Category Archives: Sports
Josh Donaldson celebrates bobblehead day with game-winning homer against Yankees
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays left for the West Coast feeling a lot better about themselves after securing a series split Sunday with the American League East-leading New York Yankees. “I love...
Jun 04, 2017
More than 1,500 injured in panic after soccer game
MILAN - More than 1,500 people were injured when panic swept through a crowd of Juventus fans watching the Champions League final in a piazza in the northern Italian city of Turin, authorities said Su...
Jun 04, 2017
Solo climber is 1st up Yosemite's El Capitan without ropes
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - An elite rock climber became the first to climb alone to the top of the massive granite wall known as El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without using ropes or safet...
Jun 04, 2017
Canada's Raonic ousted in fourth round of French Open by Spain's Carreno Busta
PARIS - Too many errors spelled the end of Milos Raonic’s run at the French Open. The No. 5 seed from Thornhill, Ont., was upset by Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-4, 8-6, ...
Jun 04, 2017
Muguruza, Venus out; French Open to have 1st-time Slam champ
PARIS - Garbine Muguruza did not take kindly to the way spectators pulled for her opponent - her French opponent, mind you - at the French Open. So after her title defence ended with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 l...
Jun 04, 2017
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games NHL Stanley Cup final Nashville 5 Pittsburgh 1 (Penguins lead series 2-1) — AHL Calder Cup final Grand Rapids 6 Syracuse 5 (2OT) (Grand Rapids leads series 2-0) — ML...
Jun 04, 2017
NewsAlert: Albert Pujols hits 600th home run to become ninth major league player to reach the milestone.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Albert Pujols hits 600th home run to become ninth major league player to reach the milestone. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jun 03, 2017
Preds rout Pens 5-1, pull within 2-1 in Stanley Cup Final
NASHVILLE - Predators coach Peter Laviolette heard all the questions and criticism of Pekka Rinne after the goaltender’s struggles in the Stanley Cup Final in Pittsburgh. Well, Laviolette never ...
Jun 03, 2017
Angoua, Agudelo help Revolution beat Toronto FC 3-0
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Toronto FC had its eight-game unbeaten streak snapped on Saturday, falling 3-0 on the road against the New England Revolution. Toronto (8-2-5), which hadn’t lost since April ...
Jun 03, 2017
Stevenson pounds Fonfara to keep WBC light-heavyweight title
MONTREAL - Adonis Stevenson wanted to take his time and wait for the right moment to knock out Andrzej Fonfara. That came only 28 seconds into the second round as Stevenson (29-1) used his crushing le...
Jun 03, 2017