Category Archives: Sports
Ducks coach, Oilers cross verbal swords over officials' treatment of McDavid
EDMONTON - First it was a jab over faceoffs, and then it was preferential treatment of NHL star Connor McDavid. Randy Carlyle’s comments continue to stir the pot in Anaheim’s playoff serie...
May 03, 2017
Two-time Canadian Olympian Inaki Gomez retires from race walking
TORONTO - Canadian race walker Inaki Gomez has announced his retirement. Gomez, from Vancouver, joined forces with Evan Dunfee, Ben Thorne and Mathieu Bilodeau to capture the silver medal at the 2016 ...
May 03, 2017
Casse bullish on Canadian-bred State of Honor's chances in Kentucky Derby
State of Honor has always stood out in a crowd. That’s because the strapping bay stands 17 hands one inch high, or roughly 175 centimetres (five feet nine inches). He’ll definitely be hard...
May 03, 2017
Canadian tennis star Raonic returns from injury with win over Bedene in Istanbul
ISTANBUL - Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic survived a scare in his return to action Wednesday before holding on to beat Britain’s Aljaz Bedene 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (3) in second-round action at t...
May 03, 2017
Woman hit by stray bullet during Cardinals game
ST. LOUIS - Police said Wednesday they were investigating after a woman attending a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game was grazed in the arm by a stray bullet that apparently originated outside Busch S...
May 03, 2017
Lineup change: Powell, Patterson inserted into Raptors' starting lineup
CLEVELAND - The Raptors made two changes to their starting lineup for Wednesday’s Game 7, inserting Norman Powell and Patrick Patterson. Jonas Valanciunas and DeMarre Carroll were to come off th...
May 03, 2017
Defender Kennedy Faulknor to join Canadian teammate Jessie Fleming at UCLA.
TORONTO - Defender Kennedy Faulknor is joining fellow Canadian international Jessie Fleming at UCLA. Faulknor went from leading Canada to the title at a CONCACAF under-15 tournament in 2014 to making ...
May 03, 2017
Steelheads overcome early-season obstacles to reach OHL championship
TORONTO - The Mississauga Steelheads could have called it quits just two months into the Ontario Hockey League season. Instead, their persistence has them playing for the league championship. Mississa...
May 03, 2017
Sharapova to discover Wimbledon wild card fate on June 20
LONDON - Maria Sharapova will discover on June 20 if she has been granted a wild card for Wimbledon, provided she has not already qualified for the tournament. The Russian player has returned to the W...
May 03, 2017
FIFA boosts China's hopes of hosting 2030 World Cup
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - China’s hopes of hosting the 2030 World Cup got a boost from FIFA. The governing body of soccer proposes giving its ruling council the power to decide that a continent co...
May 03, 2017
