Category Archives: Sports
Toronto FC has burr under its saddle as it opens defence of Canadian championship
Canadian pride and a sense of injustice will be fuelling Toronto FC as it opens defence of its Canadian championship on the road Tuesday against the USL’s Ottawa Fury FC. Greg Vanney’s MLS...
May 22, 2017
Boucher says Sens 'can't be sitting in our mud puddle' as elimination looms
OTTAWA - Pasted on the door of the Ottawa Senators dressing room at Canadian Tire Centre is a big picture of the Stanley Cup. But without a victory in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final, hopes of ...
May 22, 2017
Russia facing ban from Paralympics for 2018 Games
LONDON - Russia faces the strong possibility of being excluded from a second Paralympics over its state-sponsored doping scheme. The International Paralympic Committee said on Monday it remains unconv...
May 22, 2017
Indy 500 winners Dixon, Franchitti robbed at a Taco Bell
INDIANAPOLIS - After winning the Indianapolis 500 pole, collecting a $100,000 check and doing the usual interview circuit, Scott Dixon tried to relax. Instead, he got the scare of his life. As he orde...
May 22, 2017
Blue Jays hope for injury relief soon as Donaldson, Tulowitzki play rehab game
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Josh Donaldson went 0 for 2 in his first rehab appearance for class-A Dunedin on Monday while Troy Tulowitzki, in his fourth rehab game, went 0 for 2 with a walk. Donaldson, who has be...
May 22, 2017
Former NHL all-star, Summit Series defenceman Bill White dies at 77
Bill White, a former Chicago Blackhawks all-star defenceman and a member of Canada’s 1972 Summit Series team, has died. He was 77. The Blackhawks confirmed White’s death in a statement rel...
May 22, 2017
Whitecaps host Impact in first leg of Canadian Championship semifinal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are eager to right last year’s wrong in the Canadian Championship. The club was moments away from lifting the national title for a second straight campaign wh...
May 22, 2017
Forecast: Germany to top medal table at Pyeongchang Olympics
If the Pyeongchang Olympics were held today, Germany would win the most gold medals - and the most medals overall. That’s the forecast from U.S.-based Gracenote, a sports and entertainment data ...
May 22, 2017
Memorial Cup Flashback: Kelowna goalie Kelly Guard's record-setting performance
WINDSOR, Ont. - Kelly Guard entered the 2004 Memorial Cup on a mission to prove himself. His name is still atop the record books 13 years later. Guard set a new Western Hockey League standard in 2004 ...
May 22, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games NHL Playoffs Conference Finals Pittsburgh 7 Ottawa 0 (Penguins lead series 3-2) — World Hockey Championship At Cologne, Germany Bronze Russia 5 Finland 3 Gold Sweden 2 Canad...
May 21, 2017
