Category Archives: Sports
Jets centre Mark Scheifele soaring to new playoff heights for Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele experienced last season’s NHL playoffs from his couch. Some 12 months later, the Jets centre is one of the star attractions. Scheifele leads the post-season goal race w...
May 13, 2018
Celtics take Game 1 of East finals, beating Cavaliers 108-83
BOSTON - The assignment for Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris in his first start this post-season was easy to explain but nearly impossible to execute. His job: Guard LeBron James, and keep the fou...
May 13, 2018
Martinez home run helps lift Red Sox to 5-3 win over Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - Life as a starter continues to be a struggle for Joe Biagini. The right-hander went 4 2/3 innings allowing four earned runs on four hits while striking out three and walking three as the Blu...
May 13, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack pay for ill-discipline in franchise-worst loss to Warrington
WARRINGTON, England - Victimized by ill-discipline, the Toronto Wolfpack suffered the worst beating of their short rugby league career - thrashed 66-10 by Warrington Wolves in the sixth round of the L...
May 13, 2018
Calgary divers McCool, Erlam win Grand Prix synchro silver in home pool
CALGARY - Ashley McCool and Margo Erlam felt like they had big swimsuits to fill. The teenage divers from Calgary were the host country’s lone entry in women’s synchronized springboard in ...
May 13, 2018
Turris joins Canada at world championships after Nashville ousted in playoffs
COPENHAGEN - Kyle Turris has joined Canada’s hockey team at the 2018 IIHF World Championship. The 28-year-old centre was available after his Nashville Predators were eliminated by the Winnipeg J...
May 13, 2018
Canada defeats Ireland to finish 5th in women's rugby sevens in B.C.
LANGFORD, B.C. - Canada ended its weekend on a high note Sunday, defeating Ireland 29-12 for a fifth-place finish at the HSBC World Women’s Rugby Sevens Series at Westhills Stadium. The Canadian...
May 13, 2018
Communication, simplicity shapes wiser version of Jets head coach Paul Maurice
WINNIPEG - Paul Maurice experienced a hockey epiphany five years ago in the hallway of a Kontinental Hockey League arena. Then the head coach of Metallurg - located in Magnitogorsk, a city in Russia&#...
May 13, 2018
Gallant not worried about Fleury's performance in Golden Knights' 4-2 loss
WINNIPEG - Gerard Gallant isn’t fixated on the number of goals Marc-Andre Fleury has given up lately. The Vegas Golden Knights goaltender stopped 22 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets in G...
May 12, 2018
Penilla scores twice early, Revs survive Toronto FC 3-2
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Cristian Penilla scored twice in the first seven minutes and the New England Revolution held off Toronto FC 3-2 on Saturday night. Sebastian Giovinco pulled defending MLS Cup champ...
May 12, 2018