Category Archives: Sports

Toronto Arrows down league-leading New England to keep MLR playoff hopes alive
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows scored 28 unanswered points to keep their playoff hopes alive with a 33-18 win over league-leading New England on Thursday, snapping the Free Jacks' 10-game win streak in ...
May 19, 2022

Colton scores late, Lightning beat Panthers 2-1 in Game 2
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Ross Colton scored with 3.8 seconds remaining, giving the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals ...
May 19, 2022

Rockies TV reporter hit in head by foul ball, is recovering
DENVER (AP) - AT&T Sportsnet reporter Kelsey Wingert says she's recovering after being struck in the head by a line drive during the ninth inning of the Colorado Rockies' game against the San Fran...
May 19, 2022

'Facing Nolan' looks at Ryan's longer-than-expected career
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Nolan Ryan was already striking out plenty of batters with his blazing fastball, and at age 22 pitched the last seven innings in the National League pennant-clinching game for ...
May 19, 2022

Nadal, Djokovic could await Canada's Auger-Aliassime at French Open
PARIS - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime could be on a collision course with clay-court legend Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Montreal's Auger-Aliassime, seeded ninth in men's competition ...
May 19, 2022

Cozens hat trick leads Canada to 6-3 win over Kazakhstan at world championship
HELSINKI - Dylan Cozens scored three times, including two power-play goals that put the game out of reach, as Canada posted a 6-3 win over Kazakhstan in a penalty-filled game Thursday at the world hoc...
May 19, 2022

Flames, Oilers want to continue goal outburst, limit each other more in Game 2
CALGARY - After a stunning bonanza of goals in their series opener, the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers are plotting how to limit each other's output in Friday's second game. Easier said than done ...
May 19, 2022

Survey: Basketball is the sport of choice for bettors in Ontario
TORONTO - Over three in 10 Ontario residents are betting on sports at least once a week and their activity of choice is the NBA. Those are some of the findings of a recent survey of Ontario residents ...
May 19, 2022

Canadian Drew Fischer to serve on World Cup officiating crew in Qatar
Canadian Drew Fischer has been selected one of 24 video match officials for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year. FIFA also named 36 referees and 69 assistant referees for the 32-country tourna...
May 19, 2022

New Athletics Canada CEO Mat Gentes says priority is to develop sport at grassroots
Growing track and field at the grassroots level, and finding the funds to do so, are at the top of Mat Gentes' priority list. The longtime employee of Athletics Canada was named its chief executive of...
May 19, 2022