Category Archives: Sports
Whitecaps, Red Bulls set to meet in first leg of Champions League quarters
Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper David Ousted doesn’t expect one of the biggest matches in club history to be a thing of beauty. The Whitecaps and the New York Red Bulls are set to play a meaningf...
Feb 21, 2017
Jets steamed by NHL's decision to suspend Trouba but not Malkin
TORONTO - Blake Wheeler was still puzzled Tuesday morning by the NHL’s disciplinary process. The Winnipeg Jets captain understood why the league dealt teammate Jacob Trouba a two-game suspension...
Feb 21, 2017
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign free-agent linebacker Glenn Love to deal
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed American linebacker Glenn Love on Tuesday, The six-foot-four, 225-pound Love spent the last four seasons with the Calgary Stampeders. He started two of the...
Feb 21, 2017
Toronto Argonauts sign former Ottawa Redblacks receiver Khalil Paden
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed American receiver Khalil Paden on Tuesday. The six-foot-one, 180-pound Paden spent the last three seasons with the Ottawa Redblacks. He appeared in 19 regular-se...
Feb 21, 2017
Top-seeded Milos Raonic defeats Tim Smyczek at Delray Beach
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - No. 1 seed Milos Raonic opened with an easy win Tuesday in his first appearance at the Delray Beach Open. Raonic, the fourth-ranked player in the world, defeated American qualifie...
Feb 21, 2017
Matthews, Laine exude similar cool while handling historic rookie seasons
TORONTO - Teammates were struck by how cool Auston Matthews remained during a 13-game goal drought at one point this season. The Winnipeg Jets saw something similar in Patrik Laine when things went si...
Feb 21, 2017
Young Impact goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau moves up to No. 2, want to go higher
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - As Maxime Crepeau talked to the media on one side of the pitch at Al Lang Stadium, fellow goalkeeper Evan Bush could be seen across the field - contorting his body atop a jumbo ...
Feb 21, 2017
Raonic beats Smyczek in first round action at Delray Beach
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Milos Raonic advanced to the second round of the Delray Beach Open on Tuesday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over American qualifier Tim Smyczek. In his first match since losing in the Austr...
Feb 21, 2017
Canadiens acquire defenceman Lowe form Hurricanes for rearguard Samuelsson
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have acquired Keegan Lowe from the Carolina Hurricanes for Philip Samuelsson in a swap of minor-league defencemen. Lowe, who was born in Greenwich, Conn., and grew up...
Feb 21, 2017
Paralympic swim star Huot helps Blue Jays catcher Martin get in shape
DUNEDIN, Fla. - When Russell Martin decided to take up swimming as an off-season workout option a year ago, he was amazed at how quickly he progressed in the pool. It didn’t hurt that his coach ...
Feb 21, 2017