Category Archives: Sports
Captain Michael Bradley celebrates 100th game milestone with Toronto FC
TORONTO - Captain Michael Bradley celebrates his 100th game with Toronto FC on Saturday night, a run that not coincidentally marks the MLS franchise’s turnaround from league doormat to league le...
Jun 16, 2017
Jays' Sanchez throws off mound in next phase of rehab from finger injury
TORONTO - Blue Jays starter Aaron Sanchez threw off a mound Friday in the latest step in his recovery from a finger injury. The 24-year-old right-hander, who has spent the last four weeks on the disab...
Jun 16, 2017
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney says Larin arrest is a lesson for all
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney says Cyle Larin’s drunk-driving arrest is a teachable moment. “Because the second you think it can’t happen to you, you find out quickly that it can,R...
Jun 16, 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps set to host FC Dallas minus Bolanos and Waston
VANCOUVER - A two-week break between games was supposed to help the Vancouver Whitecaps rest and recuperate following a busy start to the season. They instead lost two more key pieces to injury. The M...
Jun 16, 2017
Two minors charged with sexual assault after incident at Whitecaps facility
BURNABY, B.C. - The Vancouver Whitecaps say two minors have been charged with sexual assault after an incident at the team’s training facility in Burnaby, B.C., last week. A spokesperson for the...
Jun 16, 2017
Oyongo injury, Larin arrest give both sides a challenge as Impact visit Orlando
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact and Orlando City will both be looking to overcome setbacks when they meet on Saturday. The Impact were dealt a blow last weekend when left back Ambroise Oyongo suffered ...
Jun 16, 2017
1,200 racers gear up for bike race that begins in Yukon and ends in Alaska
WHITEHORSE - About 1,200 athletes are checking their bicycles and their passports in preparation for a bike race that begins this weekend in Yukon, passes through British Columbia and ends in Alaska. ...
Jun 16, 2017
Canadian soccer star Cyle Larin apologizes after drunk-driving arrest
Canadian soccer star Cyle Larin has posted an apology on Twitter a day after being arrested on a drunk-driving charge in Orlando. “I want to apologize to my family, fans, teammates, Orlando City...
Jun 16, 2017
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley calls schedule logjam a 'total joke'
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley has lambasted Major League Soccer and the Canadian Soccer Association for an overloaded schedule that sees TFC play six games in 19 days. The logjam is due in part t...
Jun 16, 2017
NHL GMs anxiously prepare for 'unknown' of expansion draft
The last time the NHL had an expansion draft, Steve Yzerman was coming off a Selke trophy-winning season as captain of the Detroit Red Wings. Seventeen years have passed, and it appears general manage...
Jun 16, 2017