Category Archives: Sports
Kawhi Leonard's playoff brilliance brings back Toronto sporting memories
Kawhi Leonard is in the midst of one of the great Toronto playoff performances in recent memory. The Raptors star is averaging 38 points on 62 per cent shooting in an Eastern Conference semifinal tied...
May 06, 2019
World No. 4 Rory McIlroy ready to take on Canadian Open, prepare for U.S. Open
ANCASTER, Ont. - Rory McIlroy has only been to Canada once, but he’s looking forward to possibly writing his name in the history books when he plays in the RBC Canadian Open this summer. McIlroy...
May 06, 2019
Trainer Mark Casse very thankful War of Will wasn't injured in Derby
Mark Casse has never been so thankful for a seventh-place finish. Casse’s horse, War of Will, finished seventh in a controversial Kentucky Derby on Saturday. That left Casse still searching for ...
May 06, 2019
Canada's Jaclyn Lee out with injured wrist; will have MRI on Monday
Canadian Jaclyn Lee is expected to miss her next tournament on the LPGA Tour with a wrist injury. Lee, from Calgary, is scheduled to have an MRI on Monday. She posted on social media on Sunday that sh...
May 06, 2019
Athletics Canada issues bans after investigation into sexual harassment
OTTAWA - Athletics Canada has given lifetime bans to Andy McInnis and Ken Porter, two longtime fixtures in Canadian track and field, as the result of a sexual harassment investigation. McInnis coached...
May 06, 2019
Olympic trampoline champion Rosannagh MacLennan breaks her ankle
Olympic trampoline champion Rosannagh MacLennan is grounded with a broken ankle. The 30-year-old from King City, Ont., took time to come to grips with her injury before going public with it. Winner of...
May 06, 2019
Russian forward Ilya Mikheyev signs with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Russian forward Ilya Mikheyev to a one-year entry level contract. The 24-year-old had 23 goals and 22 assists in 62 games for Avangard Omsk of the Kontine...
May 06, 2019
Unclear whether Nova Scotia's high school rugby ban will be lifted
HALIFAX - The status of high school rugby in Nova Scotia remains murky, despite a call by the province’s education minister to reinstate the sport. Zach Churchill told the province’s schoo...
May 06, 2019
Former Canada rugby coach Kieran Crowley named Pro14 coach of the year
DUBLIN - Former Canada rugby coach Kieran Crowley has been named Guinness Pro14 coach of the year. The former New Zealand international led Italy’s Benetton Rugby to the quarterfinals of the Eur...
May 06, 2019
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games NHL Playoffs St. Louis 4 Dallas 1 (Series tied 3-3) — AHL Playoffs Toronto 2 Cleveland 0 (Marlies lead series 3-0) Iowa 2 Chicago 0 (Wolves lead series 2-1) — NBA Play...
May 05, 2019