Category Archives: Sports
A look at the injuries that have plagued Penguins captain Sidney Crosby
Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with a concussion and is ruled out of Game 4 of the Penguins’ Eastern Conference semifinal with Washington on Wednesday. The Penguins captain has...
May 02, 2017
TSN analyst Duane Forde says he'd be interested in CFL commissioner's job
TORONTO - Duane Forde is interested in the CFL commissioner’s job. The veteran TSN football commentator said Tuesday during a conference call that he’d be open to discussing the position a...
May 02, 2017
Red Sox apologize for fans' racial taunts toward Adam Jones
Boston Red Sox President Sam Kennedy is apologizing to Baltimore Orioles centre fielder Adam Jones after fans at Fenway Park taunted him with racial slurs. Kennedy apologized Tuesday after Jones said ...
May 02, 2017
Impact striker Matteo Mancosu out six to eight weeks with thigh injury
MONTREAL - Striker Matteo Mancosu will be out for six to eight weeks with a thigh injury, the Montreal Impact announced Tuesday. The Italian suffered a tear in a thigh in the opening minutes of a 2-1 ...
May 02, 2017
Portage la Prairie to host Olympic mixed doubles curling qualifier
OTTAWA - Canada’s first Olympic mixed doubles curling trials will be held in Portage la Prairie, Man., in early January. The 18-team competition to determine Canada’s representatives at th...
May 02, 2017
CP NewsAlert: Penguins star Crosby diagnosed with concussion
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins say star forward Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with a concussion and will miss Game 4 of their series with Washington on Wednesday. Crosby left Monday’s p...
May 02, 2017
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney to celebrate 100th game in charge Wednesday
TORONTO - Dropped in the coaching deep end towards the end of the 2014 season, Greg Vanney has managed to accomplish what the eight men before him failed to do - instil a winning culture at Toronto FC...
May 02, 2017
Leafs make biggest commitment yet in Shanahan era, signing Zaitsev for 7 years
TORONTO - In explaining the biggest contract commitment yet to a player in the Brendan Shanahan era, Maple Leafs general manager Lou Lamoriello said there were two sides to every negotiation. “T...
May 02, 2017
Penguins star Sidney Crosby has concussion, out for Game 4 against Capitals
PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby walked around the Pittsburgh Penguins practice facility on Tuesday, trying to encourage his teammates as they prepared to go forward in their increasingly caustic playoff se...
May 02, 2017
Canadian cyclist Michael Woods to make Grand Tour debut in Giro d'Italia
TORONTO - Canadian Mike Woods is headed to the Giro d’Italia. The 30-year-old from Ottawa has been named to Cannondale-Drapac’s team for the 100th version of the race which opens Friday in...
May 02, 2017
