Category Archives: Sports
Radulov's third period goal lifts Dallas Stars over Calgary Flames 2-1
CALGARY - Kari Lehtonen had a rough beginning to life as a backup goalie with the Dallas Stars this season. In just his second start of the season, Lehtonen made 29 saves to backstop the Stars to a 2-...
Oct 28, 2017
New-look Capitals searching for identity, answers as struggles continue
VANCOUVER - After a summer of change that saw no fewer than five key players wave goodbye, the new-look Washington Capitals continue to search for their identity - whatever that is. Winners of back-to...
Oct 27, 2017
QB Nichols expects Bombers to show up with 'playoff-type urgency' against Lions
WINNIPEG - Matt Nichols isn’t counting on anyone doing the Winnipeg Blue Bombers a favour. If the CFL club wants to secure a home playoff date for the first time since 2011, the quarterback know...
Oct 27, 2017
Rivalry Renewed: Whitecaps, Sounders set to tangle in MLS West semifinals
VANCOUVER - Having just shaken a giant playoff gorilla off their back, the Vancouver Whitecaps want to get greedy. The club picked up its first-ever post-season victory Wednesday with an emphatic 5-0 ...
Oct 27, 2017
Osmond, Virtue/Moir lead after short programs at Skate Canada International
REGINA - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir channelled their inner Mick Jagger, while Canadian teammate Kaetlyn Osmond picked up right where she left off. Virtue and Moir posted a world-record score in the s...
Oct 27, 2017
Duhamel, Radford will retire from sport having taken pairs to new level
REGINA - There were days Meagan Duhamel was so sore after practice, she couldn’t sit in her car to drive home. Breaking barriers is painful work. Duhamel and pairs partner Eric Radford take aim ...
Oct 27, 2017
Toronto FC stars Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley unfazed by fan abuse on the road
Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore was wearing predominantly black, complete with black cap, as he met the media Friday. It seemed fitting he was dressed the part of the villain given the rude reception...
Oct 27, 2017
Resurgent lineman Sewell to lead Eskimos against archrival Stampeders
EDMONTON - Defensive lineman Almondo Sewell had just one quarterback sack for the Edmonton Eskimos through the first 11 games of the CFL season, and that came in the season opener. A dramatic decline ...
Oct 27, 2017
Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving, avoids jail
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Superstar golfer Tiger Woods pleaded guilty Friday to reckless driving and agreed to enter a diversion program to settle a charge of driving under the influence that began w...
Oct 27, 2017
TV viewers drop 10 per cent from 2016 for World Series Game 2
LOS ANGELES - Viewers for the second game of the World Series dropped 10 per cent from last year, less than the 21 per cent decline for the opener. Houston’s 7-6, 11-inning win over the Los Ange...
Oct 27, 2017