Category Archives: Sports
Patrick Marleau scores 500th career goal as Sharks down Canucks 4-1
VANCOUVER - Patrick Marleau didn’t want to mess around with his march to 500 goals. The way the veteran San Jose Sharks sniper has been putting the puck in the net, it’s no surprise he got...
Feb 02, 2017
Scheifele scores twice, Jets hold off Stars 4-3
DALLAS - Mark Scheifele has hurt the Dallas Stars even more than the other teams in the Central Division. Scheifele scored two more goals against Dallas and narrowly missed two others, propelling the ...
Feb 02, 2017
Rinne stops 31 shots, Predators beat Oilers 2-0
NASHVILLE - Pekka Rinne is on quite a streak against the Edmonton Oilers. Rinne stopped 31 shots for his 42nd career shutout, leading the Nashville Predators to a 2-0 victory over the Oilers on Thursd...
Feb 02, 2017
Stone has 2 goals, assist as Senators beat Lightning 5-2
TAMPA, Fla. - Guy Boucher’s return to the Tampa Bay area was a good one thanks to an Ottawa Senators victory. Mark Stone had two goals and an assist, Mike Condon made 19 saves and the Senators b...
Feb 02, 2017
Matt Kuchar shoots 7-under 64 to take Phoenix Open lead
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Matt Kuchar hardly looked like a guy coming off a seven-week break Thursday in the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Kuchar eagled the par-5 13th and added two late...
Feb 02, 2017
Read ends drought, lifts Flyers to 3-1 win over Canadiens
PHILADELPHIA - Matt Read ended a long scoring drought with a strategy that sounded easy: He just shot the puck hard. Read netted the tiebreaking goal early in the third period to lead the Philadelphia...
Feb 02, 2017
Sorry: Pronger fines himself $5 for All-Star hit on Bieber
PHILADELPHIA - Justin Bieber’s biggest smash hit may have been the one Chris Pronger gave him during All-Star weekend. Is it too late for Pronger to say sorry? Well, Pronger, one of the NHL̵...
Feb 02, 2017
Dahria Beatty top Canadian at under-23 world ski championships
SOLDIER HOLLOW, Utah - Dahria Beatty finished as the top Canadian at the Nordic under-23 world ski championships on Thursday after placing 16th in the women’s 10-kilometre skate-ski race in Sold...
Feb 02, 2017
McRorie to captain Canada against Argentina 'A' at Americas Rugby Championship
LANGFORD, B.C. - Scrum half Gordon McRorie will captain a young Canada side in its opening match Saturday against Argentina ‘A’ at the Americas Rugby Championship. The Scottish-born McRori...
Feb 02, 2017
Calgary Flames take it outside, will practise in NYC's Central Park
NEW YORK - The Calgary Flames will have the New York City skyline as a backdrop for their Saturday practice. The Flames are scheduled to skate outside on Lasker Rink in Central Park’s north end....
Feb 02, 2017