Category Archives: Sports
Jays catcher Russell Martin placed on disabled list with left shoulder injury
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays were dealt another blow on the injury front Monday as catcher Russell Martin was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a nerve issue in his left shoulder. Martin sa...
May 08, 2017
'Naive' Edmonton Oilers to play in their first Game 7 in over a decade
EDMONTON - A team with little experience or baggage in a Game 7 is about to face a team with a lot of both. The Edmonton Oilers avoided elimination in Game 6 with a resounding 7-1 victory over the Ana...
May 08, 2017
Motivated Bouchard eliminates Sharapova in Madrid Open thriller
MADRID - Motivated more than usual, Eugenie Bouchard used her game to send a message to Maria Sharapova by defeating the Russian 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 in a thrilling second-round match at the Madrid Open on M...
May 08, 2017
Veteran Toronto FC defender Drew Moor back training after heart scare
Toronto FC defender Drew Moor was back on the field Monday, albeit working out on his own. Life is returning to normal for the 33-year-old Texan whose soccer career was briefly put on hold due to a ca...
May 08, 2017
AP: Sex assaults in high school sports minimized as 'hazing'
The Georgia school district said it was investigating the baseball players for “misbehaviour” and “inappropriate physical contact.” What it didn’t reveal was that a young...
May 08, 2017
Seven players from ascending Carleton Ravens selected in 2017 CFL draft
It’s a heady time four years in the making for Steve Sumarah and the Carleton Ravens football program. Seven Ravens were selected Sunday in the CFL draft, including receiver Nate Behar fifth ove...
May 08, 2017
Erik Karlsson's brilliance has Sens on verge of deepest run in a decade
Alain Vigneault lamented the “average” performance he got from too many of his Rangers in Saturday’s loss to the Ottawa Senators. “And at this time of the year against such a g...
May 08, 2017
New York Jets receiver Robby Anderson arrested in Miami
MIAMI - Authorities say a wide receiver for the New York Jets has been charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of justice after sparring with officials who asked him to leave a Miami music festi...
May 08, 2017
MacKinnon continues scoring tear with two goals, Canada downs Belarus 6-0
PARIS - Nathan MacKinnon expects to cool off at some point at the world hockey championship. Even if that happens, that doesn’t mean Canada’s offence will be any less dangerous. MacKinnon ...
May 08, 2017
Stay or go? Raptors all-star guard Kyle Lowry gives no hints about future
TORONTO - No matter how the question was posed, Kyle Lowry wouldn’t bite. The Toronto Raptors point guard will opt out of the final year of his contract and become a free agent, and a lucrative ...
May 08, 2017