Category Archives: Sports

Hometown star Spieth stays hot, 1 behind Finau at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas - If Jordan Spieth is going to end a victory drought that's approaching two years, the three-time major winner picked a good place to give himself a chance. Spieth opened with a 5-un...
May 23, 2019

Law, Nordqvist, Song tied for LPGA Tour lead, Henderson one shot back
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Bronte Law chipped in for eagle on the par-5 third hole and shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday for a share of the lead in the Pure Silk Championship with Anna Nordqvist and Jennifer Son...
May 23, 2019

Arbitrator upholds Voynov suspension but says he served half
LOS ANGELES - An arbitrator has upheld Slava Voynov's one-season NHL suspension but is giving him credit for serving half of it in 2018-19. Commissioner Gary Bettman suspended the former Los Angeles K...
May 23, 2019

Canada blanks U.S. 3-0, finishes first in Group A at hockey world championship
KOSICE, Slovakia - Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist as Canada finished off preliminary play at the world hockey championship with a 3-0 win over the United States on Tuesday. Canada finished at th...
May 23, 2019

Red Sox close out four-game series with 8-2 rout of Blue Jays in matinee
TORONTO - Ryan Weber threw six strong innings and every Boston starter had at least one hit as the Red Sox clobbered the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 on Thursday at Rogers Centre. Former Blue ...
May 23, 2019

Canadian women's basketball team loses three longtime players to retirement
TORONTO - Three longtime members of the Canadian women's basketball team are retiring from international competition. Guard Nirra Fields of Lachine, Que., and Edmonton twin sisters Katherine and ...
May 23, 2019

Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard makes all-NBA second team
Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has been named to the all-NBA second team. It marks Leonard's third selection to an all-NBA team after earning first-team honours with the San Antonio Spurs in 20...
May 23, 2019

Lowry: Nothing to be done about thumb until off-season except play through pain
MILWAUKEE - Kyle Lowry will be playing in pain for the rest of the post-season. Whether the Raptors' thrilling playoff run ends against Milwaukee, or Toronto goes on to make its first appearance in th...
May 23, 2019

Mooseheads' Raphael Lavoie, a power forward, ready for the NHL draft
Halifax Mooseheads forward Raphael Lavoie is showing he can do a little bit of everything ahead of the NHL draft. Score, hit, even chirp. "Game gets hard and sometimes, it happens that we sa...
May 23, 2019

CP NewsAlert: Milos Raonic withdraws from French Open with injury
PARIS - Canada's top-ranked tennis player has withdrawn from the French Open. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., ranked 17th in the world, confirmed his decision just before the draw on Thursday. R...
May 23, 2019