Category Archives: Sports
Nadal avenges Shapovalov defeat, Djokovic through
ROME - Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal methodically wore down Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-1 Thursday to reach the Italian Open’s last eight and gain revenge over the Canadian teenager. Four-time Ro...
May 17, 2018
Canadian women's basketball team hosts Turkey in three-game series
EDMONTON - Canada’s women’s basketball team will host Turkey in an exhibition series in July, as part of the team’s preparation for the 2018 World Cup. The three-game series - the Ed...
May 17, 2018
Toronto FC looks to climb out of early-season MLS hole as injury list lessens
Toronto FC’s list of walking wounded is beginning to thin. And not a moment too soon. A quarter of the way through the regular season and the MLS champions are second-last in the standings at 2-...
May 17, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Vegas 4 Winnipeg 2 (Golden Knights lead series 2-1) — NBA Playoffs Houston 127 Golden State 105 (Series tied 1-1) — MLB American League Cleveland 6 Det...
May 16, 2018
Yordy Reyna's two-point night helps Whitecaps to 2-2 draw against Earthquakes
VANCOUVER - Head coach Carl Robinson likes his team’s character, he’s just frustrated over how the Vancouver Whitecaps are being forced to show it. Forward Yordy Reyna tied the game in the...
May 16, 2018
Golden Knights ground Jets 4-2 for series lead in NHL Western Conference final
LAS VEGAS - Gerard Gallant wasn’t a believer in October, but the Vegas Golden Knights head coach was confident by January his expansion team had what it took to go deep in the playoffs. The Knig...
May 16, 2018
Rockets rout Warriors 127-105 to tie series at 1-all
HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets were the best team in the NBA in the regular season. They played like it Wednesday night, using a balanced scoring attack to rout the Golden State Warriors 127-105 and ev...
May 16, 2018
Dwane Casey nominated for NBA coach of the year five days after Raptors fire him
NEW YORK - Dwane Casey has been named one of three finalists for the NBA’s coach of the year award. Too bad the nomination came five days after he was fired by the Toronto Raptors. Casey was nam...
May 16, 2018
Harden, James, Davis finalists for NBA MVP award
NEW YORK - Houston’s James Harden, Cleveland’s LeBron James and Anthony Davis of New Orleans are the finalists for the NBA’s MVP award. Harden, who led the league in scoring, has twi...
May 16, 2018
Unable to enter Canada, Maxwell to miss series at Blue Jays
BOSTON - Oakland catcher Bruce Maxwell will miss a four-game series at Toronto that starts Thursday because he cannot enter Canada while awaiting sentencing in Arizona on a gun-related charge. Athleti...
May 16, 2018