Category Archives: Sports
Maple Leafs playoff berth a tale of two turnarounds
TORONTO - At about this point last year Leo Komarov had his bags packed and plane ticket home to Finland almost ready to go, his Toronto Maple Leafs wrapping up a 30th-place season. Even Komarov, one ...
Apr 08, 2017
Galchenyuk scores, gives Canadiens 3-2 OT win over Red Wings
DETROIT - Montreal rested many of its key players with nothing at stake in its last game of the regular season. The short-handed Canadiens were still good enough to beat the lowly Detroit Red Wings. A...
Apr 08, 2017
Manny Pacquiao to fight Jeff Horn in Brisbane on July 2
Manny Pacquiao will extend his illustrious boxing career with a fight against a little-known former schoolteacher who never expected he’d get a shot at such a legend of the ring. Pacquiao will t...
Apr 08, 2017
Toronto FC rues costly defensive lapses in 2-2 tie with 10-man Atlanta United
TORONTO - On a night when its offence came to life, Toronto FC was let down by two defensive lapses. Toronto’s backline was sliced open twice in a 2-2 tie with Atlanta United on Saturday in a wi...
Apr 08, 2017
Alysha Newman sets new Canadian record in women's pole vault
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Alysha Newman broke her own mark to set a new Canadian record in women’s pole vault on Saturday. The 22-year-old cleared 4.71 metres at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational at ...
Apr 08, 2017
Andersen's playoff status in question after hit to the head; Leafs hope he plays Sunday
TORONTO - Frederik Andersen couldn’t finish the Maple Leafs playoff-clinching win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, but there was hope from his head coach that he could still start the final game of...
Apr 08, 2017
Rose, Garcia tied for lead at Masters in prelude to finale
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Justin Rose had a back-nine charge so common at Augusta National. Sergio Garcia finally caught a good break in a major. Jordan Spieth got his name high on those famous white leaderboard...
Apr 08, 2017
Hurricanes' Bickell, fighting MS, to retire at end of season
RALEIGH, N.C. - Carolina Hurricanes forward Bryan Bickell says he’s retiring after the season as he fights multiple sclerosis. Bickell said following Saturday night’s 5-4 shootout loss to ...
Apr 08, 2017
Canada skip Gushue a win away from world title despite nagging hip/groin injury
EDMONTON - There was a time last summer when Canada skip Brad Gushue didn’t know if he’d be able to play in a single game this season. A left hip/groin injury that first bothered him in th...
Apr 08, 2017
Canada's Ware wins bronze in 3-metre springboard at diving Grand Prix
GATINEAU, Que. - Pamela Ware of Greenfield Park, Que., capture a bronze medal in the women’s three-metre springboard final on Saturday at the Canada Cup, a FINA Diving Grand Prix event. Ware, a ...
Apr 08, 2017
