murray still hadn’t been able to get any video to see how he twisted his ankle and tumbled to the ground. There’s a good chance the most-...
Jan 17, 2017
