Category Archives: Sports
Christine Sinclair scores, Canada opens Algarve Cup defence with win over Danes
ALBUFEIRA, Portugal - Christine Sinclair scored in the 90th minute as Canada’s women’s soccer team opened its defence of its Algarve Cup title with a dramatic 1-0 win over Denmark on Wedne...
Mar 01, 2017

Curtis Lazar acquired by Calgary Flames from Ottawa, looks for career reboot
CALGARY - Curtis Lazar’s hockey career needs a jumpstart. He believes the Calgary Flames can apply the booster cables. The 22-year-old forward from Salmon Arm, B.C., was the centrepiece of Calga...
Mar 01, 2017

Jarome Iginla the biggest name to move on dull deadline day
You know it’s a slow trade deadline day in the NHL when the biggest name dealt is a 39-year-old with eight goals this season. Headed for the Los Angeles Kings, Jarome Iginla was the highest prof...
Mar 01, 2017
Lightning acquire defenceman Mark Streit from Flyers for centre Filppula
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired defenceman Mark Streit from the Philadelphia Flyers for centre Valtteri Filppula and two draft picks. Philadelphia receives a 2017 fourth-round pick...
Mar 01, 2017
Defence: Killer of 2 is star witness, not Aaron Hernandez
BOSTON - The real killer of two men in a hail of gunfire at a stoplight was not former NFL star Aaron Hernandez but rather the government’s star witness in his double murder trial, his attorney ...
Mar 01, 2017
Canadiens acquire two-time Stanley Cup winner King from Los Angeles
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Dwight King from the Los Angeles Kings for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2018 NHL draft. King provides the Canadiens a dependable check...
Mar 01, 2017

Georges St-Pierre to face Michael Bisping for UFC middleweight title
TORONTO - Former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is starting his comeback with a bang - against UFC middleweight title-holder Michael Bisping. The two will meet for the 185-pound crown in the ...
Mar 01, 2017
Los Angeles Kings acquire veteran winger Jarome Iginla at deadline
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings have acquired veteran winger Jarome Iginla from the Colorado Avalanche for a conditional 2018 fourth-round pick. The 39-year-old Iginla joins his fifth NHL team for...
Mar 01, 2017
Prosecutor: Aaron Hernandez killed 2 over spilled drink
BOSTON - Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez misinterpreted a brief encounter at a Boston nightclub involving a spilled drink as a sign of disrespect and became furious, later gunning d...
Mar 01, 2017

Laine named NHL's rookie of the month for February, Toews first star
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets right-wing Patrik Laine has been named the NHL’s rookie of the month for February. The league also named Winnipeg native and Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews as...
Mar 01, 2017