Category Archives: Sports
Oilers captain McDavid headlines Canada's world championship roster
CALGARY - Oilers superstar Connor McDavid headlines Canada’s initial 18-player roster released Thursday for the 2018 IIHF World Championship. McDavid, whose Edmonton squad missed the NHL playoff...
Apr 12, 2018
2 Indian athletes barred for breaching "no-needles" policy
GOLD COAST, Australia - Two Indian athletes were banned from the Commonwealth Games on Friday and ordered to leave Australia “on the first flight available” after needles were discovered i...
Apr 12, 2018
Cherry doesn't agree with one-game suspension for Kings defenceman Doughty
Don Cherry doesn’t agree with the one-game suspension that was handed down to Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty on Thursday. Doughty was suspended for one game for an illegal check to th...
Apr 12, 2018
Hamilton's Kia Nurse picked 10th in WNBA draft by New York Liberty
NEW YORK - Canadian Kia Nurse was selected 10th overall by the New York Liberty at the WNBA draft Thursday night while A’ja Wilson was the top pick of the Las Vegas Aces. Nurse, a Hamilton nativ...
Apr 12, 2018
Brooke Henderson takes Lotte Championship lead
KAPOLEI, Hawaii - Canada’s Brooke Henderson remained bogey-free Thursday to take the second-round lead in the Lotte Championship. Henderson, the 20-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., ranked 14th ...
Apr 12, 2018
Kings' Doughty suspended 1 game for hit on Knights' Carrier
LAS VEGAS - Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty was suspended for one game Thursday for an illegal check to the head of Vegas Golden Knights forward William Carrier during Game 1 of the first-ro...
Apr 12, 2018
Penguins defence quietly doing its job against Flyers
PITTSBURGH - Lost amid Sidney Crosby’s latest attempt to win the NHL batting title and Evgeni Malkin’s one-on-three brilliance during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ clinical dismantling of...
Apr 12, 2018
Jets believe resiliency that led to big regular season will continue in playoffs
WINNIPEG - For a young team, the Winnipeg Jets showed a resiliency and ability to adjust this regular season worthy of a veteran squad. Those qualities are being put to the test again early in the pla...
Apr 12, 2018
Jones off to strong start as she aims for another Players' Championship title
TORONTO - Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones maintained her strong start at the Players’ Championship while Ottawa’s Rachel Homan continued to stumble. Jones, the Pool A leader and reigning w...
Apr 12, 2018
Toronto FC coach Vanney hopeful some injured players will be ready for final
Toronto FC head coach Greg Vanney is pleased with how his injury-depleted team has responded over the last few rounds of CONCACAF Champions League play. He’s hoping to get some of those banged-u...
Apr 12, 2018