Category Archives: Sports
Maple Leafs, Bruins set to renew playoff hostilities: 'Here we go again'
BOSTON - Auston Matthews has closed the book on his staggering regular season. The Maple Leafs sniper came one shot - one crossbar - short of becoming just the ninth player in NHL history to reach 70 ...
Apr 19, 2024
PWHL Montreal ready to set attendance record against Toronto at the Bell Centre
MONTREAL - Danile Sauvageau says there's so much interest in the Professional Women's Hockey League game at the Bell Centre that she's searching for ways to outsmart the arena's security. "People are ...
Apr 19, 2024
Whitecaps look to bounce back against Sounders in Cascadia clash
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps aren't dwelling on their fall from the top spot in Major League Soccer's Western Conference. After all, there's a lot of soccer still to be played. The Whitecaps (4...
Apr 19, 2024
Leafs, Jets, Oilers and Canucks carry Canada's Cup hopes with drought at 30 years
Josh Morrissey remembers the city coming to life before his eyes. A nine-year-old Flames fan in the spring of 2004, he was captivated by every Jarome Iginla chance and Miikka Kiprusoff save during Cal...
Apr 19, 2024
Aparicio and revamped Atletico Ottawa looking to top Canadian Premier League table
On his third stop in the Canadian Premier League, Manny Aparicio is closer to home and, hopefully, another title. The 28-year-old midfielder, born in Buenos Aires and raised in Toronto, joined Atletic...
Apr 19, 2024
Alberta spring signals another Oilers-Kings NHL playoff showdown
EDMONTON - There are a few sure signs of spring in Alberta. The snow turns to slush, the Canada geese return to the ponds, lakes and streams, and the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings face each ot...
Apr 19, 2024
Injured Toronto FC star Lorenzo Insigne back running but still some weeks away
TORONTO - There was a welcome sighting of Toronto FC star Lorenzo Insigne running with a trainer Friday while the rest of the team warmed up before training on a damp day at BMO Field. But the former ...
Apr 19, 2024
Toronto FC, New England looking to turn the tide after disappointing showings
Toronto FC and the New England Revolution are both looking to climb out of a hole when they meet Saturday at BMO Field. After a promising start under John Herdman, injury-depleted Toronto (3-4-1) has ...
Apr 19, 2024
Canucks set to face Predators in first playoff appearance since 2020
VANCOUVER - Expectations for the Vancouver Canucks were not high heading into the season. Asked in September if he expected the team to make the playoffs, president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford...
Apr 19, 2024
GM Staios taking cautious approach to off-season after Sens miss playoffs again
OTTAWA - Another season out of the playoffs has left Ottawa Senators players frustrated and disappointed, but a complete overhaul doesn't appear to be in Steve Staios's plans. In his media availabilit...
Apr 19, 2024