Category Archives: Sports
Golden Knights top Capitals 6-4 in wild Game 1 of Stanley Cup final
LAS VEGAS - On a night when Sin City provided a glitzy, entertaining, over-the-top show for all the hockey world to see, a member of the supporting cast played the hero’s role in a wild final ac...
May 28, 2018

Warriors reach 4th straight NBA Finals with win over Houston
HOUSTON - Stephen Curry and Golden State turned all those Houston bricks into a road back to the NBA Finals. Needing not only all their firepower but also 27 straight misses by the Rockets during an e...
May 28, 2018
Giants call up Dereck Rodriguez, son of Hall of Fame catcher
DENVER - Just to make sure it was real and not some sort of flashback to his childhood, he checked the name above the clubhouse locker. Dereck Rodriguez . Yep, it was his all right and not that of his...
May 28, 2018
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman trumpets success of Vegas Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman trumpeted the success of the first-year Vegas Golden Knights at his state of the league press conference before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. He also avoid...
May 28, 2018

Calgary city council votes to restart arena conversation with Flames
CALGARY - The frosty silence over the building of a new NHL arena in Calgary thawed a little Monday. City council voted to form a committee that will attempt to re-engage the Calgary Flames in talks o...
May 28, 2018
Canadians help Yale University to NCAA lacrosse title with win over Duke
FOXBORO, Mass. - Canadian Matt Gaudet was named Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA men’s lacrosse championship Monday after helping Yale win the U.S. college title with a 13-11 win over the Duk...
May 28, 2018
Benintendi, Martinez carry Red Sox past Blue Jays, 8-3
BOSTON - Andrew Benintendi has continued the hot hitting out of the leadoff spot for injured star Mookie Betts. Benintendi hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run fourth inning, J.D. Martinez added a ...
May 28, 2018
Young Canadians draw Portugal in debut game at renowned Toulon soccer tournament
VITROLLES, France - Canada drew Portugal 0-0 Monday at the Festival International Espoirs in France. Better known as the Toulon Tournament, the youth soccer competition has seen the likes of Zinedine ...
May 28, 2018
Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson leaves game in Boston with calf tightness
BOSTON - Josh Donaldson is hurting again. The Blue Jays star third baseman, who has a history of calf problems, left Toronto’s 8-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox in the fifth inning Monday with left...
May 28, 2018

Eight NBA players among invitees to Canada camp ahead of World Cup qualifiers
VANCOUVER - Managing a fluid roster is one of the challenges Canada’s national men’s team faces as it prepares for the next year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup in China. “This is ...
May 28, 2018