Category Archives: Sports
Varlamov makes 51 saves, helping Avs rebound from 'embarrassing' 10-1 loss
TORONTO - The stench of one of the worst losses in team history had not yet worn off for the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday morning. “It was embarrassing,” top line centre Nathan MacKinnon s...
Dec 11, 2016
Ovechkin, Holtby team up to lead Capitals past Canucks 3-0
WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin ended a scoring drought, reached another milestone and - most importantly - helped the Washington Capitals notch their fourth straight victory. Ovechkin scored a power-play ...
Dec 11, 2016
English FA faces lawmakers' no-confidence vote, reforms
LONDON - The English Football Association is facing a no-confidence vote in the House of Commons and the enforced overhaul of decision-making functions dominated by “elderly men.” British ...
Dec 11, 2016
Vermette, Perry help Ducks overpower Senators 5-1
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Veteran Antoine Vermette is managing to look every bit as fresh as his 21-year-old linemates. Vermette and Corey Perry each had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks scored a s...
Dec 11, 2016
Returning players experience key as Canada looks to get back in world junior medals
BOISBRIAND, Que. - The five players returning from Canada’s team at last year’s world junior hockey championship feel they’ve got something to prove the second time around. Dylan Str...
Dec 11, 2016
Bloemen wins bronze in 10,000 metres at World Cup speedskating stop
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canada’s Ted-Jan Bloemen won the bronze medal in the 10,000-metre race Sunday at an ISU World Cup long-track speedskating stop. The Calgary-based skater finished in a t...
Dec 11, 2016
Jacobs picks up two key steals, edges Carruthers 4-2 in National men's final
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - He took the scenic route, but Brad Jacobs and his rink from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., finally won in front of their hometown crowd. After losing in the final in their last Grand...
Dec 11, 2016
Costa rescues another win for Premier League leader Chelsea
MANCHESTER, England - Fiery striker Diego Costa used his aggression in the right way to keep Chelsea’s winning run going in the English Premier League on Sunday. Costa muscled West Bromwich Albi...
Dec 11, 2016
Deliberations near in trial of ex-Saints star's killer
NEW ORLEANS - Former Saints star Will Smith was “executed” by an irate driver as Smith’s wounded wife lay nearby during the chaos that followed an April 9 traffic accident, a prosecu...
Dec 11, 2016
Texas to launch massive youth-athlete concussion study
AUSTIN, Texas - This week, Texas will launch what state officials say is the nation’s largest effort to track brain injuries among young athletes. The University Interscholastic League, Texas...
Dec 11, 2016
