Category Archives: Sports
British film company buys rights to Syrian swimmer's story
BERLIN - A British film company has agreed to buy the rights to the story of a teenage refugee who fled Syria and swam at the Olympics a year later. Yusra Mardini and her sister Sara were forced to sw...
Mar 17, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Dallas 4 Vancouver 2 Chicago 2 Ottawa 1 Toronto 5 Tampa Bay 0 Edmonton 7 Boston 4 Winnipeg 4 N.Y. Islanders 2 Carolina 3 Minnesota 1 Nashville 2 Washington 1 (OT) New Jersey...
Mar 17, 2017
Seguin's power-play goal in the third period leads Stars over Canucks 4-2
VANCOUVER - Dallas Stars head coach Lindy Ruff said he needed more from his leaders after a string of demoralizing losses. Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn stepped up to the challenge. Seguin scored the go...
Mar 16, 2017
Draisaitl, McDavid three points each as Oilers beat Bruins 7-4
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid knows that scoring goals isn’t his team’s concern. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists and McDavid added three assists as the Edmonton Oilers won their seco...
Mar 16, 2017
Richard Panik scores late power-play goal, Blackhawks beat Senators 2-1
OTTAWA - Chicago goaltender Scott Darling and Ottawa netminder Mike Condon had to put their friendship on hold Thursday night. Darling made 33 saves and Richard Panik scored the go-ahead goal as the B...
Mar 16, 2017
Four-goal second period lifts Maple Leafs past Lightning 5-0
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Maple Leafs quickly rebounded from a one-sided loss. Morgan Rielly and Matt Martin scored 15 seconds apart during Toronto’s four-goal second period, Frederik Andersen m...
Mar 16, 2017
Little scores twice, Hellebuyck solid as Jets beat Isles 4-2
NEW YORK - The well-rested and high-scoring Winnipeg Jets took advantage of a New York Islanders team that looked tired Thursday night. Bryan Little scored twice, Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves and t...
Mar 16, 2017
Raptors gather for lengthy meeting after 123-102 throttling by Thunder
TORONTO - After perhaps the poorest effort this season, the Toronto Raptors held a long and surely impassioned post-game meeting. And when coach Dwane Casey finally emerged, his first words were an ap...
Mar 16, 2017
Pandas veteran Meg Casault chosen U Sports women's volleyball player of year
TORONTO - Meg Casault, a fifth-year left-side hitter from the Alberta Pandas, was named the U Sports player of the year in women’s volleyball on Thursday. The phys-ed student from Edmonton recor...
Mar 16, 2017
UBC Thunderbirds beat Queen's Gaels, will face McGill Martlets in semifinals
NAPANEE, Ont. - Nicole Saxvik’s goal at 17:17 of the third period broke a tie and lifted the No. 1 UBC Thunderbirds to a 2-1 victory over the No. 8 Queen’s Gaels on Thursday at the U Sport...
Mar 16, 2017