Category Archives: Sports
Raptors' season ends with 109-102 loss to LeBron James, Cavaliers
TORONTO - Dwane Casey asked his team to play with pride. Facing an ugly ending to a season that had held so much promise, the coach didn’t want them to go down without a fight. They responded. B...
May 07, 2017
Preds reach 1st Western final in team history, ousting Blues
NASHVILLE - Ryan Johansen celebrated his game-winning goal with a windmill fist pump, and the Nashville Predators finished off the rest of a thrilling third period with the standing-room only crowd on...
May 07, 2017
5 Blue Jays pitchers hold Rays to 3 hits in 2-1 win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Even though he didn’t get the win, Joe Biagini set one up for the Toronto Blue Jays. Biagini and four relievers combined on a three-hitter, Darwin Barney hit a tiebreaking...
May 07, 2017
Canada's Milos Raonic falls to Croatia's Marin Cilic in Istanbul final
ISTANBUL - Canada’s Milos Raonic fell just short of a title in his first tournament since recovering from a hamstring injury, falling 7-6 (3), 6-3 to Croatia’s Marin Cilic in Sunday’...
May 07, 2017
Toronto Raptors look to climb playoff mountain without Kyle Lowry
TORONTO - A sprained ankle kept star guard Kyle Lowry on the sidelines Sunday as the Raptors looked to stave off playoff elimination. Toronto coach Dwane Casey suggested the worst prior to Game 4. ...
May 07, 2017
Canada tips off against Bahamas in men's basketball World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - Canada’s men’s basketball team faces the Bahamas, Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands in World Cup qualifying. Canada was drawn into Group 2 on Sunday for the first ro...
May 07, 2017
'Top guns', not Chris Neil, push Sens to brink of Eastern Conference final
OTTAWA - According to post-game lore, Chris Neil’s feisty presence provided the spark that breathed new life into the Senators’ playoff chances. But in reality it was Ottawa’s best p...
May 07, 2017
Rugby league a hit out of the box as Toronto Wolfpack celebrate home win
TORONTO - The weather was poor, the venue rudimentary and the game churlish. But when the dust settled Saturday, the Toronto Wolfpack celebrated their first win on Canadian soil after thumping Oxford ...
May 07, 2017
MacKinnon scores hat trick as Canada beats Slovenia 7-2 at world hockey championship
PARIS - By his own admission he wasn’t winning any points for style, but Nathan MacKinnon’s offensive output helped power Canada to another strong performance at the world hockey champions...
May 07, 2017
Schreiber leads Rock past Black Wolves 18-10 to advance to NLL East final
TORONTO - Tom Schreiber scored four times and added three assists to lead the Toronto Rock past the New England Black Wolves 18-10 on Saturday in the National Lacrosse League’s East semifinal. B...
May 06, 2017