Category Archives: Sports
Jets captain Wheeler named NHL's first star of the week; Habs goalie Price No. 2
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler was named the NHL’s first star of the week on Monday, with Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price and Dallas Stars centre Radek Faksa also earni...
Dec 04, 2017
Reeling Giants fire coach McAdoo, GM Reese after 10th loss
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Believing the team was spiraling out of control, the New York Giants went out of character by making two major in-season moves, firing coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerr...
Dec 04, 2017
Reigning world champions Gushue and Homan win early games at Olympic Trials
OTTAWA - A team meeting in the middle of the Tim Hortons Brier kickstarted Brad Gushue’s run to national and world titles earlier this year. Another sitdown session was needed after an early los...
Dec 04, 2017
June Jones to return as Tiger-Cats head coach, wants to settle QB situation
HAMILTON - June Jones values consistency, and wants to demonstrate faith in his players. That’s why one of his first tasks as Hamilton’s full-time head coach will be to settle the Tiger-Ca...
Dec 04, 2017
IOC weighs Russian Olympic ban, risks provoking Putin
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Russia could be banned from competing at the Pyeongchang Olympics, a prospect that President Vladimir Putin has already warned would be humiliating for his country. The decisio...
Dec 04, 2017
Supreme Court taking up sports betting case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could make sports betting widely available. The case the justices are hearing Monday is a result of New Jersey’s yearslong effort to bring...
Dec 04, 2017
Hernandez lawyers want to keep daughter's lawsuit separate
BOSTON - Lawyers for the estate of late NFL star Aaron Hernandez are trying to prevent a $20 million lawsuit against the National Football League from being merged with a wider class-action suit addre...
Dec 04, 2017
Masterful Russell Wilson leads Seahawks past Eagles 24-10
SEATTLE - The Seahawks felt they were being written off, with injuries and the schedule converging to create doubt about whether Seattle was still among the NFC’s elite. With Russell Wilson, the...
Dec 03, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games NHL Winnipeg 5 Ottawa 0 Los Angeles 3 Chicago 1 Vegas 3 Arizona 2 (OT) Dallas 7 Colorado 2 — AHL Charlotte 4 Springfield 3 Providence 4 Bridgeport 1 Hershey 4 WB/Scranton 3 ...
Dec 03, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games NHL Winnipeg 5 Ottawa 0 Los Angeles 3 Chicago 1 Vegas 3 Arizona 2 (OT) Dallas 7 Colorado 2 — AHL Charlotte 4 Springfield 3 Providence 4 Bridgeport 1 Hershey 4 WB/Scranton 3 ...
Dec 03, 2017