Category Archives: Sports

Minus head coach Claude Julien, Canadiens dominate Flyers in Game 2
TORONTO - Tomas Tatar and Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored twice, Carey Price made 30 saves for the seventh post-season shutout of his career, and the Montreal Canadiens thumped the Philadelph...
Aug 14, 2020

Burakovsky scores late, Avalanche beat Coyotes 3-2
EDMONTON - Andre Burakovsky scored late in the third period, Philipp Grubauer stopped 30 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-2 on Friday to take a 2-0 lead in their Stanley Cup...
Aug 14, 2020

McDavid reserves judgement on Oilers' early exit, but says defence an issue
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid still wasn't ready to sift through the ashes of an early exit from the NHL post-season a week later. However, McDavid did agree with general ...
Aug 14, 2020

Toronto Raptors beat Denver Nuggets 117-109 to go 7-1 in seeding round
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Seldom-used Stanley Johnson scored 23 points and the Toronto Raptors wrapped up the NBA's seeding round with a 117-109 victory over the Denver Nu...
Aug 14, 2020

Raptors coach Nurse a fan of afternoon playoff games in the NBA bubble
While the Toronto Raptors' first-round playoff schedule has plenty of Canadians complaining, the afternoon games have at least one fan in coach Nick Nurse. "Especially in this...
Aug 14, 2020

Njoo positive about talks with CFL but cannot provide timeline for decision
TORONTO - The wait continues for the CFL. Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada's Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, spoke positively Friday regarding his organization's talks with the league about its&n...
Aug 14, 2020

Canada's top two-year-old filly Curlin's Voyage picking up where she left off
TORONTO - Canada's top two-year-old filly last season is picking up where she left off. Curlin's Voyage heads into the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks with a win and second-place finish off her two starts this...
Aug 14, 2020

Bulls fire coach Jim Boylen after missing playoffs again
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bulls fired coach Jim Boylen on Friday, the new front office beginning its remake of a team that missed the playoffs again. The Bulls were 22-43 and were one of the eight teams t...
Aug 14, 2020

Canadiens coach Julien has stent installed in coronary artery, will return home
TORONTO - The Montreal Canadiens say head coach Claude Julien is returning home to Montreal a day after he had a stent installed in a coronary artery. Julien was rushed to St. Michael's Hospital in To...
Aug 14, 2020

Whitecaps sell South Korean midfielder Inbeom Hwang to FC Rubin Kazan
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have sold South Korean international midfielder Inbeom Hwang to Russia's FC Rubin Kazan. Hwang has signed a three-year deal with his new team, which said he will jo...
Aug 14, 2020