Category Archives: Canadian Press
Whoa, Nellie: Keith Jackson remembered at Rose Bowl
PASADENA, Calif. - Keith Jackson was remembered as “the Walter Cronkite of sports broadcasting” and a loving husband, father and grandfather away from the broadcast booth in a memorial ser...
Apr 15, 2018
"Playoff P" Paul George scores 36, leads Thunder past Jazz
OKLAHOMA CITY - On Saturday, Thunder forward Paul George told reporters about an alter-ego he calls “Playoff P.” On Sunday, he gave the media, his teammates and the Utah Jazz a formal intr...
Apr 15, 2018
George scores 36 points, Thunder beat Jazz 116-108 in Game 1
OKLAHOMA CITY - On Saturday, Thunder forward Paul George told reporters about an alter-ego he calls “Playoff P.” On Sunday, he gave the media, his teammates and the Utah Jazz a formal intr...
Apr 15, 2018
Wild's offence comes alive in second period to down Jets 6-2 in Game 3
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Blake Wheeler didn’t see the same intensity from his team Sunday that the Winnipeg Jets displayed over the first two games of their first-round playoff series. That stung them ...
Apr 15, 2018
Chilliwack school trustee facing human rights complaint for LGBTQ comments
VANCOUVER - A Chilliwack school trustee is facing a human rights complaint for controversial comments he has made about gender identity and sexual orientation. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation and ...
Apr 15, 2018
Victor-y: Oladipo scores 32 as Pacers stun LeBron, Cavs
CLEVELAND - Victor Oladipo scored 32 points and the Indiana Pacers held off Cleveland’s second-half rally for a stunning 98-80 victory Sunday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference series, handing ...
Apr 15, 2018
Commonwealth Games under fire for not showing athletes entering closing ceremony
GOLD COAST, Australia - A contrite Commonwealth Games boss Peter Beattie issued a mea culpa Monday for opting not to show the athletes enter Carrara Stadium in the televised portion of Sunday’s ...
Apr 15, 2018
Crosby scores goal, leads Penguins to 5-1 Game 3 over Flyers
PHILADELPHIA - Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists and Matt Murray stopped 26 shots to help the Pittsburgh Penguins silence a raucous Philadelphia crowd and beat the Flyers 5-1 on Sunday to tak...
Apr 15, 2018
Eagles release cornerback Daryl Worley after his arrest
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles have released cornerback Daryl Worley, hours after he was arrested. NFL Network reported that Worley was arrested Sunday morning near the team’s practice f...
Apr 15, 2018
Corrective to story about the funeral for Logan Boulet of the Humboldt Broncos
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - In a story that moved Saturday, April 14, The Canadian Press misidentified the source of a quotation about Logan Boulet of the Humboldt Broncos. It was from a teacher named Jared H...
Apr 15, 2018