Category Archives: Sports
Gardiner escapes Toronto spotlight, finds support under Mike Babcock
TORONTO - Jake Gardiner didn’t know what to think a few years ago when Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle told him to toughen up. “It’s not like I’m a Matt Martin-type guy wh...
Dec 08, 2016
Focus on featherweights as UFC returns to Toronto after three-year absence
TORONTO - Another step in filling (The Notorious) Conor McGregor’s sizable featherweight shoes will take place Saturday night at UFC 206 as the MMA juggernaut returns to Toronto for the first ti...
Dec 08, 2016
IOC president Bach wants life bans for proven Russian cheats
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Russian athletes and officials who are proven to have been part of a doping “manipulation system” should be banned for life from the Olympics, IOC President Thomas ...
Dec 08, 2016
Duquette: Orioles to pass on Bautista, not a fan favourite
OXON HILL, Md. - Jose Bautista has long been booed whenever he’s played in Baltimore. Now, the free agent slugger wants the Orioles to consider signing him, and the team isn’t having any p...
Dec 08, 2016
Doping agency criticizes Russia as Isinbayeva given key role
MOSCOW - Even before Friday’s publication of a new report into alleged state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes, Russia and the World Anti-Doping Agency are bickering. WADA is upset because it...
Dec 08, 2016
Bach: Olympic bid process needs to change; 'too many losers'
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Signalling a potential radical change in the way Olympic host cities are chosen, IOC President Thomas Bach wants to revise the bidding process because it “produces too ma...
Dec 08, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games NHL Minnesota 3 Toronto 2 Washington 4 Boston 3 Anaheim 6 Carolina 5 (SO) Ottawa 4 San Jose 2 — AHL Binghamton 3 Albany 2 Grand Rapids 6 Chicago 5 (OT) Springfield 4 Hart...
Dec 07, 2016
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Minnesota 3 Toronto 2 Washington 4 Boston 3 Anaheim 6 Carolina 5 (SO) Ottawa 4 San Jose 2 — AHL Binghamton 3 Albany 2 Grand Rapids 6 Chicago 5 (OT) Springfield 4 Hart...
Dec 07, 2016
Kelly scores late goal to lift Senators past the Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Erik Karlsson enjoys getting a break every now and then, and Chris Kelly likes getting a lucky bounce every once in a while. It all worked to Ottawa’s advantage, which extende...
Dec 07, 2016
AP source: Chapman, Yankees reach deal for $86M, 5 years
OXON HILL, Md. - Aroldis Chapman found a spot in a most familiar bullpen - a very rich spot, too. The hard-throwing closer reached agreement to return to the New York Yankees on Wednesday night with t...
Dec 07, 2016