Category Archives: Sports
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Ottawa 5 Toronto 4 (OT) Edmonton 7 Calgary 4 St. Louis 5 Chicago 2 San Jose 2 Los Angeles 1 — MLS Houston 0 Seattle 0 — NBA Pre-season Houston 116 New Orleans 1...
Oct 12, 2016
McDavid leads Oilers to 7-4 win over Flames in Edmonton's new arena
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid wanted to start things right at Rogers Place, the new home of the Edmonton Oilers. McDavid scored two goals and added an assist as Edmonton defeated the rival Calgary Flames ...
Oct 12, 2016
Oilers link up with stars of past as they launch era of new downtown arena
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers launched the new era of their shiny, silver curvilinear rink Wednesday by linking it to their glittering past. Past greats Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier - from the team...
Oct 12, 2016
Senators need to work on defence despite 5-4 overtime win over Maple Leafs
OTTAWA - New Ottawa Senators head coach Guy Boucher has been telling everyone that his team is going to be solid defensively, more so than they were last season. Judging from Ottawa’s 5-4 overti...
Oct 12, 2016
Toronto FC defender Josh Williams stands alone in supporting the Indians
TORONTO - Josh Williams stands pretty much alone in the Toronto FC dressing room when it comes to the Blue Jays and the American League Championship Series. The 28-year-old defender grew up about 30 m...
Oct 12, 2016
Playoff success more important than 16 wins for Stampeder coach Dave Dickenson
CALGARY - Chasing a historic CFL record and preserving your players for a division final at home don’t have to be mutually exclusive, but Calgary Stampeders coach Dave Dickenson has a balancing ...
Oct 12, 2016
Eskimos fined $20,000, Maas fined $15,000 for refusing to wear microphones
The Edmonton Eskimos were fined $20,000 and head coach Jason Maas was fined $15,000 for refusing to wear live microphones during a game in Montreal, the Canadian Football League announced Wednesday. T...
Oct 12, 2016
Raptors coach Dwane Casey applauds his players' support of Blue Jays
Toronto Raptors all-star Kyle Lowry watched from the front row, in his Marcus Stroman jersey, as the Blue Jays roared past Texas on Sunday and into the American League Championship Series. The Raptors...
Oct 12, 2016
Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky named partner and VP of Oilers Entertainment Group
EDMONTON - Wayne Gretzky has returned to the Edmonton Oilers. The Great One has been named partner and vice-chairman of Oilers Entertainment Group. The Oilers made the announcement Wednesday at an unv...
Oct 12, 2016
LeBron blasts Trump's crude 'trash talk,' Brady avoids topic
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - LeBron James blasted Donald Trump’s crude remarks about women, calling it “trash talk” while refusing to even say the Republican presidential nominee’s name...
Oct 12, 2016