Category Archives: Sports
Canadiens winger Nikita Scherbak to make NHL debut with Brendan Gallagher out
TORONTO - Brendan Gallagher’s broken hand has opened up the first NHL opportunity for Montreal Canadiens rookie Nikita Scherbak. The 21-year-old Russian winger, picked 26th overall at the 2014 d...
Jan 07, 2017
Maschmeyer makes 17 saves as Canada's development team earns Nations Cup silver
FUSSEN, Germany - Canada’s women’s development team will come home with a silver medal from the 2017 Nations Cup after a 1-0 loss to Finland in Saturday’s gold-medal game. Emerance M...
Jan 07, 2017
Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock says bye week 'wrong for player safety'
TORONTO - Mike Babcock is no fan of the NHL’s newly created bye week. Speaking a day before his Maple Leafs get their first taste of the mandated five-day break, Toronto’s head coach said ...
Jan 07, 2017
Canada's Raonic loses in Brisbane semifinal; Pliskova wins women's title
BRISBANE, Australia - Canadian Milos Raonic came up short in the defence of his Brisbane International title on Saturday in a 7-6 (7), 6-2 semifinal loss to Grigor Dimitrov, who will play third-seeded...
Jan 07, 2017
From Tie to Max Domi: NHL enforcers dwindle in 1 generation
TORONTO - Tie Domi is no different than any proud hockey father when it comes to worrying about his son. Having spent 16 seasons establishing a reputation for being one of the NHL’s fiercest enf...
Jan 07, 2017
Rooney equals record as United beats Reading 4-0 in FA Cup
LONDON - Wayne Rooney stands one goal away from becoming Manchester United’s outright record goal-scorer after equaling club great Bobby Charlton’s mark of 249 on Saturday. With the 79-yea...
Jan 07, 2017
Watched by Charlton, Rooney ties record as United top scorer
MANCHESTER, England - Wayne Rooney became Manchester United’s joint leading scorer of all time when he scored his 249th goal for the club on Saturday in the FA Cup third-round 4-0 win over Readi...
Jan 07, 2017
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games NHL Vancouver 4 Calgary 2 Toronto 4 New Jersey 2 Florida 2 Nashville 1 Chicago 2 Carolina 1 Colorado 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 (OT) Anaheim 3 Arizona 2 (OT) — AHL Charlotte 2 Grand...
Jan 06, 2017
Miller's brilliant 44-save performance the difference as Canucks down Flames 4-2
VANCOUVER - There weren’t many smiles in the Vancouver Canucks’ locker-room following their sixth straight victory. Vancouver directed a season-low 13 shots on net, and Ryan Miller was ste...
Jan 06, 2017
Red-hot Maple Leafs ride fast start to 4-2 win over Devils
NEWARK, N.J. - What was supposed to be a rebuilding season for youthful Toronto could turn into a playoff appearance. Nazem Kadri sparked Toronto’s four-goal first period with a power-play score...
Jan 06, 2017
