Category Archives: Sports
Toronto FC looks to extend playoff run by taking down New York City FC
TORONTO - Having survived a midweek elimination game, Toronto FC finds itself in deeper MLS playoff waters this weekend against New York City FC. The two teams finished just one point apart during the...
Oct 28, 2016
US to face Canada outdoors at 2018 world juniors in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The United States will face Canada outdoors at New Era Stadium, home of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, at the 2018 world junior hockey championships. USA Hockey Executive Director Dave...
Oct 28, 2016
Thompson clarifies comments calling out Canadian players for skipping qualifiers
TORONTO - Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson has clarified comments published online this week where he called out Canadian players who chose not to play for the national basketball team. In...
Oct 28, 2016
Aaron Hernandez phone calls hacked before 1st murder trial
BOSTON - Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez had his jailhouse phone calls hacked ahead of his first murder trial, and prosecutors and his current defence team say they were never told, a...
Oct 28, 2016
Bruins' Pastrnak suspended two games for head hit on Rangers' Girardi
Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak was suspended two games on Friday for an illegal check to the head of New York Rangers defenceman Dan Girardi. Pastrnak delivered the hit in the second period of a ...
Oct 28, 2016
Meet Derek MacKenzie of the Florida Panthers, the NHL's most anonymous captain
TORONTO - Most of the 28 captains in the NHL this season are former all-stars, scoring champs, MVPs, Conn Smythe, Rocket Richard and Norris Trophy winners, some of the best and brightest in the game. ...
Oct 28, 2016
Kevin Garnett joining TNT as a weekly contributor
MINNEAPOLIS - It didn’t take long for Kevin Garnett to find work after retirement. The 15-time All-Star has a multiyear agreement with Turner Sports to join the network’s wildly popular NB...
Oct 28, 2016
Roughriders ready for another shot at Lions quarterback Jonathon Jennings
REGINA - B.C. Lions quarterback Jonathon Jennings is going to look for any opening the Saskatchewan Roughriders give him on Saturday. Jennings and the Lions face a Saskatchewan pass defence that has l...
Oct 28, 2016
Amy Yang eagles par 4, stretches LPGA lead to 3 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Amy Yang holed a pitching wedge for eagle on the par-4 11th hole and stretched her lead to three strokes Friday in the hot, humid and stormy Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. The 27-y...
Oct 28, 2016
WADA cites near collapse of anti-doping program at Rio Games
MONTREAL - The World Anti-Doping Agency has detailed serious failings of doping control management at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, saying the system was only saved from collapsing by the “enormo...
Oct 28, 2016