Category Archives: Sports
Lessons learned: Nazem Kadri embracing veteran role with Maple Leafs
TORONTO - In March 2015, Nazem Kadri had his most humiliating experience as a Toronto Maple Leaf. After showing up late to a team meeting on a Sunday morning, interim coach Peter Horachek suspended Ka...
Sep 15, 2017
Person familiar with matter to AP: MLB review of umpire hit
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball is reviewing how an umpire got hit this week by a pitch that a catcher missed in a game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians, a person familiar with the si...
Sep 15, 2017
Slumping Impact can't waste chance for win against expansion Minnesota
MONTREAL - It is desperation time for the Montreal Impact. Sitting five points out of a playoff spot with seven games to go, victory is vital when the Impact play host to lowly Minnesota United on Sat...
Sep 15, 2017
Park fires 63, uses fresh start to lead Evian major by 2
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - A new day, a fresh start to the final women’s major of the season, and it seemed like a new Sung Hyun Park showed up Friday. Seizing a second chance to play the first r...
Sep 15, 2017
'NHL 18' video game looks to capture skills, imagination of league's young guns
TORONTO - A new generation of talent led by Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine has not only energized the NHL, it has forced video game developers to up their game. “NHL 18,”...
Sep 15, 2017
'We haven't seen the best of Bo Horvat': Canucks centre ready to take next step
VANCOUVER - Travis Green’s initial up-close look at Bo Horvat came in his first few months as a head coach. Green, then in an interim role with the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks, and Horvat, ...
Sep 15, 2017
Alouettes look for jolt from coaching change; Redblacks seek win with Tate at QB
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes hope a mid-season coaching change will give them the jolt they need to get back in the CFL East Division playoff race. General manager Kavis Reed will be running the ...
Sep 15, 2017
Watson runs for TD, leads Texans over Bengals 13-9 in debut
CINCINNATI - Deshaun Watson showed up in a black tuxedo for his first NFL start. From his snazzy bowtie to his game-turning scramble, he did it all his style. The rookie ran 49 yards for a touchdown a...
Sep 14, 2017
Buxton's 10th-inning blast gives Twins 3-2 win over Jays
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor hoped for Byron Buxton to simply get on base with two outs in the 10th inning, knowing the possibilities of what his centerfielder could do on the ba...
Sep 14, 2017
Capitals' Ovechkin says Olympic decision out of his hands
WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin released a statement Thursday night through the Washington Capitals acknowledging that the ability to represent Russia in the 2018 Olympics has been taken out of his hands. ...
Sep 14, 2017