Category Archives: Sports
Matthews shatters pane of glass in first full practice with Maple Leafs
TORONTO - It didn’t take long for Auston Matthews to make an impact, quite literally, at the Toronto Maple Leafs’ training camp. The prized first overall selection of the Maple Leafs skate...
Sep 28, 2016
Team Europe head coach Krueger says his squad will play Canada without any fear
TORONTO - Few expected Team Europe, a 50-1 underdog at the start of the World Cup of Hockey, to contend for a title at the eight-team tournament. Not only did the Europeans defy expectations just by g...
Sep 28, 2016
Bettman says World Cup will live on; future format will be reviewed with NHLPA
TORONTO - Black-and-orange T-shirts with the crest of Team North America line the Air Canada Centre gift shop, while the patchwork Team Europe lines up on one side of the World Cup of Hockey final. Bo...
Sep 28, 2016
Doubts remain as 2017 Canadian Grand Prix given asterix on schedule
MONTREAL - The Canadian Grand Prix, in doubt because of delays in promised track improvements, has an asterix beside its name on a provisional 2017 Formula One race schedule released Wednesday. The sc...
Sep 28, 2016
Mitchell, Bowman, Elimimian named CFL top performers for September
TORONTO - Calgary quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, Edmonton receiver Adarius Bowman and B.C linebacker Solomon Elimimian are the CFL’s top performers for the month of September. Mitchell received t...
Sep 28, 2016
CFL fines Austin and removes him from sidelines for contacting official
TORONTO - Kent Austin won’t be on the sidelines this weekend when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats host the CFL’s top team. CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge CFL fined Austin $10,000 on Wednesday an...
Sep 28, 2016
Canadiens Shaw to face hearing with NHL after boarding Caps' Hobbs
Montreal Canadiens forward Andrew Shaw will have a hearing with the NHL to determine if a fine or suspension is warranted after boarding a Washington Capitals player during a pre-season game, the leag...
Sep 28, 2016
IOC sanctions 3 boxers for betting on fights at Rio Olympics
LONDON - Three Olympic boxers - including one who bet on himself to lose - received “severe reprimands” on Wednesday for betting on fights during last month’s Rio de Janeiro Games. I...
Sep 28, 2016
WADA says electronic database is safe despite cyber attack
PARIS - Despite the hack of personal medical information from some of the world’s leading athletes, the World Anti-Doping Agency says its overall electronic database is safe. The system, known u...
Sep 28, 2016
Probe of jetty sought as service held for Marlins' Fernandez
MIAMI - Somber Miami Marlins players and personnel escorted a hearse carrying the body of star pitcher Jose Fernandez from the team’s ballpark Wednesday as U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio sought a safety ...
Sep 28, 2016
