Category Archives: Sports

Andrew Copp and Sami Niku lead Jets past Wild 4-1 in pre-season game
WINNIPEG - Andrew Copp was putting an asterisk beside his statistics on Wednesday, but it still felt good to contribute in the Winnipeg Jets' 4-1 exhibition victory over the Minnesota Wild. He and Sam...
Sep 18, 2019

Virtanen scores OT winner as Canucks rally over Flames in pre-season
CALGARY - It was a triumphant return to the crease for Canucks journeyman goaltender Richard Bachman. The 32-year-old was solid in his first game in nearly nine months after having his Achilles tendon...
Sep 18, 2019

Grichuk slam negates Buchholz dud as Jays beat Orioles 11-10
BALTIMORE - Randal Grichuk hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rebounded from an ineffective start by Clay Buchholz to rally past the Baltimore Orioles 11-10 ...
Sep 18, 2019

Brady Tkachuk's late empty-net goal lifts Senators over Maple Leafs 4-3
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk's empty-net goal wound up the winner as the Ottawa Senators held on for a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday in pre-season action. Connor Brown, Tyler Ennis and M...
Sep 18, 2019

Alex Belzile lifts Canadiens over Panthers 4-3 in 2019 Kraft Hockeyville game
BATHURST, N.B. - A short-handed goal by Alex Belzile with less than five minutes to play lifted the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 pre-season win over the Florida Panthers Wednesday night in the 201...
Sep 18, 2019

Piatti lifts Impact over Toronto FC 1-0 in first leg of Canadian Championship
MONTREAL - A wonder goal by Ignacio Piatti gave the Montreal Impact a 1-0 victory over rivals Toronto FC in the first leg of the Canadian Championship final on Wednesday night. Goalkeeper Clement Diop...
Sep 18, 2019

Forward Joshua Roy has rebuilding Sea Dogs on the upswing
TORONTO - The Saint John Sea Dogs caught a break in their attempt to build a championship team. The Sea Dogs didn't own their first-round pick for the 2019 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft afte...
Sep 18, 2019

Bayern beats Red Star 3-0 to open Champions League campaign
MUNICH - Bayern Munich substitute Thomas Mller provided a late highlight as the German powerhouse beat Red Star Belgrade 3-0 in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. Mller came on for Philippe C...
Sep 18, 2019

Cheryl Bernard to play as a substitute on Team Scheidegger at three events
Sometimes when curling analyst Cheryl Bernard makes the walk from the broadcast booth down to the ice, the competitive feelings come rushing back. The 2010 Olympic silver medallist...
Sep 18, 2019

Retired Canadians Virtue and Moir leave ice dancing in a better place
TORONTO - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir knew they were taking a huge risk when they came out of a two-year retirement, setting their lofty sights on a gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. A...
Sep 18, 2019