Category Archives: Sports
Odour, Cabrera go deep, Rangers beat Blue Jays 10-2
ARLINGTON, Texas - Rougned Odour, Asdrbal Cabrera and Drew Smyly all found reasons to exhale. Odour and Cabrera each homered and combined for seven RBIs, Smyly came off the injured list to pitch four ...
May 05, 2019
Leonard has 39 points, Raptors even up series with 101-96 win over Sixers
PHILADELPHIA - Kawhi Leonard swung right off a switch and launched a three-pointer over Sixers giant Joel Embiid that dropped just as the shot-clock buzzer sounded. The steely-nerved superstar finally...
May 05, 2019
Blues force Game 7 with 4-1 win over Stars, stunned Bishop
DALLAS - Colton Parayko was shooting to score for the St. Louis Blues, and delivered a stunning blow to the Dallas Stars even without getting the puck in the net. Parayko’s hard shot from the sl...
May 05, 2019
Toronto Arrows rally for last-gasp win over San Diego in Major League Rugby play
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows brought pro rugby downtown on Sunday, delivering a nail-biter in a 23-19 victory over the San Diego Legion. Steven Ng’s 79th-minute try capped the comeback at Lampor...
May 05, 2019
Auger-Aliassime beats fellow Canadian Shapovalov, will play Nadal in Madrid
MADRID - Felix Auger-Aliassime fought through a tight match on Sunday to beat fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open. Auger-Aliassime took a 6-2, 7-6 (7) victory ...
May 05, 2019
Controversial finish at Kentucky Derby sparks debate in U.S., Canadian racing
TORONTO - A prominent voice in Canadian horse racing says the wild finish at Saturday’s Kentucky Derby has “opened up the debate” about how the sport is governed in the U.S. and Cana...
May 05, 2019
Raptors' Pascal Siakam starts vs. Philly after being listed as doubtful
PHILADELPHIA - A day after he was listed as doubtful with a calf injury, Pascal Siakam started for the Toronto Raptors versus Philadelphia on Sunday. The 25-year-old forward didn’t practise on S...
May 05, 2019
Maximum Security owner weighs options after disqualification
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Maximum Security co-owner Gary West criticized race stewards’ disqualification of his horse’s Kentucky Derby victory as “egregious” and said he was pondering ...
May 05, 2019
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Boston 4 Columbus 3 (Bruins lead series 3-2) San Jose 2 Colorado 1 (Sharks lead series 3-2) — AHL Playoffs Second Round Charlotte 7 Hershey 3 (Ch...
May 04, 2019
Hertl scores 2 to lead Sharks past Avalanche 2-1 in Game 5
SAN JOSE, Calif. - As loud as the Shark Tank got following Tomas Hertl’s two goals, the roar was even more deafening when injured captain Joe Pavelski emerged from the tunnel to wave a towel for...
May 04, 2019