Category Archives: Sports
Sens keep defying odds with Game 5 win; Eastern Conference final looms
OTTAWA - A team that’s been defying the odds all season is now on the verge of the Eastern Conference final. Kyle Turris ended Game 5 in overtime early Saturday evening as the Ottawa Senators ju...
May 06, 2017
Steve Reed to succeed Victor Montagliani as Canada Soccer president
WHISTLER, B.C. - Steve Reed will succeed Victor Montagliani as Canada Soccer president. The association announced Saturday afternoon that Reed will serve the remaining three years of Montagliani’...
May 06, 2017
US bobsledder Steven Holcomb, 37, found dead
Steven Holcomb, the longtime U.S. bobsledding star who drove to three Olympic medals after beating a disease that nearly robbed him of his eyesight, was found dead in Lake Placid, New York, on Saturda...
May 06, 2017
Jozy Altidore's PK gives Toronto 1-0 win over Seattle
SEATTLE - This was less about any measure of revenge and more a chance for Toronto FC to prove it can earn a result facing challenging circumstances. Despite playing on a short week and without star S...
May 06, 2017
Raptors facing elimination; no NBA team has ever come back from 0-3
TORONTO - Win or lose Sunday, DeMar DeRozan believes this season hasn’t been a failure for the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors face elimination in Sunday’s Game 4 of their Eastern Conference ...
May 06, 2017
Chris Neil rejoins Sens' lineup for Game 5 as replacement for Ryan Dzingel
OTTAWA - A familiar face rejoined the Ottawa Senators’ lineup for Game 5 against the New York Rangers as Chris Neil made his 2017 post-season debut. The 37-year-old forward took the place of Rya...
May 06, 2017
Canada's Milos Raonic beats Troicki to reach final of Istanbul Open
ISTANBUL - Canada’s Milos Raonic defeated Serbia’s Viktor Troicki 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final of the Istanbul Open. Raonic needed just 66 minutes to complete his victory. ̶...
May 06, 2017
Crosby returns for Penguins after concussion
WASHINGTON - Sidney Crosby returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup for Game 5 against the Washington Capitals after missing the previous game with a concussion. Crosby is in the lineup five ...
May 06, 2017
Oilers try to leave collapse in past and focus on forcing a decisive Game 7
ANAHEIM, Calif. - If not for the final few minutes of the third period, Friday night almost certainly would have been remembered as a breakthrough playoff performance for Edmonton Oilers captain Conno...
May 06, 2017
Raptors guard Lowry says he's doubtful for must-win Game 4 due to ankle sprain
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry has probably played his last game of the season. The Raptors’ all-star point guard, who missed Friday’s 115-94 loss with a sprained ankle, said he’s doubtful to ...
May 06, 2017