Category Archives: Sports
With Pyeongchang approaching, COC calls on IOC to move quickly on doping front
TORONTO - With the Pyeongchang Games fast approaching, the Canadian Olympic Committee is calling on the International Olympic Committee to move forward with “more timely action” in the wak...
Oct 19, 2017
De Grasse, international track returns with "Track & Field in the 6ix"
TORONTO - Andre De Grasse was a promising young sprinter at the 2015 Pan American Games and raced to double gold in the 100 and 200 metres. It was his coming-out party, and a jam-packed crowd at Toron...
Oct 19, 2017
IOC expects decisions on Russian doping cases next month
Investigators at the International Olympic Committee expect to have “a number” of doping cases involving Russians at the Sochi Olympics resolved by the end of November, but they have no pl...
Oct 19, 2017
Ex-boxer gets probation for fatal shooting after bus dispute
CLEVELAND - A former professional boxer who once fought heavyweight Mike Tyson has received probation after a fatal shooting that happened when bus passengers in Cleveland challenged him to a fistfigh...
Oct 19, 2017
Beijing forms 'snow affairs work team' for 2022 Olympics
Beijing, host of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, has a snow problem: Hardly any of the white stuff falls on the Chinese capital despite freezing temperatures. Taking the matter in hand, the games organ...
Oct 19, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games NHL Toronto 6 Detroit 3 St. Louis 5 Chicago 2 Los Angeles 5 Montreal 1 — AHL San Jose 5 Stockton 2 — MLB Post-season ALCS N.Y. Yankees 5 Houston 0 (Yankees lead ser...
Oct 19, 2017
Kempe has first career hat trick in Kings' win over Montreal
LOS ANGELES - Adrian Kempe and Michael Cammalleri had quite the chemistry on a line with Trevor Lewis. Kempe had his first career hat trick to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-1 victory over the Mont...
Oct 19, 2017
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Toronto 6 Detroit 3 St. Louis 5 Chicago 2 Los Angeles 5 Montreal 1 — AHL San Jose 5 Stockton 2 — MLB Post-season ALCS N.Y. Yankees 5 Houston 0 (Yankees lead ser...
Oct 19, 2017
Maple Leafs ride four-goal first period to 6-3 win over Red Wings
TORONTO - Curtis McElhinney was there when it counted as the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a rare win in the back end of two games in two nights. McElhinney got his first start of the year in place of Fr...
Oct 18, 2017
Tanaka, Yankees top Keuchel, Astros 5-0 for 3-2 lead in ALCS
NEW YORK - This time, it was Masahiro Tanaka who was untouchable on the mound. And when the New York Yankees sent Houston ace Dallas Keuchel to an early exit, their rollicking crowd let loose with a c...
Oct 18, 2017