Category Archives: Sports
Fleet of youth, speed and skill coming to the Maple Leafs this season
TORONTO - Just over two months after Brendan Shanahan was hired to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club used its top draft pick on small but skilled Swedish teenager William Nylander. The selection ...
Oct 11, 2016
Pens' Crosby out with concussion; no timetable for return
Sidney Crosby collided with a Pittsburgh Penguins teammate last Friday at practice and thought nothing of it. Just one of those things. When the two-time MVP woke up Saturday, though, the headache he ...
Oct 11, 2016
Price's return, Weber's presence key changes as Canadiens look to be NHL contenders
MONTREAL - After an epic collapse last season, there were bound to be changes on the Montreal Canadiens. The club began the 2015-16 campaign with a record nine-game winning streak and was 19-4-3 on De...
Oct 11, 2016
'The game is over': Italy halts Rome bid for 2024 Olympics
ROME - Italy suspended Rome’s bid for the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, forced to pull the plug because of the staunch opposition of the city’s mayor. Italian Olympic Committee president Giova...
Oct 11, 2016
Head coach Boucher says speed is key to getting Senators back into playoffs
OTTAWA - With a new general manager and a new head coach, the Ottawa Senators are determined to leave old habits behind as they make a push for the post-season in 2015-16. The Senators made big change...
Oct 11, 2016
Panik, Giants top Cubs 6-5 in 13 to force Game 4 in NLDS
SAN FRANCISCO - Sure is hard to send these San Francisco Giants home in October. Joe Panik doubled off the right-centre wall in the 13th inning to drive in Brandon Crawford, and the Giants outlasted t...
Oct 11, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games MLB Post-season National League Division Series Washington 8 L.A. 3 (Nationals lead series 2-1) San Francisco 6 Chicago Cubs 5 (Cubs leads series 2-1) American League Division Ser...
Oct 11, 2016
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games MLB Post-season National League Division Series Washington 8 L.A. 3 (Nationals lead series 2-1) San Francisco 6 Chicago Cubs 5 (Cubs leads series 2-1) American League Division Ser...
Oct 11, 2016
Nationals beat Dodgers 8-3 to take 2-1 lead in NLDS
LOS ANGELES - Jayson Werth always wanted to hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium when he played two seasons in the venerable ballpark. His latest attempt came close with a 450-foot blast into the uppe...
Oct 10, 2016
Calgary Flames adjusting to coach, goaltending changes on the fly
CALGARY - The start of this NHL season will be a lesson in adaptation for the Calgary Flames. They have a new head coach and new goaltenders and their top scorer was absent from training camp. A slow ...
Oct 10, 2016
