Category Archives: Sports

Minjee Lee takes 3-shot lead in LPGA Tour's Founders Cup
CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) - The only only thing missing from Minjee Lee's resume this year is a victory and the best scorer on the LPGA Tour took a big step toward that in the second round of the Cognizant F...
May 13, 2022

First-round selections Richards, Philpot among draftees signed by Alouettes
MONTREAL - Linebacker Tyrell Richards, the first player taken in the 2022 CFL draft, was among eight selections signed Friday by the Montreal Alouettes. The six-foot-four, 218-pound Richards, of Bramp...
May 13, 2022

Mickelson decides not to defend title at PGA Championship
Phil Mickelson withdrew Friday from the PGA Championship, electing to extend his hiatus from golf following his incendiary comments about a Saudi-funded rival league he supports and the PGA Tour he ac...
May 13, 2022

Injury bug forces Toronto Arrows to sign eighth scrum half of challenging season
TORONTO - Add Toronto Arrows scrum halves to baby formula, semiconductor chips, aluminum and other things in short supply these days. On Thursday, the Major League Rugby team signed its eighth scrum h...
May 13, 2022

Canada gives up two 5-on-3 goals in third, hangs on for 5-3 win over Germany
HELSINKI - Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice and Canada overcame an undisciplined third period in a 5-3 win over Germany on Friday at the world hockey championship. Cole Sillinger, Kent Johnson and Noah ...
May 13, 2022

Inexperienced Flames focus on 'process' with goal to finish off playoff opponents
DALLAS - Closing out an NHL playoff series to advance to the next one has a way of accelerating a player's maturation. The Calgary Flames may have been the higher seed heading into their conference qu...
May 13, 2022

Revamped Toronto FC learning as it goes under veteran head coach Bob Bradley
TORONTO - Mexican centre back Carlos Salcedo returns to bolster an uncertain Toronto FC defence as Orlando City visits BMO Field on Saturday. Salcedo, one of TFC's designated players, is deemed good t...
May 13, 2022

There it is Vancouver: Boudreau will be back to coach Canucks
VANCOUVER - Bruce Boudreau will return as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks after helping to turn the struggling NHL club around as a midseason replacement. The Canucks confirmed in a release Friday...
May 13, 2022

Leafs embrace Game 7 test against Tampa Bay: 'We're good enough to beat anybody'
TORONTO - Auston Matthews let his actions on the ice do the talking all season. Toronto's star sniper also didn't mince words with the Maple Leafs preparing to face yet another Game 7 showdown with th...
May 13, 2022

Impressive runs for Andreescu, Shapovalov end in Rome quarterfinals
ROME (AP) - If there were any lingering questions about who is the new dominant force in women's tennis, Iga Swiatek put that to rest with a 7-6 (2), 6-0 victory over 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca An...
May 13, 2022