Category Archives: Sports
Canadian men win silver in team sprint event to clinch overall World Cup title
STAVANGER, Norway - The Canadian men skated to a silver medal in the team sprint held Sunday, ensuring them the overall World Cup title in that event, while Ivanie Blondin raced to eighth place in the...
Mar 12, 2017
Norwegian hockey teams play record 8 overtime periods
HAMAR, Norway - Joakim Jensen finally ended what is believed to be the longest game in hockey history, scoring in the eighth overtime in the Norwegian League playoffs. More than 8 1/2 hours after the ...
Mar 12, 2017
Whitt calls for more big leaguers to play after U.S. routs Canadians 8-0
MIAMI - Manager Ernie Whitt wishes more Canadian big leaguers were willing to play at the World Baseball Classic. Whitt spoke about his roster struggles shortly after being eliminated from the WBC fol...
Mar 12, 2017
Paul Byron scores twice as Montreal Canadiens rally past Edmonton Oilers 4-1
EDMONTON - The Montreal Canadiens knew that if they kept getting shots on net, they’d break through the Edmonton Oilers. Paul Byron scored a pair of goals and added an assist as the Montreal Can...
Mar 12, 2017
Kiss-Rusk leads McGill to Canadian women's university basketball championship
VICTORIA - Alex Kiss-Rusk had 15 points and 20 rebounds to lead the McGill Martlets past the Laval Rouge et Or 66-55 on Sunday to win the Canadian university women’s basketball championship. It&...
Mar 12, 2017
Father, son battle for lead in Iditarod race across Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A father and son continued to battle for the top spot in the world’s most famous sled dog race, despite another veteran taking the lead Sunday night. Mitch Seavey, a two-time...
Mar 12, 2017
Canada's Adam Hadwin hangs on at Valspar Championship, earns Masters spot
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Canada’s Adam Hadwin is skipping his first World Golf Championship and asking for a refund for his honeymoon to Tahiti. He couldn’t be happier. Seven weeks after he sho...
Mar 12, 2017
Newfoundland and Labrador's Gushue beats Canada's Koe for first Brier title
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - When Brad Gushue was a youngster, he wrote his 10 goals in curling on a sheet of Bristol board. He had achieved nine of them at the start of the Tim Hortons Brier. Gushue deli...
Mar 12, 2017
Tottenham into FA Cup semis but Kane faces another layoff
LONDON - Son Heung-min left with the match ball, Harry Kane with a protective boot. Kane limped off after twisting his right ankle under a 10th-minute challenge against Millwall, but Son conjured up a...
Mar 12, 2017
Gillaspie drives in three, Bauers hits two-run shot as Rays top Blue Jays 8-2
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Casey Gillaspie drove in three runs and Jake Bauers cashed in two with a homer as the Tampa Bay Rays downed the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 on Sunday in Grapefruit League action. Evan...
Mar 12, 2017
