Category Archives: Sports
Bill Peters resigns as Carolina Hurricanes head coach
RALEIGH, N.C. - Bill Peters has resigned as head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, the team announced Friday. The team confirmed Peters’ decision in a tweet, and said the search for a new head c...
Apr 20, 2018
NHL says Matthews has top-selling jersey, edging superstars Crosby and McDavid
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has the top-selling jersey in the NHL, according to the league’s website. NHL.com reported Friday that Matthews’ No. 34 jersey was the...
Apr 20, 2018
Shaq attacks verse in new TV series "Poetry in America"
LOS ANGELES - Shaquille O’Neal called himself “The Big Baryshnikov” and “The Big Socrates” in his days in the NBA. Now he can add “The Big Shakespeare.” The b...
Apr 20, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs First Round Boston 3 Toronto 1 (Boston leads series 3-1) Washington 4 Columbus 1 (Series tied 2-2) — AHL Playoffs First Round (best-of-five) Texas 4 Ontario 3...
Apr 20, 2018
Durant leads Warriors to 3-0 lead over mourning Spurs
SAN ANTONIO - Playing basketball seemed trivial to the Spurs following the death of Erin Popovich. They competed as best they could Thursday night. It just wasn’t enough against Golden State, ag...
Apr 19, 2018
Boston's Tuukka Rask, Riley Nash step up in Game 4 win over Leafs
TORONTO - The Boston Bruins didn’t need their all-star centre to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 in Game 4 of their first-round series. With Patrice Bergeron out of the lineup with an upper-bod...
Apr 19, 2018
Mirotic, Davis lead Pelicans to 3-0 series lead over Blazers
NEW ORLEANS - Nikola Mirotic watched his third 3-pointer of the first half swish through the hoop, turned to acknowledge the raucous, roaring crowd and raised his first triumphantly as he trotted back...
Apr 19, 2018
Saskatchewan team told to remove crest honouring player before next season
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Players on a Saskatchewan hockey team who were hoping to continue wearing a crest to honour a teammate who committed suicide have to remove it from their jerseys before next ...
Apr 19, 2018
Caps top Blue Jackets 4-1 to even series at 2 games each
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Game 4 lacked the intensity of the three before it, and no overtime heroics were necessary. Instead, the workmanlike Washington Capitals turned in their most complete game of the play...
Apr 19, 2018
Kings' Doughty, Lightning's Hedman, Predators' Subban nominated for Norris Trophy
NEW YORK - Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings, Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning and P.K. Subban of the Nashville Predators were named the three finalists for the James Norris Memorial Troph...
Apr 19, 2018