Archive for September, 2016
Friday, September 30th, 2016
John White ran in a pair of touchdowns as the Edmonton Eskimos defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 40-26 on Friday.
Posted in Sports/Football/CFL | Comments Off on Eskimos dissect Blue Bombers, win season series
Friday, September 30th, 2016
Penny Oleksiak and Aurelie Rivard were recognized for their breakthrough performance at the Rio Olympics on Friday by being named the female swimmers of the year by Swimming Canada.
Posted in Sports/Olympics/Summer Sports/Aquatics | Comments Off on Shocker: Penny Oleksiak, Aurelie Rivard win national swimming awards
Friday, September 30th, 2016
The Blue Jays fell one game behind Baltimore in the wild-card race and are now within range of Detroit and Seattle in the fight for the AL's final postseason berth. The Tigers sit half a game back of Toronto while Seattle entered Friday at 1½ games back.
Posted in Sports/Baseball/MLB | Comments Off on Blue Jays lose ground in wild card race after loss to Red Sox
Friday, September 30th, 2016
The Toronto Maple Leafs opened up their offence in a big way on Friday, defeating the Buffalo Sabres in pre-season action 8-1.
Posted in Sports/Hockey/NHL | Comments Off on NHL: Maple Leafs erupt, beat Sabres by a touchdown
Friday, September 30th, 2016
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin has told ''60 Minutes Sports'' that he's received death threats in the wake of his decision to speak out about the need for reviewing police tactics. In a transcript of the interview released Friday, Baldwin says that in the wake of expressing support for 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick he has received death threats. A couple of people told me to watch my back,'' Baldwin is quoted as saying.
Tags: Football, NFL, NFL Football, San Francisco 49ers
Posted in nfl, San Francisco 49ers | Comments Off on Baldwin tells “60 Minutes Sports” he's gotten death threats (The Associated Press)
Friday, September 30th, 2016
HOUSTON (AP) -- Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien confirmed Friday that star defensive end J.J. Watt will miss the rest of the season after back surgery.
Tags: Football, Houston Texans, NFL, NFL Football
Posted in Houston Texans, nfl | Comments Off on Texans coach O'Brien confirms Watt is out for the year (The Associated Press)
Friday, September 30th, 2016
No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons broke a bone in his right foot Friday during the Philadelphia 76ers' final training camp scrimmage at Stockton University.
Posted in Sports/Basketball/NBA | Comments Off on NBA No. 1 pick Ben Simmons breaks foot at 76ers practice
Friday, September 30th, 2016
The Carolina Panthers haven’t had an easy start to their season. A lot of that is due to the schedule: They have played the Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings, two of the best defenses in the NFL.
Tags: Denver Broncos, Football, NFL, NFL Football
Posted in Denver Broncos, nfl | Comments Off on Greg Cosell's Film Study: What's different with Panthers and Cam Newton (Shutdown Corner)
Friday, September 30th, 2016
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- San Diego Chargers rookie Joey Bosa has been ruled out of his fourth straight game due to a hamstring injury.
Tags: Football, New Orleans Saints, NFL, NFL Football
Posted in New Orleans Saints, nfl | Comments Off on Hamstring injury to sideline Chargers rookie Bosa again (The Associated Press)
Friday, September 30th, 2016
Toronto FC supporters group Inebriatti has taken a vow of silence in protest against the club's front office.
Posted in Sports/Soccer | Comments Off on Toronto FC fan group battles team over code of conduct