Category Archives: Sports
Jagr out of Calgary Flames lineup with injury, Jankowski recalled
CALGARY - First delay and now interruption has grounded Jaromir Jagr’s launch as a Calgary Flame. A lower-body injury sustained in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild put the 45-year...
Oct 23, 2017
Dryden: Time for a 'Game Change' when it comes to hockey and hits to the head
TORONTO - Ken Dryden never met Steve Montador. But after hearing of the death of the NHL veteran defenceman at just 35, he wanted to know how and why. “Game Change” is the result. Subtitle...
Oct 23, 2017
Three-time world champ Patrick Chan scaling back quad content for Skate Canada
A recent training session that went awry has Patrick Chan scaling back his technical difficulty for Skate Canada International. The three-time world figure skating champion remembers it was a Thursday...
Oct 23, 2017
South Korean Olympic organizers downplay concern over NKorea
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece - South Korea’s Olympic organizers played down concern over ongoing tensions with North Korea on Monday and also said that work has been completed on all venues for the 2...
Oct 23, 2017
WADA investigating claims of systematic doping in China
BERLIN - The World Anti-Doping Agency is looking into allegations made by a German broadcaster that Chinese athletes benefited from systematic doping in the 1980s and 90s. “The allegations were ...
Oct 23, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games CFL Hamilton 43 Montreal 16 — NFL Chicago 17 Carolina 3 Minnesota 24 Baltimore 16 Jacksonville 27 Indianapolis 0 New Orleans 26 Green Bay 17 L.A. Rams 33 Arizona 0 Buffalo 3...
Oct 22, 2017
Suns name Canadian Jay Triano interim head coach after firing Earl Watson
PHOENIX - Canadian men’s national team head coach Jay Triano is back in charge of an NBA team, at least for now. The Phoenix Suns fired head coach Earl Watson on Sunday night after hours of meet...
Oct 22, 2017
Winless Suns fire Earl Watson after 3 games this season
PHOENIX - The Phoenix Suns have fired coach Earl Watson just three games in to the NBA season. The Suns announced the firing Sunday night after hours of meetings at the team’s headquarters. Assi...
Oct 22, 2017
Big second period lifts Canucks to 4-1 win over Detroit
DETROIT - Derek Dorsett has helped turn Vancouver’s first trip of the season into a successful one. Dorsett scored his fourth goal of the trip, and the Canucks used a dominant second period to p...
Oct 22, 2017
Justin Timberlake invited back to Super Bowl halftime show
Justin Timberlake has finally been invited back to the Super Bowl halftime show, 14 years after the “wardrobe malfunction” with Janet Jackson caused a national controversy. The NFL announc...
Oct 22, 2017
