Category Archives: Sports
Carter Hart's confidence infectious for Canada ahead of world junior championship
Always smiling, friendly and articulate, Carter Hart was suddenly flustered when a reporter started to rhyme off his statistics with the Western Hockey League’s Everett Silvertips. “Whoa, ...
Dec 25, 2017
Chargers stay in AFC playoff mix with 14-7 win over Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Philip Rivers and the Los Angeles Chargers are still hanging around in the AFC playoff hunt. They had to sweat out a 14-7 win against the New York Jets on Sunday, but they̵...
Dec 24, 2017
Rams clinch 1st NFC West title since '03, beat Titans 27-23
NASHVILLE - The Los Angeles Rams and first-year coach Sean McVay saved the real celebration for the locker room. That’s where McVay, the youngest coach in modern NFL history, channeled wrestler ...
Dec 24, 2017
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis still coy about future after win
CINCINNATI - Marvin Lewis knew what everybody was wondering: Is this his farewell to Cincinnati? “I guess everybody’s writing me off,” Lewis said, after his Bengals rallied for a 26-...
Dec 24, 2017
Defence propels Saints past Falcons, into playoffs
NEW ORLEANS - Whether it was the weirdest interception of Marshon Lattimore’s football life or a ball-dislodging hit by Tyeler Davison near the goal line, the Saints’ defence poetically ti...
Dec 24, 2017
Playoff-bound Panthers riding high behind opportunistic 'D'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Panthers defence appears to be peaking at the right time. Carolina clinched a post-season berth on Sunday with a 22-19 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in large part behind the ...
Dec 24, 2017
Browns move to brink of winless season, lose 20-3 to Bears
CHICAGO - The Cleveland Browns got pushed to the brink of a winless season, and the anger and embarrassment were as easy to spot as the mistakes they made. DeShone Kizer called it a low point in his l...
Dec 24, 2017
Falcons' goal-line failures, mistakes define loss to Saints
NEW ORLEANS - If the Atlanta Falcons end up just missing the NFL post-season, they’ll have to spend a long off-season regretting a cornucopia of mistakes in a 23-13 loss to the New Orleans Saint...
Dec 24, 2017
Chargers beat Jets 14-7 to keep post-season hopes alive
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - When the Los Angeles Chargers opened the season 0-4, few gave them much of a chance to make the playoffs. Other than the players themselves, of course. Written off by many afte...
Dec 24, 2017
Boeser scores 20th goal, but Brodziak's two-point night leads Blues over Canucks
VANCOUVER - The St. Louis Blues put a damper on Brock Boeser’s milestone night. Kyle Brodziak scored the winner and added an assist as St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak with Saturday&...
Dec 23, 2017
