Category Archives: Sports
Will Canadian Lindell Wigginton be the next star produced by Oak Hill Academy?
Lindell Wigginton of Dartmouth, N.S., is the first Canadian basketball player to attend the fabled Oak Hill Academy in the tiny town of Mouth of Wilson, Va. The private prep school has produced a who&...
Jan 17, 2017
Sakic, Koivu, Selanne, Krupp, Ruggiero named to IIHF Hall of Fame
Joe Sakic as well as Finnish stars Saku Koivu and Teemu Selanne are among five former players named Tuesday for induction into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame. The IIHF aso announ...
Jan 17, 2017
Canadian Wigginton shines on basketball court at storied Oak Hill Academy
MOUTH OF WILSON, Va. - Several decades of basketball greatness can be found at the end of a two-lane, unlit highway that winds unforgivingly through the Blue Ridge Mountains in southern Virginia. Past...
Jan 17, 2017
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign receiver Kenny Stafford to two-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed free-agent receiver Kenny Stafford to a two-year contract on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Columbus native was released by the Montreal Alouettes late last seaso...
Jan 17, 2017
NHL 100: Tales from the police blotter
In its 100 years, the NHL has been parked at the intersection of violence, emotion and money. Inevitably, some of that would spill over the boards into the criminal realm. In the latest edition of NHL...
Jan 17, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Edmonton 3 Arizona 1 Detroit 1 Montreal 0 San Jose 5 Winnipeg 2 Buffalo 4 Dallas 1 N.Y. Islanders 4 Boston 0 Tampa Bay 2 Los Angeles 1 Pittsburgh 8 Washington 7 (OT) — A...
Jan 16, 2017
Rookie Jujhar Khaira's first NHL goal lifts Oilers over Coyotes 3-1
EDMONTON - Jujhar Khaira had played it out so many times on the streets of Surrey, B.C., with his friends. Khaira’s first goal in the NHL stood up as the winner as the Edmonton Oilers defeated t...
Jan 16, 2017
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard advances at Australian Open with win over Peng Shuai
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadian Eugenie Bouchard is back in the third round of the Australian Open for the first time in two years after defeating China’s Peng Shuai 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Wednesday. B...
Jan 16, 2017
Canada's Raonic opens Australian Open with 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Germany's Brown
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada’s Milos Raonic and Germany’s Dustin Brown renewed their Grand Slam duel on Tuesday and the result was the same as the last time - a three-set win for Raonic. ...
Jan 16, 2017
6-time champs Djokovic, Williams post Australian Open wins
MELBOURNE, Australia - The record will show that six-time Australian Open champions Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic each had straight-set wins. It may seem straight-forward, but it was not routine....
Jan 16, 2017