Category Archives: Sports
Canada pulls out of international race walking event in Ecuador due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada pulled out out of next week's Pan American Race Walking Cup in Ecuador due to concerns about COVID-19, erasing the final international opportunity Mathieu Bilodeau had to qualify for t...
Apr 28, 2021
Carmelo Anthony memoir coming out in September
NEW YORK - Carmelo Anthony's life story includes a great deal besides basketball. The 10-time NBA All-Star has a memoir coming out Sept. 14 that publisher Gallery Books is calling "raw and inspiration...
Apr 28, 2021
NWHL doubles salary cap to $300K, delays Montreal expansion
The National Women's Hockey League announced Wednesday it is doubling its salary cap to $300,000 for each of its six teams based on projections that it is making strides in achieving financial stabili...
Apr 28, 2021
Mexico's Cruz Azul defeats Toronto FC 3-1 in CONCACAF Champions League play
TAMPA, Fla. - Bryan Angulo scored twice as Mexican league leader Cruz Azul defeated Toronto FC 3-1 in the first leg of their Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal Tuesday night.The result ...
Apr 27, 2021
Guerrero Jr. hits 3 HRs, slam off Scherzer, Jays beat Nats
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit three home runs, including a grand slam and solo shot off Washington ace Max Scherzer, and had seven RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Nationals 9-5 on T...
Apr 27, 2021
Durant, Nets rally past Raptors 116-103, clinch playoff spot
TAMPA, Fla. - Kevin Durant scored seven of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, Jeff Green had 22 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 116-103 Tuesday night and clinched a playoff spo...
Apr 27, 2021
No playoffs in BCHL in 2021
The BC Hockey League will end its pod season on May 11 without a playoff round.The league says it was determined it would not be possible to hold a postseason given the current COVID-19 restrictions a...
Apr 27, 2021
Miroslav Frycer, who defected from Czechoslovakia to play in NHL, dead at 61
Miroslav Frycer, who defected from Czechoslovakia to play eight seasons in the NHL, has died. He was 61. Czech league team Orli Znojmo, where Frycer had been head coach since 2018, said on its website...
Apr 27, 2021
Vipers blow out Warriors
In the BC Hockey League Monday night, the Vernon Vipers blew away the West Kelowna Warriors by a final score of 9-0. That was the Vipers fourth straight win. Griffen Barr, Nick Remissong and Jack Glen...
Apr 27, 2021
Connor McDavid's hat trick powers Oilers over Jets 6-1
WINNIPEG - Connor McDavid registered his third hat trick of the season and the ninth of his career as the Edmonton Oilers dismantled Winnipeg 6-1 on Monday to leapfrog the Jets for second place in Nor...
Apr 26, 2021
