Category Archives: Sports
Ben Moronchuk, Canadian men's U23 squad beat Iran at world championships
TORONTO - Ben Moronchuk scored a game-high 38 points to go along with 12 rebounds as Canada downed Iran 68-59 on Saturday at the men’s under-23 world wheelchair basketball championship. Liam Hic...
Jun 10, 2017
Canadian men's rugby squad blanked 13-0 at home by Georgia
CALGARY - Aaron Carpenter had to take a moment and think about the last time he played rugby in such nasty conditions. Carpenter played the second half of the Canadian men’s rugby team’s 1...
Jun 10, 2017
Tapwrit wins Belmont Stakes by 2 lengths for Pletcher
NEW YORK - The road to the winner’s circle in the Belmont Stakes ran through the Kentucky Derby, even if the Derby and Preakness winners skipped the final leg of the Triple Crown. Tapwrit overto...
Jun 10, 2017
Canadian women look to improve finishing in Costa Rica rematch in Toronto
TORONTO - John Herdman is looking for some more clinical finishing in front of goal. But off the field, his Canadian women’s soccer team is as sharp as ever. Herdman lost track of his soccer boo...
Jun 10, 2017
Lance Stroll still has sights on top-10 at Canadian GP despite qualifying 17th
MONTREAL - Lance Stroll still has his eyes set on a top-10 finish at his first Canadian Grand Prix despite finishing 17th in qualifying. Stroll was one of five drivers eliminated in the first qualifyi...
Jun 10, 2017
Canada's Sharp, Marchand and Henderson in contention at Manulife LPGA Classic
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - The wind picked up at the Manulife LPGA Classic on Saturday. So did the chances of a strong Canadian finish at the LPGA Tour event. Second-round co-leader Alena Sharp was three shots...
Jun 10, 2017
Defencemen help Penguins play fast in Stanley Cup Final
Ron Hainsey avoiding a big hit and carrying the puck from end to end isn’t what the Pittsburgh Penguins ask of him or any other defenceman not named Kris Letang. Out long term after neck surgery...
Jun 10, 2017
Preds leaning on Rinne to force Penguins back to Pittsburgh
NASHVILLE - Pekka Rinne is a friendly, polite man off the ice. Slipping the puck past the Nashville Predators goaltender is one of the few ways to anger the 6-foot-5 Finn. Pucks bouncing past him on t...
Jun 10, 2017
Luke Bryan opening Game 6 broadcast from honky-tonk roof
NASHVILLE - Country star and Predators fan Luke Bryan will open NBC’s broadcast of Game 6 on Sunday night singing a song from the rooftop of the honky-tonk Tootsie’s World Famous Orchid Lo...
Jun 10, 2017
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton nips Vettel for pole position at Canadian Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Winning pole position at one of his favourite races was a thrill for Lewis Hamilton, but being presented afterward with a helmet once worn by his boyhood idol Ayrton Senna had the defending...
Jun 10, 2017