Category Archives: Sports
Defenceman Taylor Chorney scores, Capitals beat Senators 2-1
WASHINGTON - Instead of high-powered forwards Alex Ovechkin and Marcus Johansson, two defencemen who rarely score came with big goals in the Washington Capitals’ 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Sena...
Jan 01, 2017
Kubiak tells Broncos he's leaving for health reasons
DENVER - Broncos coach Gary Kubiak informed his players after their victory over Oakland on Sunday that he’s stepping away from the game and the team he loves. He said the grind of coaching was ...
Jan 01, 2017
Raiders lose AFC West, another QB in 24-6 loss to Broncos
DENVER - The Oakland Raiders had a lot to lose Sunday - and they did. Another quarterback. The division. A week off. In a game that couldn’t have gone much worse, Oakland lost starting quarterba...
Jan 01, 2017
Playing in Centennial Classic a 'neat experience' for Red Wings' Jared Coreau
TORONTO - Jared Coreau was more familiar with playing in empty pro rinks around the East Coast Hockey League and American Hockey League until last month where a smelling salt in his mask was required ...
Jan 01, 2017
Chargers fire coach Mike McCoy after 2nd last-place finish
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Chargers fired Mike McCoy following a second straight last-place finish in the AFC West and a third straight season out of the playoffs. The team announced McCoy’s firi...
Jan 01, 2017
Matthews scores pair, including OT winner, as Leafs' storybook season continues
TORONTO - It was the storybook finish to what’s looking more and more like a storybook season for the young Toronto Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews scored a pair of goals in his first-ever game out...
Jan 01, 2017
Goal transformed into art: Wenger lauds Giroud's 'scorpion'
LONDON - With Alexis Sanchez’s cross floating into the penalty area behind him, Olivier Giroud only had one choice: A back-heeled overhead flick. “I was a bit lucky but it was the only thi...
Jan 01, 2017
Beliveau, Richard, Howe honoured as NHL starts naming its 100 greatest players
TORONTO - Montreal greats Jean Beliveau and Maurice Richard and Detroit legend Gordie Howe were among the Hall of Famers honoured by the NHL on Sunday as the league started unveiling a list of its 100...
Jan 01, 2017
Canada not reading much into recent success against Czechs ahead of quarter-final
MONTREAL - Canada captain Dylan Strome says a couple of pre-tournament wins against the Czech Republic won’t amount to much when the teams meet in the quarter-finals of the world junior hockey c...
Jan 01, 2017
Bettman still down on Olympics; NHLPA's Fehr 'more optimistic now than I ever have been'
TORONTO - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players’ Association executive director Donald Fehr offered competing visions on the likelihood that NHL players will attend the Pyeongchang Games...
Jan 01, 2017