Category Archives: Sports
Jones makes game-saving INT, Falcons beats Saints 20-17
ATLANTA - With the season potentially hanging in the balance, Deion Jones leaped high in the air, about as high as he could go. He reached even higher, snatching the ball away before it could reach th...
Dec 07, 2017
Haley breaks tie in 3rd, Panthers beat Jets 6-4
SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers lost another key player in a win Thursday night. Micheal Haley scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Panthers overcame an injury to Ale...
Dec 07, 2017
WHL Roundup: Halbgewachs scores OT winner as Warriors edge Oil Kings
EDMONTON - Jayden Halbgewachs scored his second goal of the game 26 seconds into overtime as the Moose Jaw Warriors downed the Edmonton Oil Kings 4-3 in Western Hockey League action on Thursday. Barre...
Dec 07, 2017
Liam Hickey leads way, Canada beats South Korea for spot in gold-medal game
CHARLOTTETOWN - Canada and the United States will play for gold again at the world sledge hockey challenge. Liam Hickey scored three times and added an assist and James Dunn had a pair of goals as the...
Dec 07, 2017
Monahan scores twice, including winner, as Flames edge Canadiens 3-2 in OT
MONTREAL - Missing Matthew Tkachuk to a suspension and having a back-up goalie in net wasn’t going to stop the Calgary Flames. Sean Monahan’s second goal of the game 1:14 into overtime and...
Dec 07, 2017
Citing health issues, Georges St-Pierre gives up UFC middleweight title
TORONTO - Citing health issues, Georges St-Pierre is giving up his newly won UFC middleweight title. The 36-year-old from Montreal won the 185-pound crown Nov. 4 when he dethroned Michael Bisping at U...
Dec 07, 2017
Orioles pitcher Gausman changes number to honour Halladay
BALTIMORE - Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman will wear No. 34 next season as a tribute to Roy Halladay, who was killed in a plane crash last month. Gausman announced the switch Thursday on his Twitter ac...
Dec 07, 2017
Marlins' Dee Gordon traded to Mariners for 3 prospects
MIAMI - The Marlins’ latest payroll purge began not with Giancarlo Stanton, but with Dee Gordon. The two-time All-Star second baseman was traded Thursday to the Seattle Mariners for three prospe...
Dec 07, 2017
Sidelined with heart condition last season, Dempsey happy to be in MLS Cup
TORONTO - Clint Dempsey was on the BMO Field sidelines for last year’s MLS Cup final, shelved by a heart condition that threatened his future. Seattle and Toronto FC will battle for MLS glory on...
Dec 07, 2017
Ronaldo moves level with archrival Messi with 5 Ballon d'Ors
PARIS - A decade of dominance as the world’s two best soccer players has left Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi level with five Ballon d’Or awards each. Despite once trailing 4-1 to his l...
Dec 07, 2017