Mon Mar 15 18:00:06 EDT 2010

Woolstencroft wins gold, Wisniewska third in Paralympic slalom race

In this file photo, Canada's Lauren Woolstencroft skis during the second training run at the IPC Alpine Skiing, Women's Downhill Standing competition in Whistler, B.C. Tuesday, March 10, 2008. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

Skier Lauren Woolstencroft has won Canada's second gold medal of the Paralympic Games.

Mon Mar 15 19:53:28 EDT 2010

Cabrera hits first spring homer as Tigers beat Blue Jays 10-7

Miguel Cabrera hit his first homer of spring training and Scott Sizemore and Brennan Boesch also went deep for the Detroit Tigers as they knocked off the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7 on Monday.

Mon Mar 15 14:34:26 EDT 2010

Brian McKeever wins Canada's first gold medal at Paralympics

Visually impaired skier Brian McKeever has won Canada's first gold medal at the 2010 Paralympic Games.

Mon Mar 15 17:20:45 EDT 2010

Ovechkin suspended 2 games for hit on Blackhawks' Campbell

The NHL has suspended Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin two games for his hit on Chicago defenceman Brian Campbell.

Mon Mar 15 12:05:01 EDT 2010

Joannie Rochette withdraws from world championships: source

Canada's Joannie Rochette has withdrawn from the world figure skating championships. A source says the bronze medallist will not skate next week in Turin, Italy.

Mon Mar 15 07:52:05 EDT 2010

Batum makes 5-of-6 3-pointers in Portland's 109-98 victory over Toronto

Not so long ago, coach Nate McMillan had a talk with Nicolas Batum suggesting the forward get back to what has worked best for him in the past: defence.

Mon Mar 15 07:38:55 EDT 2010

Ottawa-made biofuel helps propel Ferrari to Formula One victories

An experimental biofuel made from Eastern Ontario straw helped propel the Ferrari team to the top two finishes in a Formula One auto race in Bahrain on Sunday.

Mon Mar 15 12:32:11 EDT 2010

David Beckham arrives in Finland for surgery on injured Achilles' tendon

David Beckham checked into a Finnish hospital Monday for surgery on his torn left Achilles tendon, hoping for a "swift and full recovery" from an injury that is expected to keep him out of the World Cup.

Sun Mar 14 11:46:23 EDT 2010

Bozak-Kulemin-Kessel line helps Toronto to 6-4 win over the Oilers

The youthful top line of Tyler Bozak, Nikolai Kulemin and Phil Kessel combined for eight points Saturday as the Leafs beat the 30th-place Edmonton Oilers 6-4, giving Toronto its first three-game winning streak of the season.

Sun Mar 14 16:47:11 EDT 2010

Colette Bourgonje wins Canada's first medal at Paralympics with a silver

Colette Bourgonje of Saskatoon has captured Canada's first medal at the Winter Paralympics.

Sun Mar 14 18:02:16 EDT 2010

Thurston homers as Braves beat Blue Jays 8-5 in spring training game

Thurston homered and Martin Prado and Freddie Freeman drove in two runs apiece to lead the Atlanta Braves to an 8-5 split-squad victory Sunday over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Sun Mar 14 11:44:14 EDT 2010

Curry scores 35 to help Warriors beat stumbling Raptors 124-112

In a brief three-minute conversation with reporters following a 124-112 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night, Bosh criticized his teammates and himself and said he's out of explanations for Toronto's slide that has the Raptors on the fringe of missing the post-season.

Sat Mar 13 17:39:39 EST 2010

Ricky Romero throws 4 scoreless innings as Blue Jays defeat Braves 4-0

Ricky Romero battled wind and control problems to pitch four shutout innings as the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Atlanta Braves, 3-0.