Category Archives: Sports
Canadian Haley Smith Smith wins mountain biking bronze at Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - Canadian Haley Smith won bronze behind a pair of English riders in the women’s cross-country mountain biking event at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. Annie Last won ...
Apr 11, 2018
Joe Morrow lifts Jets over Wild 3-2 in Game 1 of NHL playoff series
WINNIPEG - Joe Morrow felt a bit like he was wearing glass slippers instead of skates on Wednesday. The Jets defenceman scored at 12:47 of the third period to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory o...
Apr 11, 2018
Crosby's hat trick pushes Penguins past Flyers 7-0
PITTSBURGH - The sluggish opening three months. The so-so finish. The only occasional attention to detail on defence. None of it matters anymore. The playoffs are here. The champs are, too. Sidney Cro...
Apr 11, 2018
US Open to use 25-second clocks, timed warmup in main draw
The U.S. Open will have 25-second serve clocks on all of its courts during main draw matches this year to enforce time limits between points. The Grand Slam tournament, which begins in New York on Aug...
Apr 11, 2018
Seattle NHL expansion group names Tod Leiweke team president
SEATTLE - During his first stint in Seattle, Tod Leiweke helped develop the Seattle Seahawks into a benchmark franchise. He’s returning to the Northwest this time with a chance to build a franch...
Apr 11, 2018
'Joyful smile:' Trainer for Humboldt Broncos dies after crash, death toll at 16
SASKATOON - The athletic therapist for the Humboldt Broncos has become the 16th person to die following a horrific bus crash in Saskatchewan last week. Relatives of Dayna Brons, 24, said they will rem...
Apr 11, 2018
Yanks most valuable in MLB at $4 billion, Forbes estimates
NEW YORK - The New York Yankees are the most valuable franchise in baseball at an estimated value of US$4 billion, according to Forbes. The Los Angeles Dodgers are second at $3 billion, followed by th...
Apr 11, 2018
PGA Tour says Adam Hadwin withdraws from RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Canada’s Adam Hadwin, who finished tied for 24th at the Masters last week, has withdrawn from the RBC Heritage. Hadwin is ranked 41st in the world and has finished in the top...
Apr 11, 2018
Parent: Baseball coaches discussed plan to hurt my daughter
DURHAM, N.H. - A youth sports organization is investigating a man’s allegations that two baseball coaches talked about a plan to hurt his 11-year-old daughter, the only girl on her team, to forc...
Apr 11, 2018
Leafs' Frederik Andersen working out the small things in preparation for Bruins
Toronto’s Frederik Andersen carried one of the heaviest workloads of any goaltender in the regular season. He still wants extra ice time to prepare for the Maple Leafs’ first-round playoff...
Apr 11, 2018
