Category Archives: Sports
US edges Japan 2-1, advances to WBC championship game
LOS ANGELES - Luke Gregerson’s final strike breezed past Nobuhiro Matsuda, and the rain-drenched American players celebrated on the field while a soaked crowd roared through the evening mist. A ...
Mar 21, 2017
Daniel Sedin scores in OT to lift Canucks over Blackhawks
CHICAGO - Daniel Sedin and the Vancouver Canucks finally found a way to win after surviving a barrage by one of the NHL’s best and hottest teams. Sedin scored a power-play goal 2:12 into overtim...
Mar 21, 2017
Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele lead Winnipeg Jets past Philadelphia Flyers 3-2
WINNIPEG - Blake Wheeler admitted it was a slow start for the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. That’s accurate, considering it took more than six minutes for either the Jets or Philadelphia Flyers to g...
Mar 21, 2017
Mantha scores in overtime as Detroit Red Wings top Montreal Canadiens 2-1
MONTREAL - Anthony Mantha has been struggling of late but he came up big for the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. The burly winger scored at 4:10 of overtime to lift the Red Wings to a 2-1 victory ...
Mar 21, 2017
Ovechkin shines as Caps snap Elliott's streak, beat Flames
WASHINGTON - T.J. Oshie is leading the Washington Capitals in goals, but Alex Ovechkin is again leading them into the playoffs. Ovechkin had a goal and two assists as the NHL-leading Capitals beat the...
Mar 21, 2017
Finally: DeRozan scores 42 and Raptors end 11-game losing streak against Bulls
TORONTO - A fist fight and a fierce fourth-quarter comeback. Sparked by an all-out brawl between Serge Ibaka and Robin Lopez, and shouldering the frustration of 11 straight losses to Chicago, the Toro...
Mar 21, 2017
Turris scores 2, Senators beat Bruins 3-2 to end 4-game skid
BOSTON - For the Ottawa Senators, snapping a four-game losing streak seemed almost secondary to the way they did it. The Senators appeared ready for a return to the playoffs, ending an untimely skid w...
Mar 21, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack to play Super League's Salford in next round of Challenge Cup
The Toronto Wolfpack will face the Salford Red Devils of the Super League in the fifth round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. Salford is where Toronto wants to be - in the top flight of English rugby l...
Mar 21, 2017
Canada's Devon Kershaw, Emily Nishikawa win first races at Ski Nationals
CANMORE, Alta. - Emily Nishikawa and Devon Kershaw battled through difficult conditions to climb onto the top of the women’s and men’s podiums in the cross-country classic-ski interval sta...
Mar 21, 2017
Puerto Rico in scarce supply of hair dye amid baseball fever
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Pharmacies and beauty stores across Puerto Rico are running out of hair dye as a growing number of men go blond in support of the island’s baseball players who bleached t...
Mar 21, 2017