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For ski resorts in Western US, too much snow is a good woe
ARAPAHOE BASIN SKI AREA, Colo. - For ski resorts in Colorado and the Sierra Nevada, it’s a good problem to have: too much snow. Recent storms walloping mountains across the West dropped up to 10...
Jan 13, 2017
Unheralded Swiss wins World Cup Alpine combined race
WENGEN, Switzerland - Wearing the No. 51 bib of a total longshot, Swiss skier Niels Hintermann took advantage of the starting order to win a World Cup Alpine combined race on Friday. Hintermann was 23...
Jan 13, 2017
Roughriders trade veteran quarterback Darian Durant to Alouettes
MONTREAL - Darian Durant’s move from Saskatchewan to Montreal may have solved the Alouettes’ quarterback worries, while the Roughriders’ uncertainty under centre is just getting star...
Jan 13, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Ottawa 4 Pittsburgh 1 Edmonton 3 New Jersey 2 (OT) Minnesota 7 Montreal 1 Philadelphia 5 Vancouver 4 (SO) Tampa Bay 4 Buffalo 2 Nashville 2 Boston 1 Dallas 5 Detroit 2 Anahe...
Jan 12, 2017
Oilers beat Devils 3-2 in OT in Taylor Hall's return to Edmonton
EDMONTON - It was Taylor Hall’s return to Edmonton, but the night belonged to Leon Draisaitl. Draisaitl scored in overtime and added two assists as the Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid with...
Jan 12, 2017
Niederreiter gets 2 goals as Wild romp past Canadiens 7-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Eric Staal broke loose toward the Montreal net and beat Carey Price with a sharp shot that scraped the top short-side corner. Jordan Schroeder scored 39 seconds later for Minnesota w...
Jan 12, 2017
Mike Condon makes 29 saves, leads Senators to 4-1 win over Penguins
Ottawa forward Mike Hoffman was asked by his coach to shut down Sidney Crosby. Outscoring Pittsburgh’s captain was a bonus. Hoffman scored the eventual winner while Mike Condon made 29 saves as ...
Jan 12, 2017
Giroux's shootout goal leads Flyers over Canucks 5-4
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Flyers overcame a plethora of penalties, a goalie change and some shoddy defence to pick up a much-needed victory. Claude Giroux scored the only goal in the shootout to...
Jan 12, 2017
Djokovic to open v Verdasco; Federer, Murray in same quarter
MELBOURNE, Australia - Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic drew a difficult first-round opponent in Fernando Verdasco, and Roger Federer’s fall in the rankings complicated his chanc...
Jan 12, 2017
Fresh off a victory, Justin Thomas joins the 59 club
HONOLULU - Staring over the top of a bunker on his final hole, the prudent play for Justin Thomas might have been to make sure he got out of the sand and avoided a big number. But then, Thomas didn...
Jan 12, 2017
