Category Archives: Sports
Leafs losing streak hits 13 against Montreal; nearly three years have passed since last win
TORONTO - Brendan Shanahan was still a few months from being hired as team president the last time the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens. The Leafs losing streak against the Habs hit...
Jan 07, 2017
Braden Holtby shuts out Senators, Capitals win fifth straight
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators had a decent effort following their five-day break from the rink, but Braden Holtby had a better one. Holtby made 30 saves for his second straight shutout and fifth of the...
Jan 07, 2017
Osweiler returns to lead Texans over Oakland 27-14
HOUSTON - Brock Osweiler redeemed himself after last month’s benching. Jadeveon Clowney established himself as a post-season force. And the Houston Texans got their first playoff victory since t...
Jan 07, 2017
Casey Scheidegger to face Silvana Tirinzoni for women's title at Canadian Open
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Casey Scheidegger was one loss away from being eliminated at the Canadian Open on Friday night. Less than 24 hours later she qualified for her first Grand Slam final. Scheide...
Jan 07, 2017
Sure shot: Cavs acquire Korver, complete deal with Hawks
CLEVELAND - The defending NBA champions just got a whole lot tougher to stop. Two days after agreeing to the deal, the Cleveland Cavaliers completed a trade with Atlanta for Kyle Korver, one of the le...
Jan 07, 2017
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games NFL Playoffs Houston 27 Oakland 14 Seattle 26 Detroit 6 — NHL Buffalo 4 Winnipeg 3 Philadelphia 4 Tampa Bay 2 Los Angeles 4 Minnesota 3 (OT) Montreal 5 Toronto 3 Edmonton ...
Jan 07, 2017
Laine hurt; Sabres rally in 3rd for 4-3 win over Jets
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres used a big third period to slip past the Winnipeg Jets. Brian Gionta scored Buffalo’s third goal in a span of 4:46 of the third period and the Sabres overcame ...
Jan 07, 2017
Dorin Habert, Fourcade win pursuits at biathlon World Cup; Crawford 22nd
OBERHOF, Germany - Marie Dorin Habert won the women’s 10-kilometre pursuit for a French double and Gabriela Koukalova seized the overall lead in the biathlon World Cup on Saturday. In windy and ...
Jan 07, 2017
Grotheer earns first skeleton World Cup win with track records; Martineau eighth
ALTENBERG, Germany - Canada’s Barrett Martineau slid to eighth place for his best career finish on a European track at the Skeleton World Cup on Saturday. The 25-year-old former ski jumper from ...
Jan 07, 2017
Francesco Friedrich sets track record in 2-man bobsled World Cup win
ALTENBERG, Germany - Three-time world champion Francesco Friedrich set a track record to win his second two-man bobsled World Cup of the season on Saturday. The German, along with brakeman Martin Grot...
Jan 07, 2017
