Category Archives: Sports
Texas to launch massive youth-athlete concussion study
AUSTIN, Texas - This week, Texas will launch what state officials say is the nation’s largest effort to track brain injuries among young athletes. The University Interscholastic League, Texas...
Dec 11, 2016
More MLS Cup pain for Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney, this time by penalty shootout
TORONTO - Greg Vanney described himself as numb. You could add haunted and a little dazed. Vanney lost three MLS Cups, one in overtime and another after extra time, as a player for the Los Angeles Gal...
Dec 11, 2016
Senators defenceman Borowiecki suspended two games for boarding
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Ottawa Senators defenceman Mark Borowiecki two games for boarding Los Angeles forward Tyler Toffoli. The incident occurred at 2:38 of the first period of the KingsR...
Dec 11, 2016
Bibeau to make first NHL start for Leafs against struggling Avalanche
TORONTO - Antoine Bibeau will make his first NHL start Sunday night when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the struggling Colorado Avalanche. A sixth round pick in 2013, Bibeau has gone 6-5-3 with a .907 s...
Dec 11, 2016
St-Gelais, women's relay team reach podium at short-track speedskating stop
SHANGHAI - Marianne St-Gelais won her second individual bronze medal, then helped Canada win a relay silver in World Cup short-track speedskating action Sunday. St-Gelais, from Saint-Felicien, Que., s...
Dec 11, 2016
Manslaughter conviction in death of ex-NFL star Will Smith
NEW ORLEANS - The man who fatally shot retired New Orleans Saints defensive leader Will Smith was convicted of manslaughter on Sunday night, ending a week-long trial in which the defendant insisted he...
Dec 11, 2016
The Latest: US defence secretary condemns Istanbul attack
ISTANBUL - The Latest on the twin explosions near an Istanbul soccer stadium on Saturday night (all times local): 11:40 p.m. U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter has issued a statement expressing his con...
Dec 11, 2016
Turkey blasts claimed by Kurdish militants; country mourns
ISTANBUL - Turkey declared a national day of mourning and paid tribute to the dead Sunday after two bombings in Istanbul killed 38 people and wounded 155 others near a soccer stadium. The carnage was ...
Dec 11, 2016
Former TFC 'keeper Stefan Frei stars for Seattle in MLS Cup victory over Toronto
TORONTO - There were far more bad times than good ones in Stefan Frei’s five years of playing in net for Toronto FC. But Saturday night at BMO Field, in the city where he got his Major League So...
Dec 10, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Saturday’s Games MLS Cup Seattle 0 Toronto 0 (Seattle wins title 5-4 on penalty kicks) — NHL Calgary 6 Winnipeg 2 Florida 4 Vancouver 2 Toronto 4 Boston 1 Montreal 10 Colorado 1 Los Angele...
Dec 10, 2016
