Category Archives: Sports
Durant, Warriors deliver down stretch to hold off Raptors
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors played one of their most dominant quarters to start the game, building a 25-point lead. Then, there were turnovers and second chances for Toronto and they h...
Dec 28, 2016
Ryan Miller makes 36 saves, Canucks hang on to beat Kings 2-1
VANCOUVER - Ryan Miller had an easy time in the first period Wednesday night. The same can’t be said for the final 40 minutes. Miller recorded 36 saves as the Vancouver Canucks edged the Los Ang...
Dec 28, 2016
Joey Votto backs out of playing for Canada at World Baseball Classic
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto has declined to play for Canada at the upcoming World Baseball Classic. The 33-year-old from Toronto was the National League’s most valuable player in 20...
Dec 28, 2016
Fan hospitalized after falling from balcony at Panthers game
SUNRISE, Fla. - A fan was conscious and taken to a hospital after falling from a balcony during a Florida Panthers game at BB&T Arena on Wednesday night. Lt. Gus Fernandez of the Sunrise Fire-Resc...
Dec 28, 2016
NewsAlert: DeMar DeRozan passes Chris Bosh for most points in Raptors history
OAKLAND, Calif. - DeMar DeRozan has passed Chris Bosh to become the Toronto Raptors’ all-time leading scorer. DeRozan needed 15 points to set the new franchise mark entering Wednesday’s ga...
Dec 28, 2016
Canadiens blow lead, Johnson scores in OT to lift Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. - Montreal coach Michel Therrien was short and direct after the Canadiens blew a late lead and lost in overtime to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tyler Johnson scored his second goal of the game...
Dec 28, 2016
Marner scores in shootout to lift Leafs over Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. - The Toronto Maple Leafs won their third straight game on the road and are leaning on their young players to do it. Mitchell Marner scored in the third round of the shootout to lift the...
Dec 28, 2016
Americans cruise to 5-2 win over Slovakia at world juniors
TORONTO - Team USA goaltender Joseph Woll, perhaps, got a glimpse of his future on Wednesday night. The Maple Leafs’ 2016 third-round pick made 18 saves in his first career appearance at Toronto...
Dec 28, 2016
Joel Eriksson-Ek's two goals lead Sweden past Switzerland 4-2 at world juniors
MONTREAL - Joel Eriksson-Ek scored twice, including the winner, to lead Sweden past Switzerland 4-2 on Wednesday in the preliminary round of the world junior hockey championship. Lias Andersson and Lu...
Dec 28, 2016
Coming Around: Jacob Trouba getting comfortable on right side of Jets' defence
WINNIPEG - Jacob Trouba got what he wanted, even though it’s happened in a roundabout way. When the Winnipeg Jets defenceman was a holdout at the beginning of the NHL season, one reason he and h...
Dec 28, 2016