Leafs’ D’Amigo: A year of discovery
Last year’s hockey season will forever be etched in the mind of Toronto Marlies’ forward Jerry D’Amigo.
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Leafs’ Armstrong out with finger injury
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without the services of off-season acquisition Colby Armstrong for the next four to six weeks due to finger surgery.
Leaside dominates Lawrence Park in grid semis
Leaside quarterback Michael Gallagher threw two touchdowns and ran for another as the Lancers cruised to a 43-7 victory over the Lawrence Park Panthers in the Tier I South Region semi-final on Friday. Receivers Abhina Archarya and Robert Miles each had touchdown receptions and running back Michael Williams added two rushing majors, capitalizing on a balanced offence.
CFL Preview: Argos at Bombers
It’s a simple playoff formula for the Toronto Argos — win and they’re in.
Rangers hand Leafs first regulation loss
The New York Rangers handed the Toronto Maple Leafs their first regulation loss of the season with a 2-1 victory Thursday night at the Air Canada Centre.
EYCI junior girls looking for repeated success
East York Collegiate’s junior girls’ basketball team is midway through its season, continuing a streak of success. After a perfect record and city championship last year, they have yet to lose this season.
Toronto gets taste of Pascal versus Hopkins
Two months from now Quebec City will host a showdown between Montreal’s Jean Pascal and Philadelphia’s Bernard Hopkins for the WBC light-heavyweight boxing title.
Ravens look to rock Bills in Baltimore
Chan Gailey may be switching to a 4-3 defence but the result for his club might still be a loss.
Butterfield still in running for Jays’ manager position
The saga that has become the Toronto Blue Jays’ managerial search took another twist Thursday. While several sources reported Wednesday that the team had narrowed its short list of possible candidates down to three, it appears current bench coach Brian Butterfield is still in the mix.
Short-handed Bulls handle Raptors
Despite being without Joakim Noah (flu), Kyle Korver (sore left foot), and Carlos Boozer (broken toe), the Chicago Bulls were still able to get past the Toronto Raptors 110-103 in pre-season action Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre.
The Bulls (3-4) were also short up the middle, starting rookie Omer Asik at centre, but their scorers Luol Deng and Derrick Rose managed to pick apart Toronto’s defence.
For the third straight game, the Raptors (3-4) went with their likely starting five that will begin the season next week, but it wasn’t enough to stop the speedy Chicago transition game.