Category Archives: Sports
Whitecaps hope teenager Alphonso Davies can sweeten their trip to Minnesota
VANCOUVER - He was still feeling a little sour from a case of food poisoning, but Alphonso Davies offered up some sweet relief for the Vancouver Whitecaps last week. The teenager with the long stride ...
May 04, 2018
Subban silences hecklers, scores as Nashville beats Winnipeg to even series
WINNIPEG - P.K. Subban didn’t get heckled as long and as loud as he normally does from Winnipeg Jets fans on Thursday. The Norris Trophy finalist, usually a target for boos from the crowd and ch...
May 03, 2018
In Japan, Ichiro's move starts long 'Sayonara'
TOKYO - Ichiro Suzuki says he hasn’t retired, but his move to the front office of the Seattle Mariners is seen by many in Japan as the beginning of a long “Sayonara” for a national t...
May 03, 2018
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Nashville 2 Winnipeg 1 (Series tied 2-2) Pittsburgh 3 Washington 1 (Series tied 2-2) — AHL Playoffs Second Round Toronto 6 Syracuse 4 (Toronto le...
May 03, 2018
Pekka Rinne makes 32 saves as Nashville beats Winnipeg 2-1 to even series 2-2
WINNIPEG - Asked following Thursday’s morning skate if there was any chance of seeing a 2-1 result in his team’s high-flying matchup with the Winnipeg Jets, Pekka Rinne just smiled. “...
May 03, 2018
Tatum shines, Brown returns as Celtics beat 76ers 108-103
BOSTON - The youth movement is alive and thriving for the Boston Celtics. And for the second straight game it was enough to upend a Philadelphia 76ers team that still has much to figure out as it head...
May 03, 2018
LeBronto trending as Cleveland's James completes two-game Toronto takeover
TORONTO - Cavaliers star LeBron James had his way with the Raptors in a memorable in-your-face Toronto takeover Thursday. Before the last bucket in Cleveland’s lopsided 128-110 win in Game 2 of ...
May 03, 2018
Penguins hold Ovie without shot, even series with Capitals
PITTSBURGH - Mike Sullivan knows his team is “wired” for offence, as tends to happen when you have Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and - increasingly - Jake Guentzel on your roster. Yet the P...
May 03, 2018
Toronto heads to Cleveland in familiar spot, trailing Cavaliers 2-0 in series
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors insisted it’s not over. They pointed out it’s the first team to win four games. But in a post-season that was supposed to be so different, on the heels of a h...
May 03, 2018
Hamilton Tiger-Cats take receiver Mark Chapman first overall in CFL draft
TORONTO - Trey Rutherford finally has clarity regarding his football future but will have to wait to celebrate. The UConn offensive lineman went second overall to the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL dra...
May 03, 2018