Category Archives: Sports
Panthers using school tragedy as motivation: 'We have a mission and a goal'
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Listing off the factors that have helped the Florida Panthers turn around what looked to be another lost season, Dale Tallon points to speed, skill, camaraderie and youthful exubera...
Mar 22, 2018
Italian champion Juventus to face MLS all-stars in 2018 in Atlanta
NEW YORK - Italian champion Juventus will face the MLS all-stars in 2018, the league announced Thursday. The storied soccer club from Turin will play the all-stars at the 71,000-capacity Mercedes-Benz...
Mar 22, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack still feeling effects of a tumultuous pre-season
Like a bad hangover, a tumultuous pre-season is still taking its toll on the Toronto Wolfpack. A string of injuries disrupted coach Paul Rowley’s preparations as the transatlantic rugby league t...
Mar 22, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games (All Times Eastern) NHL Arizona 4 Buffalo 1 Pittsburgh 5 Montreal 3 St. Louis 2 Boston 1 (OT) Anaheim 4 Calgary 0 — AHL San Jose 4 Tucson 3 (OT) — NBA Cleveland 132...
Mar 21, 2018
Gibson earns shutout as Anaheim Ducks capture 4-0 victory over Calgary Flames
CALGARY - With the playoffs approaching, John Gibson and the Anaheim Ducks are heating up. Gibson stopped 29 shots as the Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 4-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight...
Mar 21, 2018
Sidney Crosby has highlight-reel goal, milestone assist
PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby doesn’t really have an explanation for how he does what he does. He just does it. So if you’re looking for clarity on how the Pittsburgh Penguins star managed to...
Mar 21, 2018
Royal decree: LeBron scores 35, carries Cavs past Raptors
CLEVELAND - The standings show the Eastern Conference’s top team plays in Canada. The best player remains in Cleveland, Ohio. LeBron James reminded Toronto he’s king. Playing without five ...
Mar 21, 2018
Serena Williams loses in 1st round at Miami Open to Osaka
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. - The match ended with Serena Williams grinning at the net. She saved her worst shot for last, and after a rare first-round defeat she had to laugh. Still rusty in her return from p...
Mar 21, 2018
Girl reportedly choked by parent in soccer match fight
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A New Mexico youth soccer league is investigating a teen soccer game where racial tensions erupted into a chaotic brawl in which a parent is accused of physically assaulting one of...
Mar 21, 2018
Father's death forced Hall of Famer Hank Ilesic to grow up quickly
Hank Ilesic was just 17 when he joined the Edmonton Eskimos in time for their record-setting Grey Cup dynasty, but pro football didn’t force him to grow up quickly. Life did that eight years pri...
Mar 21, 2018
