Category Archives: Sports
Preds' Hartnell hoping to 'stir the pot' if called upon in Game 6 against Jets
WINNIPEG - Scott Hartnell says there’s “no secret” to what he will try to bring if called upon with his Nashville Predators facing elimination against the Winnipeg Jets. The veteran ...
May 07, 2018
Canadian-bred Flameaway being pointed to Plate following Derby run
Never has a 13th-place finish been so easy to accept for trainer Mark Casse. Canadian-bred Flameaway finished a distant 13th in the Kentucky Derby at a rain-soaked Churchill Downs on Saturday. But mor...
May 07, 2018
Saskatoon to host Four Nations Cup international women's hockey tournament
SASKATOON - The Four Nations Cup international women’s hockey tournament will be held Nov. 6-10 in Saskatoon. Canada will host the annual event involving the United States, Canada, Finland and S...
May 07, 2018
Van Gundy won't return to Pistons as coach or team president
DETROIT - After four seasons of mostly mediocre results, the Detroit Pistons are moving on without Stan Van Gundy. He won’t return as president of basketball operations and he isn’t stayin...
May 07, 2018
Raptors running out of time as Cavaliers look to end Toronto season yet again
CLEVELAND - Three games into their Eastern Conference semifinal against Cleveland, the Toronto Raptors have yet to find the answer to the Cavaliers. They came close in Games 1 and 3. If they don’...
May 07, 2018
Olympian Georgia Simmerling retires from ski cross, will continue track cycling
CALGARY - Georgia Simmerling has retired from ski cross racing, but intends to continue track cycling with an eye towards the 2020 Olympic Games. Simmerling, from West Vancouver, B.C., helped Canada&#...
May 07, 2018
Med school beckons, Calgary Stampeders quarterback Andrew Buckley retires
CALGARY - Playing football and following his parents into medicine were Andrew Buckley’s childhood passions. Two years into his pro football career with the Calgary Stampeders, the 24-year-old q...
May 07, 2018
WORLD CUP: Sun never sets in a St. Petersburg summer
MOSCOW - Known as Russia’s “Window on Europe,” St. Petersburg is a city like no other. Imperial palaces line its network of canals, its stadium looks like a spaceship and some days t...
May 07, 2018
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Tampa Bay 3 Boston 1 (Tampa Bay wins series 4-1) Vegas 3 San Jose 0 (Vegas wins series 4-2) — IIHF World Championships At Herning, Denmark Canada 1...
May 07, 2018
Expansion Golden Knights top Sharks to make conference final
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Shortly after the San Jose Sharks were denied by the iron for the fourth time of the night, Marc-Andre Fleury rubbed the goal post to thank it for his good fortune. There’s so...
May 06, 2018