Category Archives: Sports

NEW ORLEANS - Nikola Mirotic watched his third 3-pointer of the first half swish through the hoop, turned to acknowledge the raucous, roaring crowd and raised his first triumphantly as he trotted back...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Players on a Saskatchewan hockey team who were hoping to continue wearing a crest to honour a teammate who committed suicide have to remove it from their jerseys before next ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Game 4 lacked the intensity of the three before it, and no overtime heroics were necessary. Instead, the workmanlike Washington Capitals turned in their most complete game of the play...

NEW YORK - Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings, Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning and P.K. Subban of the Nashville Predators were named the three finalists for the James Norris Memorial Troph...

MIAMI - Joel Embiid had trouble with his new mask. It didn’t slow him down. Embiid’s playoff debut was a smashing success for Philadelphia. The All-Star centre returned from a 10-game abse...

TORONTO - Facing an opponent missing arguably its best player in front of a raucous home crowd, the Toronto Maple Leafs felt pretty good heading into Thursday. Less than three hours later, they had be...

NEW YORK - David Robertson went wild and loaded the bases in the eighth inning, and the Yankees weren’t all that concerned. “Whenever it’s a tough situation like that, I want D-Rob o...

TORONTO - Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron was ruled out of Thursday’s playoff game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with an upper-body injury. The team made the surprise announcement minut...

Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs First Round Boston 3 Toronto 1 (Boston leads series 3-1) Washington 4 Columbus 1 (Series tied 2-2) — AHL Playoffs First Round (best-of-five) Texas 4 Ontario 3...

KAMLOOPS - The Kelowna Rockets have become the second team to bid to host the 2020 Memorial Cup. Today’s announcement by the Rockets follows that of the Kamloops Blazers last November —- a...