Category Archives: Sports
Happ reaches 3 times, allows 2 runners as Jays thump Mets
NEW YORK - Steady rain at Citi Field should have made pitching, hitting and fielding challenging for everybody. Instead, Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ had a blast doing all three. Happ reached three...
May 16, 2018
Shapovalov beats Haase to reach 3rd round in Rome, clay court legend Nadal next
ROME - Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov’s breakout season on clay is about to face the ultimate test. Shapovalov reached the third round of the Italian Open on Wednesday with a 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5...
May 16, 2018
Reds slugger Joey Votto apologizes for remarks ripping Canadian baseball
Saying his comments came from an “absolutely silly, short-sighted, selfish place,” Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto apologized Wednesday for saying that he doesn’t care about Canad...
May 16, 2018

Rugby Canada says sport has good safety record, despite two deaths in five years
Rugby Canada’s CEO says major traumatic injuries like one that killed a P.E.I. teenager are rare despite the lack of protective gear because players are trained to safely tackle opponents and re...
May 16, 2018

The Latest: Nassar victims to get ESPYS courage award
LANSING, Mich. - The Latest on a settlement between Michigan State University and victims of sports doctor Larry Nassar (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Larry Nassar’s victims will receive the Arthu...
May 16, 2018
Talks break down between Canadian Lacrosse Association and national teams
The Canadian Lacrosse Association broke off communication with the National Lacrosse Team Players’ Association on Monday, deepening a standoff that threatens the country’s participation in...
May 16, 2018

Abanda: 'I will never get the same treatment (as Bouchard) because I am black'
Canadian Francoise Abanda says she’s experienced racism in tennis. But the 21-year-old from Montreal said her Twitter comments about discrimination on Wednesday weren’t aimed at fellow pla...
May 16, 2018
Michigan State agrees to pay $500M to settle Nassar claims
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University agreed to pay $500 million to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-ab...
May 16, 2018
Winnipeg Jets, Vegas Golden Knights the big playoff TV draw in Canada
TORONTO - The Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights have intrigued Canadian hockey fans this post-season, if television ratings are any indication. So it’s not a stretch that the Western Confer...
May 16, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Tampa Bay 4 Washington 2 (Washington leads series 2-1) — NBA Playoffs Boston 107 Cleveland 94 (Boston leads series 2-0) — IIHF World Championship At Cope...
May 16, 2018