Category Archives: Sports
Guardiola's 1st season at Man City to end without a trophy
Pep Guardiola’s first season in English soccer with Manchester City will end without a trophy. He’s even facing a battle just to qualify for the Champions League. Alexis Sanchez’s ex...
Apr 23, 2017
Coach Dwane Casey asks Raptors fans to turn up the volume for Game 5
Toronto coach Dwane Casey issued a challenge to Raptors fans Sunday, asking them to turn up the volume and match the noisy support generated in Milwaukee by the leather-lunged Bucks crowd. The first-r...
Apr 23, 2017
Decisions loom for Canadiens as lack of scoring punch leads to early playoff exit
MONTREAL - General manager Marc Bergevin likes to say that as long as they have goalie Carey Price, the Montreal Canadiens have a chance to win the Stanley Cup. But when his team scored only 11 goals ...
Apr 23, 2017
Raptors all-star DeRozan still motivated by Game 3 loss to Milwaukee
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan hasn’t finished redeeming himself yet. The Raptors all-star rallied with a game-high 33 points Saturday in Toronto’s 87-76 Game 4 win in Milwaukee after failing to ...
Apr 23, 2017
Sanchez sends Arsenal into FA Cup final with win over City
LONDON - Alexis Sanchez ensured Arsenal’s stormy season will end with an FA Cup final after securing a 2-1 victory over Manchester City in extra time at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. The Chilean st...
Apr 23, 2017
John Stevens promoted to head coach by Los Angeles Kings
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings have promoted associated head coach John Stevens to become their next head coach. Kings spokesman Mike Altieri said the team will introduce Stevens at a news confer...
Apr 23, 2017
Canadian men's 4x100 team disqualified at World Relays after dropping baton
NASSAU, Bahamas - A disappointing end for the Canadian men’s 4×100-metre relay team. Canada failed to finish on Saturday at the IAAF World Relays after dropping the baton on a handoff in th...
Apr 22, 2017
Canadian women lose heartbreaking rugby sevens final to New Zealand in Japan
KITAKYUSHU, Japan - It was heartbreak for Canada in the final of the HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens on Sunday, beaten 17-14 by New Zealand on a Michaela Blyde try with no time remaining. The Canadian women ha...
Apr 22, 2017
Oilers beat Sharks to take first-round series in six games
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Leon Draisaitl isn’t going to settle on a first-round victory. Two breakaway goals in less than a minute proved to be the difference Saturday night as the Edmonton Oilers defe...
Apr 22, 2017
Simmons belts grand slam to lead Angels past Blue Jays 5-4
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Andrelton Simmons did everything in bunches Saturday night. Simmons hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the third inning, then started the Angels’ fourth double play with a diving ...
Apr 22, 2017
