Category Archives: Sports
Bulls suspend Portis 8 games for injuring Mirotic
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bulls suspended forward Bobby Portis for the first eight games of the season Wednesday for injuring teammate Nikola Mirotic during a fight at practice. Mirotic suffered broken bo...
Oct 18, 2017
Swiss lawmakers agree on $1B backing for 2026 Olympic bid
GENEVA - Switzerland’s federal government said Wednesday it is prepared to pay almost 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.02 billion) toward Sion hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Swiss federal counc...
Oct 18, 2017
Hockey world remembers Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie
TORONTO - From playing in 2 a.m. shinny games to squeezing in ice time while on tour, Gord Downie’s love of hockey ran deep. “He hated every other team and every other athlete that wasn...
Oct 18, 2017
Trump again blasts NFL over players kneeling during anthem
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is again criticizing the NFL over players kneeling during the national anthem. Trump said on Twitter early Wednesday that the “NFL has decided that it will no...
Oct 18, 2017
Hinchcliffe and Wickens team for Canadian IndyCar lineup
INDIANAPOLIS - Schmidt Peterson Motorsports will field an all-Canadian lineup next season as James Hinchcliffe returns to the IndyCar team alongside Robert Wickens. Hinchcliffe signed a multi-year con...
Oct 18, 2017
Gymnast McKayla Maroney alleges sexual abuse by team doctor
Two-time Olympic medallist McKayla Maroney says she was molested for years by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor, abuse she said started in her early teens and continued for the rest of her competiti...
Oct 18, 2017
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Philadelphia 5 Florida 1 Pittsburgh 5 N.Y. Rangers 4 (OT) Toronto 2 Washington 0 Vancouver 3 Ottawa 0 New Jersey 5 Tampa Bay 4 (SO) Nashville 4 Colorado 1 Columbus 5 Winnipeg...
Oct 17, 2017
Couture scores twice in Sharks' 5-2 victory over Canadiens
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Logan Couture credited a teammate for scoring his second goal. He took credit for the first one. Couture scored a pair of goals and the San Jose Sharks extended their dominance of t...
Oct 17, 2017
Oilers continue slow start to season, lose to Hurricanes 5-3
EDMONTON - Milan Lucic wants to stem the tide for the Edmonton Oilers before they rack up too many losses and it becomes a lost season. Teuvo Teravainen had a pair of goals and Jordan Staal a goal and...
Oct 17, 2017
Oilers continue slow start to season, lose to Hurricanes 5-3
EDMONTON - Milan Lucic wants to stem the tide for the Edmonton Oilers before they rack up too many losses and it becomes a lost season. Teuvo Teravainen had a pair of goals and Jordan Staal a goal and...
Oct 17, 2017
