Category Archives: Sports
Too long: Blue Jays, Indians split lengthy doubleheader
CLEVELAND - Indians manager Terry Francona was too tired to realize he reached a personal milestone. An extra-long day at the ballpark left everyone exhausted. Francona reached his 1,500th career win ...
May 03, 2018
Cowboys' Jason Witten retiring sans Super Bowl for TV job
FRISCO, Texas - Jason Witten mostly held it together while announcing he was retiring after 15 years with the Dallas Cowboys to go into TV. One wavering moment came when the tight end turned to owner ...
May 03, 2018

Drake watches quietly as Cleveland thumps the Raptors for commanding playoff lead
TORONTO - It was all quiet on the Drake front Thursday as the Cavaliers thumped Toronto in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal. The star rapper, who made headlines in Game 1 for a verbal alte...
May 03, 2018

Toronto FC tries to get MLS season back on track against Philadelphia
Toronto FC head coach Greg Vanney said Thursday he can’t recall an injury situation quite like the one he has faced early this season. The latest blow came this week with confirmation that veter...
May 03, 2018
Winnipeg Jets forward Joel Armia returns to lineup for Game 4 against Nashville
WINNIPEG - Joel Armia says he will be in the lineup tonight when the Winnipeg Jets host the Nashville Predators in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series. The winger hasn’t suited up since ...
May 03, 2018

Bill Torrey, GM of Isles' 4 Stanley Cups, dies at 83
SUNRISE, Fla. - Bill Torrey, the jovial bow-tie wearing Hall of Famer who was the general manager of the New York Islanders when they won four consecutive Stanley Cups in the 1980s and eventually beca...
May 03, 2018
Ontario Arrows finally make home debut as investors kick pro rugby tires
TORONTO - Denied by an ice storm in April, the Ontario Arrows finally hold their home opener Saturday against the Boston Mystics. The newly formed Arrows have already posted a 2-1-1 record on the road...
May 03, 2018

Candace Chapman, Tomasz Radzinski named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
TORONTO - Candace Chapman, who won more than 100 caps for her country, and speedy striker Tomasz Radzinski, who played at the highest level in Europe, have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame...
May 03, 2018

MLB to announce Yanks-Red Sox games in London
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball intends to announce next week the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will play two games at London’s Olympic Stadium on June 29-30 next year, a person familiar ...
May 03, 2018

Canadian rider Michael Woods healthy and confident ahead of Giro d'Italia
Canadian rider Michael Woods, felled by illness at the start of the season, says he is healthy and looking forward to testing himself at the Giro d’Italia. “I’m feel really good, I...
May 03, 2018