Category Archives: Sports
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
Harden scores 41 as Rockets outlast Warriors 126-121 in OT
HOUSTON - James Harden made a 3-pointer to finish off the Golden State Warriors in overtime. Eric Gordon helped the Rockets get to that point with the best playoff performance of his career. Harden sc...
May 04, 2019
Kiner-Falefa's career-high 4 RBIs lift Rangers over Jays 8-5
ARLINGTON, Texas - Hitting has taken something of a backseat for Isiah Kiner-Falefa as he works at being a full-time catcher for the first time in his professional baseball career. So a night like Sat...
May 04, 2019
Pastrnak, Bruins beat Blue Jackets 4-3 for 3-2 series lead
BOSTON - David Pastrnak took control of the game, and then he took over the postgame news conference from linemate and Game 5 co-star Brad Marchand. After scoring twice, including the tiebreaking goal...
May 04, 2019
Canadian Marc-Andres Barriault falls in UFC debut against Andrew Sanchez
OTTAWA - The main event at UFC Fight Night Ottawa didn’t disappoint Saturday at the Canadian Tire Centre. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Al Iaquinta traded bombs, by both hand and foot,...
May 04, 2019