Category Archives: Sports
Crosby's hat trick pushes Penguins past Flyers 7-0
PITTSBURGH - The sluggish opening three months. The so-so finish. The only occasional attention to detail on defence. None of it matters anymore. The playoffs are here. The champs are, too. Sidney Cro...
Apr 11, 2018
US Open to use 25-second clocks, timed warmup in main draw
The U.S. Open will have 25-second serve clocks on all of its courts during main draw matches this year to enforce time limits between points. The Grand Slam tournament, which begins in New York on Aug...
Apr 11, 2018
Seattle NHL expansion group names Tod Leiweke team president
SEATTLE - During his first stint in Seattle, Tod Leiweke helped develop the Seattle Seahawks into a benchmark franchise. He’s returning to the Northwest this time with a chance to build a franch...
Apr 11, 2018
Yanks most valuable in MLB at $4 billion, Forbes estimates
NEW YORK - The New York Yankees are the most valuable franchise in baseball at an estimated value of US$4 billion, according to Forbes. The Los Angeles Dodgers are second at $3 billion, followed by th...
Apr 11, 2018
PGA Tour says Adam Hadwin withdraws from RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Canada’s Adam Hadwin, who finished tied for 24th at the Masters last week, has withdrawn from the RBC Heritage. Hadwin is ranked 41st in the world and has finished in the top...
Apr 11, 2018
Parent: Baseball coaches discussed plan to hurt my daughter
DURHAM, N.H. - A youth sports organization is investigating a man’s allegations that two baseball coaches talked about a plan to hurt his 11-year-old daughter, the only girl on her team, to forc...
Apr 11, 2018
Leafs' Frederik Andersen working out the small things in preparation for Bruins
Toronto’s Frederik Andersen carried one of the heaviest workloads of any goaltender in the regular season. He still wants extra ice time to prepare for the Maple Leafs’ first-round playoff...
Apr 11, 2018
Canada men's rugby sevens team looks to turn things around at Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - After a disappointing 10th-place finish in Hong Kong, the Canadian men’s rugby sevens team hopes to turn things around at the Commonwealth Games. “There’s a l...
Apr 11, 2018
Koe tops Gushue to improve to 2-0 at Grand Slam's Players' Championship
TORONTO - Kevin Koe improved to 2-0 at the Players’ Championship by beating Brad Gushue 10-8 in the night draw Wednesday at the Grand Slam of Curling tournament. Koe’s Calgary rink used a ...
Apr 11, 2018
Patriots owner calls for reform after Meek Mill prison visit
PHILADELPHIA - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is calling for reform of the criminal justice system after visiting rapper Meek Mill in a Pennsylvania prison. Kraft and Philadelphia 76ers co-ow...
Apr 11, 2018