Canadian defenceman Marc Methot suspended one game at world championship
The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
HELSINKI - Canadian defenceman Marc Methot will sit out the quarter-finals after being suspended one game at the IIHF World Hockey Championship. He was ejected late in Tuesday's victory over Belarus after slamming Yevgeni Kovyrshin into the boards. The IIHF's disciplinary panel called the incident "
AL Capsules: Suspension looms for Lawrie after ninth-inning outburst turns ugly
The Associated Press
16 May, 2012 0
TORONTO - Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie slammed his batting helmet to the ground and it ricocheted into plate umpire Bill Miller as the ninth inning turned nasty Tuesday in Toronto's 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay. Lawrie was ejected for arguing after he struck out looking. Lawrie took several steps t
NL Capsules: Scutaro's homer in ninth inning leads Rockies over Giants
The Associated Press
16 May, 2012 0
SAN FRANCISCO - Marco Scutaro hit a leadoff homer against closer Santiago Casilla in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the mistake-prone San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night. Scutaro smacked a 92 mph fastball from Casilla (0-2) just over the left-field wall for his first home run o
Kenny Dalglish fired as Liverpool manager after lacklustre Premier League campaign
Rob Harris, The Associated Press
16 May, 2012 0
LONDON - The adulation of Liverpool fans wasn't enough to save "King Kenny." Kenny Dalglish's lacklustre second stint in charge of the fallen English giants was halted by the club's American owners after less than 500 days in charge on Wednesday. Displaying their ruthless streak, the owners terminat
Edmonton Oil Kings bring their 'defence first' game to Memorial Cup
Scott Edmonds, The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
For Edmonton Oil Kings captain Mark Pysyk, the trip to the Memorial Cup this year has an extra cachet. The 20-year-old Buffalo Sabres draft pick expects his junior career is pretty much done. "Chances are it will be the last year," he said as the team prepared to head to Shawinigan, Que., for the fo
Marnie McBean adds author to resume that already includes mentor and champion
Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
TORONTO - On a recent Italy trip with Canadians who had purchased the "Under the Tuscan Sun" package at an Olympic fundraising dinner, Jim Cuddy and Barney Bentall provided the music while Marnie McBean, Curt Harnett and Chandra Crawford served up the inspiration. When it was McBean's turn to talk d
Canada's top sprinters and throwers prepare for Olympic track and field trials
Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
CALGARY - Jessica Zelinka won't be under the same pressure as other Canadian athletes at next month's Olympic track and field trials in Calgary. But the heptathlete plans to move out of her Calgary home while she's competing. Zelinka wants to avoid distractions and concentrate on her seven events ov
Bodemeister is 8-5 favourite in Preakness; Derby winner I'll Have Another gets 5-2 odds
David Ginsburg, The Associated Press
16 May, 2012 0
BALTIMORE - Bodemeister has been made the 8-5 morning line favourite for Saturday's Preakness. The colt trained by Bob Baffert set the pace in the Kentucky Derby before being overtaken in the stretch by I'll Have Another, who won by 1 1/2 lengths. The Derby winner is the second-favourite at 5-2 in t
Wednesday's Scoreboard
The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
Wednesday's Games (All times Eastern) NHL Playoffs Eastern Conference final N.Y. Rangers 2 New Jersey 2 (after 2) (New York leads series 1-0) -- Baseball American League Toronto 8 N.Y. Yankees 1 (bottom 8th) Minnesota 9 Detroit 7 (bottom 7th) Cleveland 9 Seattle 3 (top 8th) Tampa Bay 2 Boston 1 (bot
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