Category Archives: Sports

Calgary Flames select forward Jakob Pelletier with the No. 26 pick
VANCOUVER - The Calgary Flames selected forward Jakob Pelletier with the 26th overall pick at the NHL draft on Friday. Pelletier, five-foot-nine 165 pounds, is coming off his second season w...
Jun 21, 2019

Canucks pick Russian forward Vasily Podkolzin 10th overall
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks picked Russian forward Vasily Podkolzin 10th overall at the NHL draft on Friday. The 17-year-old from Moscow played part of last season for St. Petersb...
Jun 21, 2019

Winnipeg Jets take Finnish defenceman Heinola 20th overall at NHL draft
VANCOUVER - The Winnipeg Jets selected Finnish defenceman Ville Heinola with the 20th overall pick at the NHL draft on Friday. The 18-year-old played 34 games with Lukko Rauma in Finlan...
Jun 21, 2019

Vázquez's HR in 10th caps Red Sox rally past Blue Jays 7-5
BOSTON - Christian Vzquez hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to cap Boston's comeback from four runs down as the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 on Friday night. Boston trailed 5-1 before s...
Jun 21, 2019

Mike Trout's two home runs leads L.A. Angels past Toronto Blue Jays 11-6
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez fell behind in the count throughout his short stint on the mound and the Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels took full advantage. "In the big leagues when you...
Jun 21, 2019

CFL Players' Association grieving Simoni Lawrence's two-game suspension
TORONTO - The CFL Players' Association informed the CFL on Wednesday night it's grieving the two-game suspension handed down by the league to Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker Simoni Lawrence. ...
Jun 21, 2019

CP NewsAlert: Devils select Jack Hughes first overall at NHL draft
VANCOUVER - Jack Hughes was selected first overall by the New Jersey Devils in the NHL draft. The flashy centre put up a record 154 assists and 228 points over two seasons with the unde...
Jun 21, 2019

Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov wins Hart, Lindsay at NHL Awards
LAS VEGAS - Nikita Kucherov gratefully accepted the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday night in recognition of his spectacular 128-point regular season in Tampa Bay. He might even be a...
Jun 21, 2019

Coach Herdman won't let Canada overlook Cuba in final group match of Gold Cup
Head coach John Herdman isn't going to let Canada's men's soccer team underestimate Cuba this weekend. The Cubans have already been eliminated from the Gold Cup after giving up 10 goals in back-to-bac...
Jun 21, 2019

Dominican AG: Ortiz shooting result of mistaken identity
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was shot in the back by a gunman who mistook him for the real target, another man who was seated at the same table at an outdoor ...
Jun 21, 2019