Category Archives: Sports
Americans cruise to 5-2 win over Slovakia at world juniors
TORONTO - Team USA goaltender Joseph Woll, perhaps, got a glimpse of his future on Wednesday night. The Maple Leafs’ 2016 third-round pick made 18 saves in his first career appearance at Toronto...
Dec 28, 2016
Joel Eriksson-Ek's two goals lead Sweden past Switzerland 4-2 at world juniors
MONTREAL - Joel Eriksson-Ek scored twice, including the winner, to lead Sweden past Switzerland 4-2 on Wednesday in the preliminary round of the world junior hockey championship. Lias Andersson and Lu...
Dec 28, 2016
Coming Around: Jacob Trouba getting comfortable on right side of Jets' defence
WINNIPEG - Jacob Trouba got what he wanted, even though it’s happened in a roundabout way. When the Winnipeg Jets defenceman was a holdout at the beginning of the NHL season, one reason he and h...
Dec 28, 2016
Senators to retire Daniel Alfredsson's No. 11 before game against Red Wings
OTTAWA - Through the Ottawa Senators 25-year history no one has made more of an impact than Daniel Alfredsson. The Senators will honour Alfredsson by raising his No. 11 to the rafters, making him the ...
Dec 28, 2016
Former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic retires from tennis at 29
LONDON - Ana Ivanovic retired from tennis at age 29 Wednesday, ending a career in which she was ranked No. 1 in 2008 but can no longer play at the highest level because of injuries. In a live broadcas...
Dec 28, 2016
Tickets still available to Centennial Classic; NHL expecting sellout
TORONTO - Tickets are still available to the NHL’s Centennial Classic, the next in a long line of high-profile sports events in Toronto. A search of Ticketmaster shows that blocks of eight seats...
Dec 28, 2016
Canada won't be taking underdog Latvia lightly at world junior playdowns
TORONTO - Two solid victories for Canada at the world junior hockey championship have helped restore confidence to a team that made an early exit at the 2016 tournament last January. A New Year’...
Dec 28, 2016
NFL hopeful the Trudeau government will overturn CRTC Super Bowl ad ruling
OTTAWA - The company that owns the right to broadcast the Super Bowl in Canada and the National Football League went back to court Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to reverse a decision banning the su...
Dec 28, 2016
Toronto Maple Leafs loan veteran goalie Enroth to AHL's Marlies squad
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs loaned goaltender Jhonas Enroth to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies on Wednesday. Enroth, 28, has appeared in six games with the Maple Leafs (0-3-1). He has also playe...
Dec 28, 2016
Jonathan Toews a source of inspiration for Team Canada's Tyson Jost
TORONTO - It was just a quick phone call a long time ago, but it meant a whole lot to Team Canada forward Tyson Jost. Though he doesn’t remember when it happened, Jost got a chance to speak to h...
Dec 28, 2016
