Category Archives: Sports
Rebensburg prevails on tricky course to win Lake Louise World Cup super-G
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Viktoria Rebensburg meshed her giant slalom skills with speed she's always had in Lake Louise, Alta., to claim Sunday's season-opening super-G. The German skied the...
Dec 08, 2019
Mark Scheifele scores twice to lead Winnipeg Jets past Anaheim Ducks 3-2
WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers isn't about to trade the ice for a boxing ring, but he was pumped about dropping the gloves during the Winnipeg Jets' 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. The six-fo...
Dec 08, 2019
Harris scores 26, Thybulle 20 as 76ers beat Raptors 110-104
PHILADELPHIA - This victory over the Toronto Raptors didn't feel as good as it should have to the Philadelphia 76ers because of their shaky finish. Tobias Harris scored 26 points and rookie Matisse Th...
Dec 08, 2019
Union exec Marvin Miller, Simmons elected to Hall of Fame
SAN DIEGO - Marvin Miller, the union leader who revolutionized baseball by empowering players to negotiate multimillion-dollar contracts and to play for teams of their own choosing, was elected to bas...
Dec 08, 2019
Joshua beats Ruiz on points, reclaims heavyweight titles
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Anthony Joshua reclaimed his world heavyweight titles Sunday by producing a disciplined and smart display to beat Andy Ruiz Jr. on points in their rematch in the first title fig...
Dec 07, 2019
Austria's Nicole Schmidhofer wins World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUIS, Alta. - Nicole Schmidhofer of Austria won the women's World Cup downhill on Saturday at Lake Louise, Alta. Schmidhofer's time was one minute 49.92 seconds. She was the only woman to g...
Dec 07, 2019
Canadian skiers Remme, Gagnon pursue downhill gains for combined success
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Canada lacks a classic downhiller in women's ski racing, but speed is vitally important to the all-rounders on the national alpine team. Roni Remme of Collingw...
Dec 07, 2019
Cale Makar making early run at Calder Trophy: 'I haven't seen anybody like him'
TORONTO - It was pointed out to Cale Makar back in September he didn't seem at all daunted by sky-high expectations. The defenceman had announced his arrival in the NHL some five months...
Dec 07, 2019
Laughton leads Flyers past Senators 4-3
PHILADELPHIA - Scott Laughton had a goal, an assist and a hard check in a chippy contest to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Ivan Provorov, Travis Ko...
Dec 07, 2019
Welcome back: Humphries wins her debut bobsled race with USA
Kaillie Humphries won her World Cup women's bobsled debut for the United States on Saturday, prevailing in the season-opener at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, New York. Humphries teamed with Lau...
Dec 07, 2019
