Category Archives: Sports
Patience the key for Australia's Will Power in third Honda Indy Toronto victory
TORONTO - Patience paid off for IndyCar veteran Will Power. The Australian’s decision to use his second pit on lap 58 proved to be the difference on Sunday as Power captured his third Honda Indy...
Jul 18, 2016
Lightning sign Alex Killorn to $31.15 million, 7-year deal
Alex Killorn and the Lightning wanted to keep the team together, and Tampa Bay made sure he’d be part of its long-term future. The Lightning on Sunday signed Killorn to a $31.15 million, seven-y...
Jul 18, 2016
Ten-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar wins $50,000 Brookstreet Hotel Grand Prix
OTTAWA - Ten-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar won the $50,000 Brookstreet Hotel Grand Prix on Saturday at the Ottawa National Horse Show. After nine of the 33 contenders jumped clear to advance to th...
Jul 18, 2016
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray withdraws from Rogers Cup, cites fatigue
TORONTO - Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup tennis tournament beacuse of fatigue. The world No. 2 men’s tennis player and defending Rogers Cup champion made the an...
Jul 18, 2016
Torii Hunter addresses police shooting in Twins HOF speech
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins inducted Torii Hunter into the team’s Hall of Fame on Saturday, and the popular outfielder concluded his acceptance speech with a plea for unity in the wake of ...
Jul 18, 2016
Senators acquiring Brassard from Rangers makes immediate impact
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are so convinced Derick Brassard will make an immediate impact in their lineup that they gave up a piece of their future to get him. The Senators traded Mika Zibanejad and...
Jul 18, 2016
Donaldson's hit in 9th helps Blue Jays avoid sweep by A's
OAKLAND, Calif. - Two days after striking out on an unexpected two-seam fastball from John Axford, Toronto slugger Josh Donaldson had a much better view of things when he faced the Oakland Athletics&#...
Jul 18, 2016
Whitecaps settle for 2-2 draw with Orlando City, sit fifth in Western Conference
VANCOUVER - It wasn’t pretty but Carl Robinson is taking away the positives from his Whitecaps’ 2-2 home draw with Orlando. The Vancouver head coach was pleased at how his club rallied fro...
Jul 18, 2016
Froome tames his rivals in mountain stage at Tour de France
CULOZ, France - When his rivals tried to unsettle the Tour de France leader in the punishing Lacets du Grand Colombier, Chris Froome just kept calm and carried on. On a tough day through the Jura moun...
Jul 18, 2016
Russian inquiry finds cheating went beyond Sochi Olympics
An investigator looking into Russian doping found the country’s state-directed cheating program resulted in at least 312 falsified results and lasted from 2011 through at least last year’s...
Jul 18, 2016
