Category Archives: Sports
Brian Boyle, Roberto Luongo, Jordan Staal nominees for Masterton Trophy
NEW YORK - Forward Brian Boyle of the New Jersey Devils, goaltender Roberto Luongo of the Florida Panthers and forward Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes were named the finalists for the Bill Mas...
Apr 21, 2018
Avalanche stay alive, beat Predators 2-1 to force Game 6
NASHVILLE - Injuries left the Avalanche playing their backup to the backup goaltender while needing a victory to stave off elimination. The goalie nicknamed the “Hamburglar” came through. ...
Apr 20, 2018
Defence found: Bucks overwhelm Celtics for 116-92 win
MILWAUKEE - Length and athleticism make the Milwaukee Bucks a dangerous team with the ball. When they defend the way they did on Friday night against the Boston Celtics, they’re nearly unstoppab...
Apr 20, 2018
Russell has hat trick, Sporting KC routs Whitecaps 6-0
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Johnny Russell had his first career MLS hat trick and Sporting Kansas City routed the nine-man Vancouver Whitecaps 6-0 on Friday night for the largest margin of victory in Children...
Apr 20, 2018
Wild struggle on road, eliminated by Jets with Game 5 loss in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - The Minnesota Wild never found a way to get it going on the road against the Winnipeg Jets and now find their season over. Minnesota dropped a 5-0 decision in Game 5 against the Jets on Fri...
Apr 20, 2018
Gurriel Jr. has 3 RBIs in MLB debut, Blue Jays top Yanks 8-5
NEW YORK - Growing up in Cuba, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. didn’t foresee coming through in the clutch the way he did in his first major league game. The prized Toronto Blue Jays prospect delivered - in...
Apr 20, 2018
Beal, Wall combine for 56 points in Wizards' 122-103 victory over Raptors
WASHINGTON - Pascal Siakam sat at his locker after Friday night’s loss, holding an ice pack on a bloody, stitched-up lower lip. Trailing Toronto 2-0 in their the opening-round playoff series, th...
Apr 20, 2018
Touchdown Bucks! Packers' Rodgers buys into NBA team
MILWAUKEE - Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has joined the ownership group of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks as a limited partner. The Bucks made the announcement Friday night between the...
Apr 20, 2018
Hellebuyck makes 30 saves, Jets beat Wild in Game 5 to advance to Round 2
WINNIPEG - Bryan Little’s teammates were happy they could deliver something special to the veteran Winnipeg forward. Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves and the Jets scored four goals in the first p...
Apr 20, 2018
Pacers erase 17-point deficit to take 2-1 lead over Cavs
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Pacers kept insisting this team was different. Anyone who doubted them coming into the playoffs understands now. On Friday, the one-year anniversary of a historic playoff co...
Apr 20, 2018