Category Archives: Sports
Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman expected to make next start
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons says Marcus Stroman will make his next scheduled start Monday night against Cleveland. Stroman departed after three innings, his shortest ...
May 5, 2017
Canada's Raonic defeats Tomic in quarter-final play at Istanbul Open
ISTANBUL - Canada’s Milos Raonic advanced to the semifinals at the Istanbul Open with a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6) victory over Australia’s Bernard Tomic on Friday. Raonic, the No. 1 seed from Thorn...
May 5, 2017
Defending champion Canada opens world championship with 4-1 win over Czechs
PARIS - Four different Canadian players scored and captain Claude Giroux had two assists as the two-time defending champions opened the IIHF World Hockey Championship with a 4-1 victory over the Czech...
May 5, 2017
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Anaheim 4 Edmonton 3 (OT) (Ducks lead series 3-2) St. Louis 2 Nashville 1 (Predators lead series 3-2) — IIHF World Hockey Championship Canada 4 Cze...
May 5, 2017
U. of Iowa to review job practices after $1.4M bias verdict
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The University of Iowa will hire an outside firm to review its employment practices after a jury ruled that it discriminated and retaliated against a high-ranking gay female athletic...
May 5, 2017
No clear favourite, rain make for unpredictable Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two trainers saddling three horses each. A horse trying to win for the first time. The early favourite whose training was interrupted. Another attempting to overcome irascible behavi...
May 5, 2017
Duch ready to lead Vancouver Stealth in NLL playoff series against Colorado
Rhys Duch knew the Vancouver Stealth were becoming more popular when he had to start staying later at the team’s arena to pose for photos and sign autographs for fans. After the Stealth clinched...
May 5, 2017
Senators look to create more traffic around Lundqvist in Game 5
NEW YORK - Wreak havoc. That was Dion Phaneuf’s solution for the Ottawa Senators’ sputtering offence heading into Game 5 of their playoff series with the New York Rangers. “We do hav...
May 5, 2017
Messi wins FIFA appeal, remaining 3 matches of ban lifted
ZURICH - Argentina captain Lionel Messi was cleared by FIFA on Friday to play in the next three World Cup qualifiers after a ban for insulting a referee’s assistant was lifted. Messi already ser...
May 5, 2017
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 5, 2017