Category Archives: Sports
Defence wins championships, or at least the NFC title
PHILADELPHIA - One team has a suffocating defence. The other has the NFL’s No. 1 unit. Defence should win at least the NFC championship. Two of the league’s elite defences go at it Sunday ...
Jan 20, 2018
Jaguars don't fear Patriots' history in AFC title matchup
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The week started with a little trash talk from the underdog . The rest of it was dominated by speculation about a certain 40-year-old quarterback’s injured throwing hand . Pl...
Jan 20, 2018
Are you ready for some wrestling? WWE's 'Raw' marks 25 years
The Rock told jabronis to know their role long before he travelled to Jumanji. Batista defended championships before he guarded the galaxy. Steve Austin left losers in his path with “Stone Cold&...
Jan 20, 2018
England posts huge win over Canadians at ICC U19 Cricket World Cup
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand - England had its way with Canada at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup on Saturday, winning by a massive 282 runs. England, which won the tournament in 1998, ran up a score of 383 ...
Jan 20, 2018
IOC says North Korea to have 22 athletes in 5 Olympic sports
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - A Korean unity deal for the Pyeongchang Olympics will bring 22 North Korean athletes across the border to South Korea, where they will march as one under a unification flag at ...
Jan 20, 2018
The Latest: Djokovic into 4th round at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - The Latest on Saturday at the Australian Open (all times local): 9:35 p.m. Six-time champion Novak Djokovic is through to the Australian Open’s fourth round after a 6-2, 6...
Jan 20, 2018
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games NHL Montreal 3 Washington 2 Florida 4 Vegas 3 (OT) Anaheim 2 Los Angeles 1 — AHL Toronto 4 Syracuse 1 Rockford 4 Cleveland 3 Providence 1 WB/Scranton 0 Binghamton 5 Springfi...
Jan 19, 2018
John 'Chick' Webster, believed to be the oldest living former NHL player, dies
John ‘Chick’ Webster, believed to be the oldest living former NHL player, has died. He was 97. Webster died Thursday at his home in Mattawa, Ont., where he had resided since 1969. He playe...
Jan 19, 2018
Canada's Olivier Rochon finished third at Lake Placid freestyle skiing aerials
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Canada’s Olivier Rochon finished third on Friday night at a World Cup freestyle skiing aerials event. Rochon of Gatineau, Que., finished with 120.24 points after landing his ...
Jan 19, 2018
Pacioretty's 2 goals lead Canadiens over Capitals, 3-2
WASHINGTON - Two nights after Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien criticized his team’s effort, the Canadiens made sure that didn’t happen again. On Wednesday, Montreal lost 4-1 in Juli...
Jan 19, 2018