Category Archives: Sports
New Canadian men's soccer coach Octavio Zambrano comes with experience and style
TORONTO - Octavio Zambrano watched the 2006 World Cup as a fan, opting to mix in some travelling once his native Ecuador was knocked out by a David Beckham free kick. He eventually decided on Denmark ...
Mar 17, 2017
Mourinho says United gets no help from hectic schedule
MANCHESTER, England - The Premier League just doesn’t care about Manchester United, according to Jose Mourinho. The United manager complained about the congested schedule on Thursday, saying his...
Mar 17, 2017
NKorea plans to participate in ice hockey event in South
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean Olympic organizers said Friday the North Korean women’s ice hockey team had registered to compete in an international event in the South next month. The ...
Mar 17, 2017
British film company buys rights to Syrian swimmer's story
BERLIN - A British film company has agreed to buy the rights to the story of a teenage refugee who fled Syria and swam at the Olympics a year later. Yusra Mardini and her sister Sara were forced to sw...
Mar 17, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Dallas 4 Vancouver 2 Chicago 2 Ottawa 1 Toronto 5 Tampa Bay 0 Edmonton 7 Boston 4 Winnipeg 4 N.Y. Islanders 2 Carolina 3 Minnesota 1 Nashville 2 Washington 1 (OT) New Jersey...
Mar 16, 2017
Seguin's power-play goal in the third period leads Stars over Canucks 4-2
VANCOUVER - Dallas Stars head coach Lindy Ruff said he needed more from his leaders after a string of demoralizing losses. Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn stepped up to the challenge. Seguin scored the go...
Mar 16, 2017
Draisaitl, McDavid three points each as Oilers beat Bruins 7-4
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid knows that scoring goals isn’t his team’s concern. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists and McDavid added three assists as the Edmonton Oilers won their seco...
Mar 16, 2017
Richard Panik scores late power-play goal, Blackhawks beat Senators 2-1
OTTAWA - Chicago goaltender Scott Darling and Ottawa netminder Mike Condon had to put their friendship on hold Thursday night. Darling made 33 saves and Richard Panik scored the go-ahead goal as the B...
Mar 16, 2017
Four-goal second period lifts Maple Leafs past Lightning 5-0
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Maple Leafs quickly rebounded from a one-sided loss. Morgan Rielly and Matt Martin scored 15 seconds apart during Toronto’s four-goal second period, Frederik Andersen m...
Mar 16, 2017
Little scores twice, Hellebuyck solid as Jets beat Isles 4-2
NEW YORK - The well-rested and high-scoring Winnipeg Jets took advantage of a New York Islanders team that looked tired Thursday night. Bryan Little scored twice, Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves and t...
Mar 16, 2017
