Category Archives: Sports
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
Orlando City striker Cyle Larin returns home to Toronto in scintillating form
TORONTO - With six goals in seven games, Canadian Cyle Larin arrives in Toronto in scintillating form. He stands tied for second behind Houston’s Erick Torres in league scoring, having accounted...
May 03, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round N.Y. Rangers 4 Ottawa 1 (Ottawa leads series 2-1) Nashville 2 St. Louis 1 (Nashville leads series 3-1) — AHL Playoffs First Round (best-of-five) S...
May 03, 2017
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round N.Y. Rangers 4 Ottawa 1 (Ottawa leads series 2-1) Nashville 2 St. Louis 1 (Nashville leads series 3-1) — AHL Playoffs First Round (best-of-five) S...
May 03, 2017
After a week off, Curry, Warriors roll past Jazz in Game 1
OAKLAND, Calif. - Stephen Curry pulled off a razzle-dazzle spin move right around big Rudy Gobert at the perimeter, went in for a layup and raised his hands, begging the sellout crowd to do its thing....
May 02, 2017
Predators edge Blues 2-1, take 3-1 series lead
NASHVILLE - Predators defenceman Ryan Ellis gave goalie Pekka Rinne a hand in the crease with a key save inside the final minute of the second period, then he broke open a scoreless game with a power-...
May 02, 2017
Thomas scores 53, Celtics beat Wizards 129-119 in OT
BOSTON - It was his sister’s birthday. She would have been 23. Isaiah Thomas spent four or five hours in the dentist’s chair having work done on the tooth that was knocked out in Game 1, a...
May 02, 2017
Smash hit! Judge, Gardner power Yankees past Blue Jays 11-5
NEW YORK - Yankees manager Joe Girardi recently compared Aaron Judge to Derek Jeter , noting their similar demeanour on and off the field. In the batter’s box, Babe Ruth might be more like it. J...
May 02, 2017
Guy Boucher: 'We were off with everything' after Senators lose to Rangers 4-1
NEW YORK - Guy Boucher spoke calmly. His message, though, was anything but serene. “We were off with everything,” Boucher said after the Ottawa Senators’ 4-1 loss to the New York Ran...
May 02, 2017
