Category Archives: Sports
Brazilian soccer team's plane crashes in Colombia; 71 dead
LA UNION, Colombia - Colombian authorities searched for answers Tuesday into the crash of a chartered airliner that slammed into the Andes mountains while transporting a Brazilian soccer team whose Ci...
Nov 28, 2016
Mariners acquire right-handers Whalen, Povse from Braves
ATLANTA - The Seattle Mariners acquired right-handers Rob Whalen and Max Povse from the Atlanta Braves on Monday night for outfield prospect Alex Jackson and a player to be named. The 20-year-old Jack...
Nov 28, 2016
Hickey's OT goal helps Isles stay strong at home vs Flames
NEW YORK - The New York Islanders have found their footing in Brooklyn once again, and the road-weary Calgary Flames don’t feel too bad about Monday night’s result, either. Thomas Hickey s...
Nov 28, 2016
Lowry goes perfect from three-point range to lift Raptors over Sixers 122-95
TORONTO - One after another, the long bombs kept falling - a sublime six for Kyle Lowry and 13 in all for the Toronto Raptors. Lowry became the first person in Raptors history to go a perfect 6-of-6 f...
Nov 28, 2016
Europe's match-fixing problem highlighted by players' survey
LONDON - European soccer’s challenge in eradicating match-fixing has been highlighted by a large number of players in Cyprus and Malta telling the world players’ union that they have been ...
Nov 28, 2016
Redblacks' 39-33 overtime Grey Cup win attracts 10 million viewers
TORONTO - The Ottawa Redblacks 39-33 overtime victory over the Calgary Stampeders in the 104th Grey Cup on Sunday drew 10 million unique viewers, according to TSN. The network stated in a release that...
Nov 28, 2016
Canucks defenceman Alexander Edler out at least a month with broken finger
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks announced Monday that defenceman Alexander Edler will undergo surgery for a broken finger. The 30-year-old was injured on Saturday night after blocking a shot in the ...
Nov 28, 2016
After high of winning at home, Impact set for hostile reception in second playoff leg
MONTREAL - The tables will be turned on the Montreal Impact in the second leg of the MLS Eastern Conference final. After playing before 61,004 home fans at Olympic Stadium while winning the opening ga...
Nov 28, 2016
Toronto FC groundskeeper says BMO Field grass came out of Grey Cup in good shape
Toronto FC head groundskeeper Robert Heggie says Sunday’s Grey Cup should not leave any kind of hangover for Toronto FC when it comes to the BMO Field playing surface for the midweek MLS playoff...
Nov 28, 2016
Redblacks GM Desjardins' three-year-old prediction proven correct
Ottawa Redblacks general manager Marcel Desjardins was right. Desjardins surprised many at his first news conference as Redblacks GM in 2013 when he laid out lofty expectations for the expansion franc...
Nov 28, 2016
