Category Archives: Sports

Timberwolves end 4-game losing streak with win over Raptors
TAMPA, Fla. - Karl-Anthony Towns scored seven of his 20 points late in the fourth quarter before fouling out and the Minnesoa Timberwolves snapped a four-game losing streak with a 116-112 win over the...
Feb 14, 2021

Toronto native Sharon Fichman reaches quarterfinals of Aussie Open women's doubles
MELBOURNE, Australia - Toronto's Sharon Fichman is heading to the women's doubles quarterfinals at the Australian Open. Fichman and Giuliana Olmos of Mexico beat Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez and Gr...
Feb 14, 2021

Berger has the final say and wins at Pebble Beach, Canadian Taylor tied for 39th
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Daniel Berger got into the mix quickly with an eagle and finished it off with one even better, holing a 30-foot putt on the par-5 18th for a 7-under 65 and a two-shot victory Su...
Feb 14, 2021

Maple Leafs forward Thornton back at practice, plans to play Monday against Senators
Toronto forward Joe Thornton practised with the Maple Leafs on Sunday for the first time since suffering a fractured rib almost four weeks ago. The 41-year-old expects to return to the lineup Monday a...
Feb 14, 2021

Canada's Isabelle Weidemann settles for fourth-place finish at speedskating worlds
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canada's Isabelle Weidemann settled for a fourth-place finish at the ISU world speedskating championships on Sunday. She missed the podium by less than four seconds in the on...
Feb 14, 2021

'You can't Google how to handle a pandemic': NHL teams adapting as protocols change
Jason Spezza says the Toronto Maple Leafs had conversations - physically distanced, of course - at the start of training camp to discuss the uncertainty of what lay ahead. The NHL began its 56-game se...
Feb 14, 2021

Canada beats Brazil in opening game at Olympic men's water polo qualifier
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Canada opened the Olympic men's water polo qualification tournament with an 11-7 victory over Brazil at the Zwemcentrum Rotterdam on Sunday. Captain Nicolas Constantin-Bicari ...
Feb 14, 2021

Good dogs! 20 years of covering Westminster Kennel Club show
NEW YORK - To every sport, there's a season, a spot on the calendar that fans mark for the big event. World Series, October. College hoops, March. Indy 500, Memorial Day. For dog owners, it's right ar...
Feb 14, 2021

Double gold: Humphries finishes off historic bobsled sweep
Kaillie Humphries wasn't sure if she would get a chance to race this season. She ended up on top of the world - twice. Humphries ended her international season Sunday by winning the inaugural women's ...
Feb 14, 2021

Kriechmayr matches legends with double speed gold at worlds
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Vincent Kriechmayr matched two legends of Alpine skiing at the world championships Sunday by adding downhill gold to the super-G title he won three days ago. The Austrian be...
Feb 14, 2021