Category Archives: Sports

Durant runs in overtime winner, Roughriders beat Eskimos to snap losing skid
REGINA - Darian Durant hasn’t tasted victory in nearly two seasons. He felt he and his teammates were due. Durant rallied the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 26-23 win in overtime against the Edmo...
Sep 18, 2016
Angels drop Blue Jays into No. 2 wild-card spot with shutout
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Nothing could spoil Alex Meyer’s first big league win. Not even a “The Cat in the Hat” costume the Los Angeles Angels rookie was forced to wear for the team’s...
Sep 18, 2016

Altidore leads comeback as Toronto FC ties Red Bulls, books playoff berth
Toronto FC made a statement Sunday, clawing its way back from a two-goal deficit twice to tie the New York Red Bulls 3-3 in a showdown of Eastern Conference heavyweights. The single point clinched a p...
Sep 18, 2016

Swings, no stings: Blue Jays-Angels delayed by swarm of bees
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Toronto slugger Edwin Encarnacion swatted at a swarm of bees that descended on Angel Stadium, and the game between the Blue Jays and Los Angeles was delayed 13 minutes Sunday until t...
Sep 18, 2016
Mourinho fears United succumbing to pressure after 3rd loss
LONDON - The footballing divide in Manchester is becoming clearer a month into the season. On the blue side, Pep Guardiola is thriving at the start of his Manchester City career with five wins out of ...
Sep 18, 2016
CIS Football: QB Hugo Richard leads Rouge et Or to rout over Sherbrooke
QUEBEC - Quarterback Hugo Richard completed 17-of-27 passes for three touchdowns and 340 yards as the Laval Rouge-et-Or routed the Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or 41-3 on Sunday in CIS football action. Richard ...
Sep 18, 2016
Landeskog, Hedman score as Sweden holds on for victory over Russia at World Cup
TORONTO - Jacob Markstrom showed up to the Air Canada Centre on Sunday afternoon with the notion that he was backing up Sweden’s star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. The 26-year-old was caught off ...
Sep 18, 2016
Crosby earns praise from Canadian teammates for more than just scoring touch
TORONTO - Even the most talented players in the world seem to watch Sidney Crosby with awe. Crosby scored a goal, added two assists and won six of seven draws in a dominant 13-minute performance on Sa...
Sep 18, 2016
Goalie Henrik Lundqvist scratched from Sweden's lineup for World Cup of Hockey
TORONTO - Henrik Lundqvist was a surprise scratch from Sweden’s tournament opener against the Russians at the World Cup of Hockey on Sunday. Lundqvist is sick, according to a Team Sweden spokesm...
Sep 18, 2016

Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov wins Davis Cup debut in straight sets
HALIFAX - Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., won his Davis Cup debut in straight sets on Sunday, topping Chile’s Christian Garin 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the third day of play between the two count...
Sep 18, 2016