Category Archives: Sports
No fourth-quarter comeback: Raptors drop ugly 105-96 decision to Wizards
TORONTO - There would be no thrilling fourth-quarter comeback for the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Playing their fourth game without all-star guard Kyle Lowry, the Raptors dropped a 105-96 decision t...
Mar 01, 2017
Leafs stay the course at deadline day: 'We don't want to get ahead of ourselves'
TORONTO - Even a surprisingly successful season wasn’t about to throw the Toronto Maple Leafs off a patient plan of reconstruction. The Leafs stayed relatively quiet on NHL trade deadline day, a...
Mar 01, 2017
Winnipeg Jets trade Drew Stafford to Boston Bruins for sixth-round pick in 2018
WINNIPEG - Drew Stafford is excited to get back into the playoff hunt, even if it means moving out of Winnipeg. The veteran winger was traded by the Jets to Boston ahead of Wednesday’s trade dea...
Mar 01, 2017
Blondin, Donnelly to compete for Canada at ISU world allround championships
Ivanie Blondin and Ben Donnelly will be the two Canadian representatives at the ISU world allround speedskating championships in Hamar, Norway this weekend. The skaters will take part in the 500 metre...
Mar 01, 2017
Head coach says injury-plagued French defender ran out of time with Toronto FC
Toronto FC says injury-plagued French defender Clement Simonin simply ran out of time with the club. The ninth overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, Simonin made just two starts for Toronto in two ...
Mar 01, 2017
McCann drives in two runs to lead Tigers to win, Pompey homers for Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. - James McCann drove in two runs as a Detroit Tigers split squad edged the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednesday in Grapefruit League action. Dixon Machado went 3-for-3 and a run-batted in ...
Mar 01, 2017
Edmonton Eskimos release special-teams dynamo Mike Miller after six seasons
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos released veteran Canadian fullback Mike Miller on Wednesday. The six-foot, 215-pound Miller, a native of Riverview, N.B., led the CFL with 27 special-teams tackles last...
Mar 01, 2017
Canada looks for win in Brazil to wrap up Americas Rugby Championship
Canada looks to end the Americas Rugby Championship on a winning note Friday as it takes on Brazil in Sao Paulo. For coach Mark Anscombe the tournament has been a chance to evaluate young talent. But ...
Mar 01, 2017
Tony Fonseca out as director of high performance at Canadian Soccer Association
TORONTO - Tony Fonseca is out as director of high performance at the Canadian Soccer Association. The CSA said in a three-paragraph statement Wednesday that Fonseca had been released “effective ...
Mar 01, 2017
With playoff hopes dim, Canucks look to the future at trade deadline
VANCOUVER - With their hopes of making this year’s playoffs hovering between slim and none, the Vancouver Canucks have turned their focus to the future by trading two of their veteran players fo...
Mar 01, 2017