Category Archives: Sports

Maple Leafs top Senators 4-1 in pre-season finale on Tavares, Rielly two-point nights
TORONTO - Captain John Tavares scored a goal and set up another to help the Toronto Maple Leafs win their fourth in a row in their pre-season finale on Saturday. The Maple Leafs (5-1-0) handed the Ott...
Oct 09, 2021

Top-seed Pliskova wins, Muguruza loses at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova won her second-round match in straight sets at the BNP Open on Saturday, while fifth-seeded Garbine Muguruza was beaten. Pliskova advanced to t...
Oct 09, 2021

Fried sharp, Braves blank Brewers 3-0 to tie NLDS at 1-all
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Max Fried pitched six sharp innings and Atlanta's bullpen held on after manager Brian Snitker's quick hook, sending the Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 Saturday to tie their NL ...
Oct 09, 2021

Canada expects desperate foe in Reggae Boyz in CONCACAF World Cup qualifier
After a fine showing Thursday in a 1-1 tie with powerful Mexico in the hostile confines of Mexico City's Azteca Stadium, Canada expects another rude reception in Jamaica in World Cup qualifying play S...
Oct 09, 2021

Pospisil retires with injury, Shapovalov advances at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - A matchup between two Canadians came to a premature end at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Cali., Saturday. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., advanced to the third ...
Oct 09, 2021

Canadian men eliminated from Rugby World Cup contention after loss in Chile
VALPARAISO, Chile - Canada will miss the Rugby World Cup for the first time ever, knocked out of contention Saturday by Chile in a 33-24 defeat that gave the South Americans a 54-46 aggregate victory ...
Oct 09, 2021

US Open champ Raducanu upset at Indian Wells; Murray wins
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Emma Raducanu came down to earth in her first tournament since her surprising U.S. Open victory, losing in straight sets to Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the BNP Paribas Open on Frid...
Oct 08, 2021

Masterful Webb pitches Giants past Dodgers in playoff opener
SAN FRANCISCO - Logan Webb struck out 10 pitching masterfully in his postseason debut, Buster Posey hit a two-run homer that held up, and the 107-win San Francisco Giants blanked the defending World S...
Oct 08, 2021

Harris's two TDs power Bombers past Elks 30-3; Winnipeg wins sixth straight
WINNIPEG - Andrew Harris ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers extended their win streak to six games with a 30-3 rout of the Edmonton Elks on Friday. It was the 27th time ...
Oct 08, 2021

Andersson sparks Calgary Flames to 3-1 pre-season win over Winnipeg Jets
CALGARY - Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson assisted on all three Calgary goals in a 3-1 pre-season win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Andrew Mangiapane and Sean Monahan scored power-play...
Oct 08, 2021