Category Archives: Sports
Canadians Bellemare, Purnelle-Faniel win bronze at freestyle World Cup
Canadian slopestyle skiers Alex Bellemare and Anouk Purnelle-Faniel both earned bronze medals on Saturday at a freestyle World Cup in Font Romeu, France. Challenging weather conditions forced the orga...
Jan 14, 2017
Costa, Payet absent but Chelsea, West Ham still both win 3-0
LONDON - Top-scorer Diego Costa wasn’t missed by English Premier League leader Chelsea. Dimitri Payet’s absence wasn’t felt by West Ham. Both teams won their games 3-0 despite missin...
Jan 14, 2017
Zumwinkle lifts U.S. over Canada for gold at under-18 women's world championship
ZLIN, Czech Republic - Grace Zumwinkle scored the winner with 2:32 left to play as the United States slipped past Canada 3-1 on Saturday in the final of the under-18 women’s world hockey champio...
Jan 14, 2017
Canadians Harvey, Valjas crack top 20 at cross-country skiing World Cup
TOBLACH, Italy - Canadians Alex Harvey and Len Valjas both cracked the top 20 in a 1.3-kilometre cross-country skiing World Cup race on Saturday. Harvey, of Saint Ferreol-les-Neiges, Que., finished 17...
Jan 14, 2017
Canada's McRae finishes fifth at luge World Cup; Gough drops in standings
SIGULDA, Latvia - Canadian Kim McRae put down the best result of her career in Sigulda, Latvia where she finished fifth at the Luge World Cup on Saturday. The two-time World Cup medallist from Calgary...
Jan 14, 2017
Roger Federer to meet qualifier Jurgen Melzer in 1st round at Aussie Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - While Roger Federer spent his time at Melbourne Park on Saturday talking about his comeback at a news conference, dozens of lower-ranked players were still at work trying to ear...
Jan 14, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs recall goaltender Garret Sparks from AHL's Marlies
TORONTO - Goaltender Garret Sparks was recalled by the Toronto Maple Leafs from their American Hockey League affiliate on Saturday. Sparks owns a 5-5-0 record with a 2.04 goals-against average and a ....
Jan 14, 2017
Unshackled Ace: Jays' Sanchez looking forward to season free of restrictions
REGINA - Aaron Sanchez looks forward to his freedom on the mound in 2017. An innings limit, workload reduction and extra rest between starts - all phrases the Toronto Blue Jays’ prized pitching ...
Jan 14, 2017
Kwame Awuah first Canadian taken in MLS draft, continues UConn, Sigma tradition
LOS ANGELES - Kwame Awuah dressed for the occasion at the MLS SuperDraft, wearing a metallic-shaded suit and classic bow tie. It went well with the light-blue New York City FC scarf he happily held af...
Jan 13, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Friday’s Games NHL Washington 6 Chicago 0 Toronto 4 N.Y. Rangers 2 Carolina 5 Buffalo 2 N.Y. Islanders 5 Florida 2 Columbus 3 Tampa Bay 1 New Jersey 2 Calgary 1 Arizona 4 Winnipeg 3 — AHL ...
Jan 13, 2017