Category Archives: Sports
Raptors: LeBron's behaviour disrespectful, but Toronto also playing "too soft"
TORONTO - Dunking off the backboard. Drinking a beer. Nonchalantly spinning the ball in Serge Ibaka’s face. LeBron James’s apparent lack of respect for Toronto has added some drama to the ...
May 05, 2017
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse settles for fifth-place finish in 100 metres
DOHA, Qatar - Olympic champion Thomas Rohler threw the javelin farther than anyone else has done for more than 20 years at the Diamond League opener in Doha, while Akani Simbine was the surprise winne...
May 05, 2017
Struggling Impact look to top D.C. United for first away win of MLS season
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have had a laborious start to the Major League Soccer season and it won’t get any easier when they visit D.C. United. The Impact (1-3-4) will be looking to rebound...
May 05, 2017
Toronto FC downplays MLS Cup final rematch but shows it still has a long memory
Toronto FC fans may have the date circled on their calendars but the team itself is playing down the revenge factor in Saturday’s MLS Cup final rematch in Seattle. It was just five months ago th...
May 05, 2017
Penguins star Crosby returns to practice after concussion
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Sidney Crosby returned to work Friday, practicing with his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates barely four days removed from a frightening hit that left the him with a concussion, ...
May 05, 2017
Rugby league chief executive says Wolfpack have been an 'absolute success'
TORONTO - As CEO of the Rugby Football League, Nigel Wood was in Toronto last spring to attend the launch of the Wolfpack. And he has liked what he’s seen in the months since. “I think the...
May 05, 2017
Canadian Soccer Association to choose successor for Victor Montagliani
An election Saturday will decide which of three candidates will succeed Victor Montagliani and run Canadian soccer. Montagliani was elected president of the Canadian Soccer Association in 2012 and 201...
May 05, 2017
Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry does not play in Game 3 loss to Cavaliers
TORONTO - Hampered by an ankle injury, Toronto Raptors star point guard Kyle Lowry spent Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal on the bench. Cory Joseph made the first playoff start of his NBA ca...
May 05, 2017
Former NHL player gets probation in drug-selling scheme
BOSTON - A former NHL player who was on two Stanley Cup championship teams has been sentenced to probation for his role in the illegal sale of prescription painkillers. Kevin Stevens was sentenced Thu...
May 05, 2017
Djokovic splits up with his longtime coach Vajda
BELGRADE, Serbia - Novak Djokovic has split with his longtime coach Marian Vajda and two other team members, saying he wants to find “the winning spark on the court again.” Djokovic said o...
May 05, 2017