Category Archives: Sports

Canada's Blondin, Weidemann, Maltais revive speedskating tradition
CALGARY - Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann are accustomed to observations about their height differential. Weidemann a foot taller than her five-foot-two teammate on Canada's speed...
Feb 06, 2020

AP source: Andre Iguodala getting traded to Miami Heat
MIAMI - A person familiar with the negotiations says Andre Iguodala is headed to Miami after the Heat and Memphis Grizzlies agreed Wednesday night on his long-awaited trade. As part of the deal, Iguod...
Feb 05, 2020

Canada-USA women's hockey rivalry on display in Victoria contest, Canada wins
Victoria Bach scored the overtime winner Monday in a thriller that saw Canada's women's national hockey team defeat the United States 3-2 in Game 3 of the Rivalry Series. Bach's backhander on a 2-on-1...
Feb 05, 2020

Kreider returns, sparks Rangers to 5-3 win over Maple Leafs
NEW YORK - Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad scored in a 6-second span late in the first period and the New York Rangers earned a 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. Kreider and Zi...
Feb 05, 2020

Raptors stretch winning streak to record 12 with thrilling victory over Pacers
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors made history on Wednesday - but it certainly didn't come easy. Kyle Lowry poured in 32 points and Serge Ibaka added 30 points, including a huge three-pointer in...
Feb 05, 2020

Pysyk bags hat trick as Panthers down Leafs; Toronto loses Andersen to injury
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs appeared to be sitting pretty. Sure, they'd lost starting netminder Frederik Andersen to injury, but after a dominant 40 minutes and a goal that put th...
Feb 05, 2020

Super Bowl betting brings big business to sports books
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Business was brisk at sports books around the country on Super Bowl Sunday, with customers risking money on everything from the coin toss at the start of the game, to the colour ...
Feb 05, 2020

Kobe Bryant's books surging in popularity
Books created by Kobe Bryant's content company soared in popularity in the days following the basketball legend's death in a helicopter crash. A trio of the books created by Bryant's Granity Studios w...
Feb 05, 2020

Canada's humble star Sinclair gets pushed into spotlight
CARSON, Calif. - Christine Sinclair says she's sorry she hasn't gotten back to all the well-wishers who reached out after she set the international goals record. Canada's veteran striker didn't get mu...
Feb 05, 2020

Hamblin, Scott and Langlois stronger players for facing adversity in Siberia
Ruth Hamblin, Jamie Scott, and Miah-Marie Langlois were on a train in Eastern Europe a few weeks ago. They were supposed to get off in the Czech Republic, but nobody gave them a heads up. Being the on...
Feb 05, 2020