Category Archives: Sports
Kessel scores shootout winner as Pittsburgh Penguins top Edmonton Oilers 3-2
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid stretched his lead atop the NHL scoring race, but Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins got the even more important two points on Friday. Phil Kessel scored the shootout ...
Mar 10, 2017
Schroder's 26 points lift Hawks past Raptors, 105-99
ATLANTA - Dennis Schroder and the Atlanta Hawks salvaged a strong finish to an otherwise disappointing homestand. Schroder scored 26 points, including 13 in the final period, and the Hawks beat the To...
Mar 10, 2017
Saint Mary's tops Alberta 98-93 in OT in university consolation semifinal
HALIFAX - Marquis Clayton had 24 points to lead the Saint Mary’s Huskies to a 98-93 overtime victory against the Alberta Golden Bears on Friday in the consolation semifinal of the Canadian unive...
Mar 10, 2017
Sharper's lawyers: Plea terms not adequately explained
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge did not adequately explain the terms and consequences of a plea agreement resulting in an 18-year federal prison sentence on drug and sexual assault charges for disgraced...
Mar 10, 2017
Canada's Adam Hadwin builds one-shot lead at Valspar Championship
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Adam Hadwin knows all about going low on the PGA Tour. Still to be determined is whether that translates into a victory. The Canadian, who shot a 59 at the CareerBuilder Challenge ...
Mar 10, 2017
University of Calgary researchers say peewee body checking ban has had results
CALGARY - Researchers at the University of Calgary say ban on body checking in peewee hockey has led to a dramatic decline in concussions. Hockey Canada voted in 2013 to do away with the practice for ...
Mar 10, 2017
Calgary Flames intent on extending streak with a banged-up back end
CALGARY - Red hot but hurting on their blue-line, the Calgary Flames are a win away from their longest winning streak since the franchise moved from Atlanta in 1980. The Flames (37-26-4) head to Winni...
Mar 10, 2017
Woman claiming relationship with Tim Tebow arrested
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Authorities say a Colorado woman claiming to be in a relationship with Tim Tebow has been charged with trespassing after going to the New York Mets’ Florida spring trainin...
Mar 10, 2017
Blue Jays reliever TJ House hit on head by line drive in spring training game
LAKELAND, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays reliever T.J. House says he’ll be O.K. House was taken off the field in an ambulance Friday after being hit on the head by a line drive in the ninth inning of ...
Mar 10, 2017
Keeping emotional balance a key for Canada at home rugby sevens tournament
VANCOUVER - Nathan Hirayama says he could feel the raw passion as fans roared their collective approval every time the hosts stepped on the pitch at last year’s inaugural Canada Sevens rugby tou...
Mar 10, 2017