Category Archives: Sports
Edmonton GM Chiarelli bullish on Oilers after leap up standings in 2016-17
Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli says his team exceeded expectations this year, and the plan is to not deliver another electro-shock to the roster like last year’s Taylor Hall tra...
May 16, 2017
Blue Jays relying on bench players, minor-league callups to stay hot
TORONTO - Even the normally gregarious John Gibbons showed his frustration after losing yet another Blue Jays player to injury. “I’m tired of talking about it,” Toronto’s manag...
May 16, 2017
KHL mulls dropping 5 teams to save costs
MOSCOW - The Kontinental Hockey League is considering shrinking from 29 to 24 teams following years of financial instability. “Optimizing the number (of clubs) will help us to deal with the issu...
May 16, 2017
ESPN ending 'Mike & Mike' radio show after 17 years
NEW YORK - ESPN Radio’s “Mike & Mike” are going their separate ways. The network announced Tuesday that Mike Greenberg would be leaving the longtime morning radio show he co-host...
May 16, 2017
Non-allocated NWSL players take step toward forming union
Players from the National Women’s Soccer League whose salaries are not paid by a national federation have formed the NWSL Players Association, a first step toward creating a union. National team...
May 16, 2017
ESPN's Mowins set to be 1st woman to call NFL game since '87
BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN has tapped Beth Mowins to call the second part of a season-opening “Monday Night Football” doubleheader in September, making her the first woman do play-by-play dutie...
May 16, 2017
Former WTA exec Laurence Applebaum named Golf Canada chief executive officer
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Laurence Applebaum has already created a to-do list even though he’s still eight weeks away from officially taking over as Golf Canada’s chief executive officer. His top p...
May 16, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack loses two players for key game after bans for punching opponent
Toronto Wolfpack prop Jake Emmitt and wing Liam Kay will miss this weekend’s top-of-the-table showdown with the Barrow Raiders after being banned for fighting. Emmitt got a two-game suspension w...
May 16, 2017
Ducks, Pens try to buck trend of winning Stanley Cup without elite No. 1 defenceman
The Philadelphia Flyers showed the hockey world what a No. 1 defenceman meant in July 2012 when they signed then-Nashville Predators defenceman Shea Weber to a spectacular 14-year offer sheet worth US...
May 16, 2017
IOC evaluation commission praises Paris' vision
PARIS - IOC evaluation commission chairman Patrick Baumann praised Paris’ vision for the Olympics as he wrapped up a three-day visit to the French capital on Tuesday. Baumann, however, stopped s...
May 16, 2017
