Category Archives: Sports

Toews lifts Blackhawks to 3-2 overtime win vs. Senators; Ottawa winless in eight
OTTAWA - The one thing DJ Smith prides himself on is the Ottawa Senators work ethic, but Tuesday night the head coach was far from impressed. After coughing up a 2-0 first period lead Smith felt his t...
Jan 16, 2020

Kovalchuk, Price lead Canadiens past Flyers 4-1
PHILADELPHIA - Ilya Kovalchuk scored twice and Carey Price recorded 40 saves as the Montreal Canadiens avoided a season series sweep with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. Toma...
Jan 16, 2020

Rittich's 35-save performance powers Flames past Leafs 2-1 in a shootout
TORONTO - Matthew Tkachuk scored the only goal of the shootout as the Calgary Flames defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Thursday. Derek Ryan scored in regulation for Calgary (26-18-5), ...
Jan 16, 2020

Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign-stealing scandal
BOSTON - Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros. The Red Sox didn't wait to see what punishment Major League Ba...
Jan 16, 2020

Comfortably in the black, Curling Canada ups prize money across major events
The head of Curling Canada is bullish about its financial position. There's enough money to both tend to the sport's grassroots and significantly enlarge the prize pot of major events, says chief exec...
Jan 16, 2020

Canada's Dabrowski prepares to resume doubles partnership with Ostapenko
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko have enjoyed some success on the handful of occasions they've teamed up together in the past. They're hoping to reki...
Jan 16, 2020

Moore-Towers, Marinaro getting accustomed to skating among the best in world
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro say impostor syndrome cost them a spot on the medal podium at figure skating's prestigious Grand Prix Final last month. The glob...
Jan 16, 2020

Jets' Mathieu Perreault lashes out at NHL for not punishing Canucks' Virtanen
Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault is livid after the NHL's Department of Player Safety decided not to hand out any discipline to Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen following a controversial...
Jan 16, 2020

Canada looks to add to valuable FIFA ranking points in friendly against Iceland
Two wins, eight goals but just 2.26 ranking points. A pair of comfortable 4-1 victories over No. 162 Barbados has given Canada confidence but done little to move the needle when it come...
Jan 16, 2020

The hardscrabble story behind Canadian wrestling legend Rocky 'Soulman' Johnson
HALIFAX - Growing up in northern Nova Scotia in the 1950s, Wayde Bowles once spent 25 cents to watch wrestlers like "The Beast" compete at the Bailey Arena in Amherst. "It's hard to say exac...
Jan 16, 2020