Curling
Late Bradley goal seals win as Toronto FC rallies from 2-0 down to edge Portland
TORONTO – It was a game with a sickening injury in the opening seconds and a stirring comeback in the final minute.
McInerney, Duka late goals lift Impact to 2-0 win over Earthquakes
MONTREAL – The chances of a second straight trip to the Major League Soccer playoffs are finished for the Montreal Impact, but they hope winning at home gives them something to build on for next year.
New season, same position: Man City tops fledgling Premier League after 2-0 win at Newcastle
LIVERPOOL, England – Two days into the English Premier League season and there is a familiar sight at the top of the standings.
Iqaluit’s request for cash aid delaying douse of dump fire: territory
IQALUIT, Nunavut – A Nunavut official says a plan to douse Iqaluit’s dump fire which has been curling northern nostrils for months has been delayed by the city’s attempt to get someone else to pay for it.
Canada’s Ryan Bester wins silver in lawn bowling at the Commonwealth Games
GLASGOW, Scotland – Canada’s Ryan Bester is confident a Commonwealth Games gold medal is in his future.
Late goal from Valeri sends Portland Timbers over Montreal Impact 3-2
MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact are feeling their losses both on and off the field.
Gold medallists Jacobs, Subban say golfers belong at Olympic Games
MONTREAL – Canadian Olympic gold medallists visiting the RBC Canadian Open this week were all for having golfers playing for gold at the Summer Games.
Canadiens star defenceman P.K. Subban keeps quiet about contract negotiations
MONTREAL – Star defenceman P.K. Subban is keeping quiet about negotiations on a new contract with the Montreal Canadiens.
Man gets one-year sentence for break-in where Olympic curler’s ring stolen
BOYLE, Alta. – An Alberta man has received a one-year sentence for his role in the theft of a ring belonging to Olympic curling champion Brad Jacobs.
‘We’re lucky to have her in our lives;’ baby survives crash that killed mother
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Josie Ledoux tearfully said goodbye to her dead daughter and, despite overwhelming grief, headed up three floors in the Saskatchewan hospital to meet her newborn grandchild.
Sebastian Fernandez leads Vancouver Whitecaps over Seattle Sounders 1-0
VANCOUVER – The timing was right for the Vancouver Whitecaps to play the best team in the league.
Tactical change puts Netherlands into World Cup semifinals with shootout win over Costa Rica
SALVADOR, Brazil – Louis van Gaal made the call, and Tim Krul made the saves.
World Cup Capsules
SALVADOR, Brazil – Tim Krul came on as a substitute in the final minute of extra time and then saved two penalties in a 4-3 shootout victory over Costa Rica on Saturday, giving the Netherlands a spot in the World Cup semifinals.
2014 Olympic curling champion Brad Jacobs ‘thrilled’ at return of stolen ring
BOYLE, Alta. – Police say Olympic curling champion Brad Jacobs was thrilled when they called him to say his stolen ring from the 2014 Sochi Games had been recovered.
RCMP recover curler’s 2014 Olympic ring, stolen from Alberta hotel
BOYLE, Alta. – An Olympic curling champion is breathing a sigh of relief after RCMP in Boyle, Alta., recovered his championship ring from the 2014 Sochi Games.