Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Abanda and Bouchard to play opening singles matches in Fed Cup tie
MONTREAL - Eugenie Bouchard says she just wants to play some matches and enjoy being part of a team again. Canada’s Fed Cup team hopes she can also rediscover at least some of the form that prop...
Apr 20, 2018
CFL announces that none of its teams exceeded salary cap during 2017 season
TORONTO - The CFL announced Friday all nine of its teams were under the $5.15-million salary cap in 2017. As a result, the order of the league’s annual draft May 3 is unaffected. The Montreal Al...
Apr 20, 2018
Casse earns seventh straight top trainer honour at Sovereign Awards
TORONTO - Another year, another Sovereign Award as Canadian thoroughbred racing’s top trainer for Mark Casse. Casse, 57, earned a seventh straight Sovereign Award on Thursday night and the 10th ...
Apr 20, 2018

Carolina coach Bill Peters resigns after 4 seasons with club
RALEIGH, N.C. - Bill Peters has not been able to lead the Carolina Hurricanes back to the NHL playoffs and after coming up short following his fourth season with the club, announced Friday that he is ...
Apr 20, 2018

Maple Leafs on the playoff brink as they prepare for Game 5 against Bruins
The Toronto Maple Leafs left themselves little room for error after consecutive ugly road losses to open their first-round playoff series with the Boston Bruins. With their backs now firmly planted ag...
Apr 20, 2018
Bill Peters resigns as Carolina Hurricanes head coach
RALEIGH, N.C. - Bill Peters has resigned as head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, the team announced Friday. The team confirmed Peters’ decision in a tweet, and said the search for a new head c...
Apr 20, 2018

NHL says Matthews has top-selling jersey, edging superstars Crosby and McDavid
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has the top-selling jersey in the NHL, according to the league’s website. NHL.com reported Friday that Matthews’ No. 34 jersey was the...
Apr 20, 2018
Shaq attacks verse in new TV series "Poetry in America"
LOS ANGELES - Shaquille O’Neal called himself “The Big Baryshnikov” and “The Big Socrates” in his days in the NBA. Now he can add “The Big Shakespeare.” The b...
Apr 20, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs First Round Boston 3 Toronto 1 (Boston leads series 3-1) Washington 4 Columbus 1 (Series tied 2-2) — AHL Playoffs First Round (best-of-five) Texas 4 Ontario 3...
Apr 20, 2018
Durant leads Warriors to 3-0 lead over mourning Spurs
SAN ANTONIO - Playing basketball seemed trivial to the Spurs following the death of Erin Popovich. They competed as best they could Thursday night. It just wasn’t enough against Golden State, ag...
Apr 19, 2018