Category Archives: Sports
Oilers end 25-game skid vs. Coyotes with 3-2 win
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Edmonton’s fourth line, centred by feisty Mark Letestu, does not get the recognition it sometimes may deserve. Fourth lines rarely due, especially on teams with stars like Conn...
Dec 21, 2016
Cirelli, Ingram lead Canada over Czech Republic in pre-tournament play
OTTAWA - Canada isn’t getting too far ahead of themselves despite two straight shutout wins in pre-tournament play at the world junior hockey championship. Anthony Cirelli struck twice and Tyson...
Dec 21, 2016
Canucks still searching for 60-minute effort ahead of rematch with Jets
VANCOUVER - It has become a familiar and troubling trend for the Vancouver Canucks on many nights this season. They fall behind early - often looking half asleep from the opening faceoff, like they...
Dec 21, 2016
Calgary Stampeders re-sign veteran defensive lineman Charleston Hughes
CALGARY - Defensive end Charleston Hughes signed a two-year contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders on Wednesday. Hughes, who had a CFL-high 16 sacks this season, was eligible to become a free ...
Dec 21, 2016
Minor leaguer makes first public appearance since collapsing
TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona Coyotes minor leaguer Craig Cunningham could be released from the hospital this week, more than a month after collapsing on the ice before a Tucson Roadrunners game. Cunningham...
Dec 21, 2016
'99' is No. 1: Wayne Gretzky's hockey book is top-selling Canadian title of 2016
Wayne Gretzky has scored a literary win by penning the top-selling Canadian title of 2016. BookNet Canada identified the top-selling books over a 48-week period, from Jan. 4 to Dec. 4. “99: Stor...
Dec 21, 2016
4-year-old kids possible victims in soccer sex abuse scandal
LONDON - Children as young as 4 years old are potential victims in the sex abuse scandal in British soccer that might be spreading to other sports. British police say there have been 819 referrals to ...
Dec 21, 2016
In bitter divide, repeal of North Carolina LGBT law fails
RALEIGH, N.C. - Amid deepening acrimony, a supposedly bipartisan deal to kill the North Carolina law known as the “bathroom bill” fell apart Wednesday night, ensuring the likelihood that g...
Dec 21, 2016
Olympic organizers in Tokyo disclose total cost estimate
TOKYO - Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics estimate the total cost of hosting the 2020 Games will be between 1.6 and 1.8 trillion yen ($13-$15 billion). The official cost estimate announced Wednesday wa...
Dec 21, 2016
Petra Kvitova could return to tennis in about 6 months
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Petra Kvitova could return to tennis in about six months, the surgeon who operated on the two-time Wimbledon champion’s left hand said Wednesday. Kvitova was injured Tue...
Dec 21, 2016