Category Archives: Sports

DENVER - This is exactly how Mikko Rantanen and the Colorado Avalanche envisioned playing all season. Of course, it’s way too late by now. Rantanen scored three times for his first career hat tr...

NEW YORK - The hitting team will be halfway home already if any games in the World Baseball Classic reach the 11th inning. Organizers announced a few rules changes Tuesday for next month’s tourn...

NASHVILLE - In a story Feb. 7 about the Predators 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, The Associated Press reported Filip Forsberg was credited with Nashville’s third goal. A scoring change anno...

WINNIPEG - Bruce Boudreau wanted to experiment and try a new line for the Minnesota Wild. You could say it was a big success for the veteran coach. The line of centre Charlie Coyle and wingers Jason P...

SASKATOON - A minor hockey referee is criticizing the Saskatchewan Hockey Association for suspending him after he shut down a game over safety concerns with the behaviour of the visiting team’s ...

TORONTO - Curtis McElhinney isn’t feeling old, even as the most senior member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. “I’m hanging out with 20-year-olds,” said McElhinney with a grin. R...

OTTAWA - Guy Boucher found a unique way to punish the Ottawa Senators after a lacklustre performance. The Senators head coach made every Ottawa player sit in the locker-room and answer questions from ...

PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby’s pursuit for 1,000 career points hit a speed bump - not to mention a couple of posts - against Calgary’s Chad Johnson. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain picked up...

CANBERRA, Australia - Ben McDevitt has quit as chief executive of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, warning in his outgoing statement that the country faces continuing and more sophisticate...

Vancouver Canucks forward Anton Rodin underwent successful surgery on his troublesome left knee, the club announced Tuesday. The Canucks said in a two-paragraph statement the 26-year-old Swede’s...