Category Archives: Sports
NHL working on schedule to accommodate Olympics; Daly says no progress yet
TORONTO - The NHL is working on a plan to move forward with or without the 2018 Olympics. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Friday afternoon that the league has begun working with teams on two di...
Dec 30, 2016
Wings' Dylan Larkin says former teammate Auston Matthews was always 'special'
TORONTO - The kid was just 15, one year younger than he was, but Dylan Larkin knew there was something “special” about Auston Matthews. Larkin got his first glimpse of the Toronto Maple Le...
Dec 30, 2016
Canadian soccer stars Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence mull over club futures
TORONTO - The club future of two of Canada’s finest women’s soccer players will be decided in the coming days. And Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence have lucrative options. The two Wes...
Dec 30, 2016
Ducharme won't tip hand on which goalie will start for Canada against Americans
TORONTO - You know things are going well for Canada when the starting goaltender debate becomes a hot topic at the world junior hockey championship. Head coach Dominique Ducharme wouldn’t tip&nb...
Dec 30, 2016
Canada advances to Spengler Cup final with 3-2 victory over Minsk
DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada coach Luke Richardson had his players concentrate on special teams in their lone practice before the 2016 Spengler Cup, and that focus has paid off with a spot in the ...
Dec 30, 2016
Serena wins at love again; says 'yes' to engagement in poem
Court and spark: Serena Williams is tying the knot. The tennis great announced her engagement to Alexis Ohanian on Thursday, posting a poem on Reddit that she accepted the proposal of the social news ...
Dec 30, 2016
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games 2017 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship At Montreal Denmark 3 Czech Republic 2 (OT) Sweden 3 Finland 1 At Toronto Canada 10 Latvia 2 United States 3 Russia 2 — 201...
Dec 29, 2016
Silfverberg's go-ahead goal in third leads Ducks over Flames 3-1
CALGARY - Jakob Silfverberg made the right call when he went to his back-up plan. Silfverberg notched the go-ahead goal 5:37 into the third period on Thursday as the Anaheim Ducks snapped a three-game...
Dec 29, 2016
Eric Gryba scores winner, Oilers hand Kings their third straight loss
EDMONTON - Defenceman Eric Gryba picked the right time to record his first goal of the season. Gryba scored the game winner and Jordan Eberle picked up a pair of assists as the Edmonton Oile...
Dec 29, 2016
Suns shine in second half, beat Raptors 99-91
PHOENIX - The young Phoenix Suns might be pushovers to some in the NBA. On Thursday night, they sought to be the aggressors. It worked in the second half, as the Suns showed grit on both offence and d...
Dec 29, 2016