Category Archives: Sports
Cook beats Butler with seventh round TKO for light middleweight titles
MONTREAL - Toronto’s Brandon Cook earned a TKO win over Montreal’s Steven Butler on Saturday night three minutes into the seventh round of their light middleweight showdown. They are rated...
Jan 28, 2017
McDavid, Matthews, Laine revelling in first all-star weekend experience
LOS ANGELES - Auston Matthews looked more like a movie star as he ambled through a hotel lobby just south of Hollywood on Saturday evening, swarmed by a crowd of autograph seeking fans. The Toronto Ma...
Jan 28, 2017
Bettman: Carolina Hurricanes not under threat of relocation
LOS ANGELES - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says Carolina Hurricanes fans shouldn’t worry about losing their team to Quebec City. Bettman swiftly knocked down speculation about a possible reloca...
Jan 28, 2017
Veterans Sylvian Filion, Richard Morneau lead the way at O'Brien Awards
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Once again, Sylvain Filion and Richard Morneau are O’Brien Award winners. Filion was named the top driver while Morneau captured outstanding trainer honours Saturday at Canad...
Jan 28, 2017
Big goalie, little kid dominate All-Star Skills Competition
LOS ANGELES - Big Mike Smith and little Ryker Kesler stole the show at the NHL All-Star Skills Competition. The towering Arizona goalie scored a 188-foot goal during the Four Line Challenge on Saturda...
Jan 28, 2017
Ouellette scores 130th CWHL goal to Jayna Hefford atop league's all-time list
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Montreal Canadiennes forward Caroline Ouellette scored the 130th goal of her Canadian Women’s Hockey League career on Saturday, tying Jayna Hefford atop the league’s all-t...
Jan 28, 2017
With Tortorella's dog ailing, Gretzky becomes All-Star coach
LOS ANGELES - When Columbus coach John Tortorella had to drop out of the NHL All-Star weekend to take care of his ailing dog, the league turned to the Great One to replace him. Wayne Gretzky will coac...
Jan 28, 2017
Canadian men finish fourth at Wellington Sevens rugby tournament
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Canada finished fourth in the Wellington Sevens after a 28-22 loss to Scotland in the bronze-medal match on Sunday. Earlier in the day, Canada had beaten Argentina 17-12 to a...
Jan 28, 2017
Justin Bieber gets hit, bounces back in celeb hockey game
LOS ANGELES - Justin Bieber got a taste of NHL hockey and the Staples Center glass Saturday, courtesy of NHL great Chris Pronger. The pop star responded by showing off skills that would not have looke...
Jan 28, 2017
NHL: No Olympics in 2018 if status quo remains
LOS ANGELES - NHL participation in the next Olympics is looking grim. That was the picture painted by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly at all-star weekend in Los Angeles...
Jan 28, 2017