Category Archives: Sports
Andersen delivers finest outing of the season in Leafs win; Marner dishes out three assists
TORONTO - Blood was still dripping from just above the left eye of Frederik Andersen moments after victory Thursday night, the scars of his finest outing as a Maple Leaf. Andersen stopped 29-of-31 sho...
Oct 27, 2016
Matteo Mancosu scores twice, Impact beat D.C. United 4-2 in MLS playoffs
WASHINGTON - The Montreal Impact wasted little time setting the tone against D.C. United when defender Laurent Ciman provided the lead just four minutes into the game. From there, Montreal’s mid...
Oct 27, 2016
Skip Mark Nichols and Team Gushue move to 3-0 with win over Glenn Howard
OKOTOKS, Alta. - Skip Mark Nichols and Team Gushue are undefeated through nine draws at the Masters Grand Slam of Curling tournament after beating Glenn Howard 7-4 on Thursday night. Nichols, who is f...
Oct 27, 2016
Defensive-minded Canucks searching for offence with McDavid, Ovechkin on deck
VANCOUVER - After a perfect start to the regular season, a couple of familiar warts are starting to pop up on the Vancouver Canucks. The club that finished 29th in goals in 2015-16 sits last in the NH...
Oct 27, 2016
Raptors' Sullinger says surgery now is better than later in the season
TORONTO - Jared Sullinger was supposed to be making his Raptors regular-season debut Wednesday night. Instead he was hobbling around on a huge cast. The power forward and Toronto’s key acquisiti...
Oct 27, 2016
Canada's Patrick Chan adds another quadruple jump to his repertoire
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Launching a comeback after an 18-month hiatus, Patrick Chan had been frustrated to find his sport had become figure skating’s version of a slam dunk contest. All about the bi...
Oct 27, 2016
Redblacks look to play smarter in crucial game against Blue Bombers
OTTAWA - Too often this season the Ottawa Redblacks have been their own worst enemy. Costly turnovers, penalties and dropped balls are just a few of the ways the Redblacks have stumbled, and yet they ...
Oct 27, 2016
As goals get bigger, so do the celebrations for Toronto FC players and fans
TORONTO - After Jozy Altidore scored the go-ahead goal in the 84th minute against New York City FC on Sunday night, the Toronto FC star headed to the southwest corner flag at BMO Field - arms pumping,...
Oct 27, 2016
COC invests $37 million over next four years into high-performance sport via OTP
TORONTO - The Canadian Olympic Committee said Thursday it is renewing its commitment to high-performance sport by investing $37 million in funding over the next four years through the Own The Podium p...
Oct 27, 2016
Ticats quarterback Zach Collaros expected to start Friday against Eskimos
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Zach Collaros will get the start on Friday against the Edmonton Eskimos after sitting out the past three weeks with a concussion. He doesn’t expect any problem sh...
Oct 27, 2016