Category Archives: Sports
Canadian men look to end rugby sevens season on high note in London
Canada wraps up the World Sevens season this weekend in London, hoping to end on a high note after a disappointing showing in Paris. Still there have been more pluses than minuses for coach Damian McG...
May 19, 2017
Sullivan's gamble on Murray pays off with Penguins 3-2 win over Senators
OTTAWA - It turns out Mike Sullivan’s decision to start Matt Murray for Game 4 of the NHL’s Eastern Conference final was the right one. Murray, who hadn’t started a game since April ...
May 19, 2017
Referee Steinhaus promoted as 1st women in Bundesliga
FRANKFURT - Referee Bibiana Steinhaus has been promoted to the Bundesliga for next season and will be first women working games in Germany’s top division. In an interview published on the German...
May 19, 2017
Police department names new K-9 after Patriots' Gronkowski
ATHOL, Mass. - Gronk will soon be tracking down criminals, sniffing for drugs and acting as the furry face of a Massachusetts police department. No, not New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. ...
May 19, 2017
Beach volleyball hopes ESPN draws Olympic fans
Beach volleyball has a new ally as it tries to grow from an Olympic phenomenon to an every-year attraction: ESPN. The sports network will broadcast the World Series of Beach Volleyball, an internation...
May 19, 2017
Maria Sharapova to enter Wimbledon qualifying tournament
LONDON - Maria Sharapova will play in the Wimbledon qualifying tournament. The 2004 champion at the All England Club, who returned last month from a 15-month doping ban, said Friday in a post on her w...
May 19, 2017
IOC to discuss LA-Paris double Olympic host picks on June 9
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The IOC’s decision on whether to award Olympic hosting rights to both Los Angeles and Paris could be announced on June 9. The IOC said Friday that its executive board wil...
May 19, 2017
Amid cancer recurrence, Holly Rowe gets extension at ESPN
NEW YORK - Between dashing for interviews with coaches and chatting with NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Holly Rowe was back in her element Thursday night. It was a welcome respite for ESPN’s vete...
May 19, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Third Round Anaheim 3 Nashville 2 (OT) (Series tied 2-2) — World Hockey Championship Quarter-finals At Cologne, Germany Finland 2 U.S. 0 Canada 2 Germnay 1 At...
May 18, 2017
Ducks even Western finals at 2, beating Predators 3-2 in OT
NASHVILLE - Corey Perry just keeps finding the net in overtime this post-season, and his third goal in extra time helped the Ducks tie the Western Conference finals at 2-2. Perry’s shot deflecte...
May 18, 2017