Category Archives: Sports
Toronto FC well positioned for BMO Field rematch with New York Red Bulls
HARRISON, N.J. - Faced with a New York pushback in the second half, Toronto FC served a timely reminder at Red Bull Arena that it can defend as well as it can attack. Now the sixth-seeded Red Bulls, d...
Oct 31, 2017
Argonauts will have versatile weapon Anthony Coombs for regular-season finale
TORONTO - Head coach Marc Trestman won’t be easing Anthony Coombs back into the Toronto Argonauts’ lineup. The 25-year-old Winnipeg native practised Tuesday after being activated from the ...
Oct 31, 2017
Toronto's Giovinco up for MLS MVP again, faces four other contenders
Sebastian Giovinco is back where he likes to be, in MVP contention. The Toronto FC star striker won the award in 2015 in his first year in Major League Soccer and, by all accounts, was not happy last ...
Oct 31, 2017
Padres hire Canadian Matt Stairs as major league hitting coach
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres hired Canadian Matt Stairs as their major league hitting coach on Monday. Stairs, from Fredericton, N.B., spent this past season as hitting coach for the Philadelphia ...
Oct 31, 2017
5 things to know about Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next year
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s sleepy skiing destination of Pyeongchang finally looks like a Winter Olympics host city after more than a decade of work, two failed bids, and cha...
Oct 31, 2017
Pyeongchang gets Olympic flame ahead of 100-day relay
ATHENS, Greece - The Olympic flame was handed to organizers of the 2018 Pyeongchang Games on Tuesday, and it will now head off on a 100-day journey across South Korea before the opening ceremony on Fe...
Oct 31, 2017
Chiefs force 5 TOs, beat Broncos 29-19 in AFC West showdown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs proved Monday night they can play a little defence, too. The same group that struggled to contain the Steelers and Raiders in back-to-back losses shut down De...
Oct 31, 2017
Sharks spoil Marleau's return with 3-2 win over Maple Leafs
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Rookie defenceman Tim Heed stole the show from Patrick Marleau in his return to San Jose. Heed scored a tiebreaking goal on the power play early in the third period and assisted on ...
Oct 31, 2017
Giovinco works his free kick magic again as Toronto FC downs the Red Bulls
HARRISON, N.J. - The brotherhood of goalkeepers was on display Monday night as Alex Bono went over to commiserate with Luis Robles, his New York Red Bulls counterpart, after Toronto FC’s 2-1 pla...
Oct 31, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Montreal 8 Ottawa 3 Dallas 2 Vancouver 1 (OT) San Jose 3 Toronto 2 Arizona 4 Philadelphia 3 (OT) N.Y. Islanders 6 Vegas 3 Columbus 4 Boston 3 (SO) Tampa Bay 8 Florida 5 St. Lo...
Oct 31, 2017