Category Archives: Sports
Titans end home woes, roll to 36-22 victory over Jaguars
NASHVILLE - There’s nothing like a visit from the Jacksonville Jaguars to make the Tennessee Titans remember how to protect their home field. Marcus Mariota threw for 270 yards and two touchdown...
Oct 28, 2016
Patrik Laine scores twice on power play, Winnipeg beats Dallas 4-1
WINNIPEG - When Patrik Laine was drafted by the Jets this summer, he knew the team’s power play had finished at the bottom of the NHL last season. The 18-year-old forward wanted to help - and he...
Oct 28, 2016
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Toronto 3 Florida 2 Montreal 3 Tampa Bay 1 Winnipeg 4 Dallas 1 Pittsburgh 4 N.Y. Islanders 2 Arizona 5 Philadelphia 4 Minnesota 4 Buffalo 0 Detroit 2 St. Louis 1 San Jose 3 ...
Oct 28, 2016
Pacioretty scores winner, Canadiens pick up sixth win in a row
MONTREAL - Carey Price’s teammates are no longer amazed when the Canadiens goaltender makes an impossible save look easy. Price made a game-changing stop in the third period, one of his 30 saves...
Oct 27, 2016
Andersen delivers finest outing of the season in Leafs win; Marner dishes out three assists
TORONTO - Blood was still dripping from just above the left eye of Frederik Andersen moments after victory Thursday night, the scars of his finest outing as a Maple Leaf. Andersen stopped 29-of-31 sho...
Oct 27, 2016
Matteo Mancosu scores twice, Impact beat D.C. United 4-2 in MLS playoffs
WASHINGTON - The Montreal Impact wasted little time setting the tone against D.C. United when defender Laurent Ciman provided the lead just four minutes into the game. From there, Montreal’s mid...
Oct 27, 2016
Skip Mark Nichols and Team Gushue move to 3-0 with win over Glenn Howard
OKOTOKS, Alta. - Skip Mark Nichols and Team Gushue are undefeated through nine draws at the Masters Grand Slam of Curling tournament after beating Glenn Howard 7-4 on Thursday night. Nichols, who is f...
Oct 27, 2016
Defensive-minded Canucks searching for offence with McDavid, Ovechkin on deck
VANCOUVER - After a perfect start to the regular season, a couple of familiar warts are starting to pop up on the Vancouver Canucks. The club that finished 29th in goals in 2015-16 sits last in the NH...
Oct 27, 2016
Raptors' Sullinger says surgery now is better than later in the season
TORONTO - Jared Sullinger was supposed to be making his Raptors regular-season debut Wednesday night. Instead he was hobbling around on a huge cast. The power forward and Toronto’s key acquisiti...
Oct 27, 2016
Canada's Patrick Chan adds another quadruple jump to his repertoire
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Launching a comeback after an 18-month hiatus, Patrick Chan had been frustrated to find his sport had become figure skating’s version of a slam dunk contest. All about the bi...
Oct 27, 2016