Category Archives: Sports
Two-time defending world pairs champion Eric Radford battling injury
HELSINKI - On the eve of the world figure skating championships, Canada’s two-time pairs champion Eric Radford woke up and could “hardly move.” The 32-year-old from Balmertown, Ont.,...
Mar 28, 2017
Weaver, Poje hope the 'road less travelled' leads them to world podium
HELSINKI - Canada’s Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje arrived at last year’s world figure skating championships armed with the No. 1 ranking and two seasons of rock-solid results. But the ice...
Mar 28, 2017
FIFA bans Lionel Messi for 4 World Cup qualifying games
GENEVA - Lionel Messi is banned from Argentina’s next four World Cup qualifying games, dealing a blow to a campaign by the 2014 runner-up that has stuttered without him. Messi’s suspension...
Mar 28, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Buffalo 4 Florida 2 Nashville 3 N.Y. Islanders 1 Detroit 4 Carolina 3 (OT) Tampa Bay 5 Chicago 4 (OT) St. Louis 4 Arizona 1 Calgary 4 Colorado 2 — NBA New York 109 Detro...
Mar 27, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Buffalo 4 Florida 2 Nashville 3 N.Y. Islanders 1 Detroit 4 Carolina 3 (OT) Tampa Bay 5 Chicago 4 (OT) St. Louis 4 Arizona 1 Calgary 4 Colorado 2 — NBA New York 109 Detro...
Mar 27, 2017
Monahan scores team-leading 26th goal as Flames double up Avalanche
CALGARY - Another big night for Sean Monahan’s line has the red-hot Flames one win away from clinching a playoff spot. Monahan scored his team-leading 26th goal and added three assists Monday as...
Mar 27, 2017
Lack leaves on stretcher; Wings win in OT again
RALEIGH, N.C. - Andreas Athanasiou chased down the puck in overtime and skated hard toward Carolina goalie Eddie Lack. As Athanasiou scored the winning goal , he crashed into the goaltender - and Lack...
Mar 27, 2017
DeMar DeRozan leads Raptors past Magic 131-112; Toronto wins sixth straight
TORONTO - Raptors head coach Dwane Casey didn’t want to talk about Toronto’s explosive offence. Every time it was brought up, he’d change the subject. At one point, exasperated by a ...
Mar 27, 2017
Aaron Sanchez allows five runs in spring training loss to Phillies
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Aaron Sanchez allowed five runs, four of them earned, in 3 1/3 innings as the Toronto Blue Jays fell 7-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night in Grapefruit League action. Sanch...
Mar 27, 2017
UConn routs Oregon, heads to 10th straight Final Four
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Everything UConn lost to graduation made another Final Four even more special for Geno Auriemma and his Huskies. Napheesa Collier scored 28 points, Gabby Williams had 25 and Hamilt...
Mar 27, 2017