Category Archives: Sports
Masse, mixed relay race to silver, bronze at world short-course championships
WINDSOR, Ont. - People forget that barely a year ago, Kylie Masse was watching the Pan American Games from the bleachers after failing to qualify for Canada’s team. She was an outstanding univer...
Dec 07, 2016
Canadian international defender Kadeisha Buchanan a nominee for Honda Award
TORONTO - Canadian international Kadeisha Buchanan is one of four nominees for the Honda Sport Award for Women’s Soccer. The 21-year-old from Brampton, Ont., helped top-ranked West Virginia to t...
Dec 07, 2016
Habs forwards Galchenyuk, Desharnais each out 6-8 weeks with a knee injury
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say forwards Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais will each be out six to eight weeks with a knee injury. Galchenyuk, the team’s leading scorer with 23 points (...
Dec 07, 2016
Toronto FC theme has been all about the team ahead of MLS championship game
TORONTO - Team has been the theme for Toronto FC in the buildup to the MLS Cup final. From boisterous practices to team-first media interviews, the All for One club motto has been plain to see ahead o...
Dec 07, 2016
Orioles GM says Bautista too unpopular at Camden yards to sign
TORONTO - The Baltimore Orioles aren’t likely to sign free agent slugger Jose Bautista because he rubs the Camden Yards faithful the wrong way, according to the team’s general manager. ...
Dec 07, 2016
Greg Vanney's Toronto FC coaching staff has deep ties that go back years
TORONTO - In 1996 while Greg Vanney was a student-athlete at UCLA, he took a class that required him to start a business. He chose to form a soccer team - the Arizona Futbol Club. When Vanney went hom...
Dec 07, 2016
Olympics likely to headline NHL board of governors meetings
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - James van Riemsdyk went to the Stanley Cup final with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010, but he also considers his appearance with the United States at the 2014 Olympics special ...
Dec 07, 2016
John Scott retires after improbable run to NHL all-star tournament
Former NHL tough guy John Scott, whose roller-coaster ride to the league’s all-star weekend was a major storyline of the 2015-16 season, has announced his retirement. “It has been a hell o...
Dec 07, 2016
Gushue, Jacobs, Carruthers lead men after two days at Grand Slam of Curling
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., downed Saskatoon’s Steve Laycock 6-4 in Wednesday’s late draw at the National, keeping pace with reigning Olympic champion B...
Dec 07, 2016
FIFA to use video replays for 1st time in Japan test
ZURICH - Referees will be able use video replays at this month’s Club World Cup in Japan to help them make “match-changing” decisions in the first ever use of broadcast TV feeds by m...
Dec 07, 2016