Category Archives: Sports
SJHL named Broncos 'Player of the Week' to honour victims of fatal bus crash
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League has named the entire Humboldt Broncos hockey team as player of the week. The SJHL honoured the team in the wake of an accident last week when the Broncos’ b...
Apr 13, 2018
Minus the suspended Kadri, Leafs looking to rebound against Bruins in Game 2
BOSTON - Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock usually meets the media after practice with sweat dripping from his brow following a quick and intense off-ice workout. Friday’s session took...
Apr 13, 2018
Standing room only as Humboldt Broncos bus driver remembered at service
CARROT RIVER, Sask. - Hundreds gathered in a small northeastern Saskatchewan town Friday to pay their respects to the Humboldt Broncos bus driver who died with 15 others as a result of the crash last ...
Apr 13, 2018
Kyle Lowry: Raptors need to treat Game 1 against Wizards like a Game 7
TORONTO - A lot of critical fingers pointed in Kyle Lowry’s direction when the Toronto Raptors were swept by Washington in the opening round of the 2015 NBA playoffs. The humiliating exit was a ...
Apr 13, 2018
Homan winless, world champion Jones undefeated at Players' Championship
TORONTO - Ottawa’s Rachel Homan remained winless at the Players’ Championship, losing her final round-robin game 8-3 to Scotland’s Eve Muirhead in Friday’s evening draw. Homan ...
Apr 13, 2018
Blue Jays place 3B Josh Donaldson on DL with shoulder injury
CLEVELAND - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed third baseman Josh Donaldson on the 10-day disabled with right shoulder inflammation. Donaldson, the AL’s MVP in 2015, is batting .239 with three ho...
Apr 13, 2018
Canada's Nurse looks forward to taking her responsibility as role model to WNBA
TORONTO - Kia Nurse was just 15 when her uncle Donovan McNabb took her to a Minnesota Lynx game. Nurse and McNabb, a 13-year NFL veteran who’d just been traded to the Vikings, had courtside seat...
Apr 13, 2018
South American nations to vote for 2026 N America World Cup
The North American bid for the 2026 World Cup has gained the support of the 10 South American soccer nations. The announcement from CONMEBOL on Friday came two months before the FIFA Congress is due t...
Apr 13, 2018
Impact looking for rare win in New Jersey as rivalry with Red Bulls continues
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact are a different team under new coach Remi Garde but they hope it isn’t the same old result when they visit the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. The Impact have play...
Apr 13, 2018
Backups expected to get opportunity as Toronto FC visits Colorado
Toronto FC had its big guns in the lineup for the two-leg round of 16 CONCACAF Champions League matchup against the Colorado Rapids last February. The roster will look significantly different on Satur...
Apr 13, 2018