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Joe Pavelski stars in overtime as San Jose Sharks down Winnipeg Jets 3-2
WINNIPEG - Joe Pavelski had a short-handed goal 2:49 into overtime to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Pavelski's 29th goal of the season came on a two-on-o...
Feb 05, 2019
Brendan Gallagher's three-point game leads Canadiens past Ducks 4-1
MONTREAL - Brendan Gallagher scored twice and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens easily defeated the slumping Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Tuesday night. Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Phillip Danault also sco...
Feb 05, 2019
Throwback night: Pats win Super Bowl the old-fashioned way
ATLANTA - Greying but still gritty, Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the Patriots came to the Super Bowl intending to stave off, for at least one more game, the inevitable onslaught of the NFL's future. ...
Feb 05, 2019
Australia urges Thailand free refugee soccer player
BANGKOK - The Australian government on Tuesday urged Thailand to exercise its legal discretion to free a refugee soccer player who lives and plays in Australia and told a Bangkok court that he refuses...
Feb 05, 2019
Oshie dominant as Capitals beat Canucks 3-2
WASHINGTON - T.J. Oshie scored as part of a dominant performance, Braden Holtby made 30 saves and stopped a penalty shot and the Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 Tuesday night in Jay...
Feb 05, 2019
Man who broke into Taylor Swift's home gets 6 months in jail
NEW YORK - A man who broke into Taylor Swift's townhouse in New York City and took a nap has been sentenced to six month in jail. The New York Post's Page Six reports that 22-year-old Roger Alvarado, ...
Feb 05, 2019
Trump: NFL people thankful he signed criminal justice bill
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump claimed that "a lot of people" from the NFL have been calling and thanking him for signing legislation addressing concerns with the criminal justice syst...
Feb 05, 2019
Argonauts re-sign linebacker Akeem Jordan through 2019 CFL season
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have re-signed linebacker Akeem Jordan through the upcoming CFL season. Jordan has 41 defensive tackles and nine special team tackles in 19 games over the last two...
Feb 05, 2019
Super Bowl ads heavy on humour, surprises and ... robots
NEW YORK - This year's Super Bowl ads went heavy on the humour - and surprises. Take, for instance, Jason Bateman's Hyundai ad about an elevator with unpleasantness on every floor. A surprise "Game of...
Feb 05, 2019
Canucks defenceman Edler sidelined by concussion
WASHINGTON - Vancouver Canucks defenceman Alexander Edler avoided long-term injury from hitting his head on the ice but will be out at least a week with a concussion. Coach Travis Green said Tuesday t...
Feb 05, 2019