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Rays-Jays halted by rain; finish Sunday, then 7-inning game
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Toronto Blue Jays had their game against Tampa Bay suspended in the fourth inning because of rain Saturday night, a hazard of playing in their temporary outdoor home in Buffalo. Pl...
Aug 15, 2020

Lightning beat Blue Jackets to take 2-1 series lead
TORONTO - Andrei Vasilevskiy made 16 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven playoff series. Alex Killorn, Brayde...
Aug 15, 2020

Kuemper stops 49 shots in Coyotes' 4-2 win over Avalanche
EDMONTON - Darcy Kuemper snatched up tipped shots, made saves from prone positions, saw pucks through traffic. One monumental effort by Arizona's goalie and now the Coyotes are back in their series wi...
Aug 15, 2020

Bruins win without Rask, take 2-1 lead over Hurricanes
TORONTO - Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 shots after goalie Tuukka Rask opted out of the NHL playoffs and Charlie Coyle had a goal and assist to help the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on S...
Aug 15, 2020

Rask-less Bruins top Hurricanes 3-1, take 2-1 lead in series
TORONTO - Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 shots after goaltender Tuukka Rask opted out of the NHL playoffs and Charlie Coyle provided plenty of offence, scoring once and setting up another goal to help the ...
Aug 15, 2020

Bruins goalie Rask opts out of playoffs to be with family
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has opted out of the team's playoff run to be with his family. The defending Eastern Conference champions announced the decision Saturday morning, less than two hours ...
Aug 15, 2020
Start of school delayed, $40M in provincial funding announced
Premier Scott Moe announced Saturday a delayed start to the school year and $40 million in funding for resources after hearing feedback on the Saskatchewan Party's return-to-school guidelines.The upda...
Aug 15, 2020

Province reports 21st COVID-19 death, 25 new cases
The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported the 21st death related to COVID-19 on Saturday. The person was in their 80s and was in the province's South Central zone. The province also reported 25 new c...
Aug 15, 2020

VanVleet: Raptors will shake hand of any team that can beat them four times
When Toronto tipped off the season without superstar Kawhi Leonard, almost no-one believed the NBA defending champions would have any hope of repeating. The Raptors apparently...
Aug 15, 2020

NHL provides playoff hub teams a few tastes of `home'
TORONTO - There's no ear-splitting cannon booming from the stands in Columbus every time the Blue Jackets score. Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot, isn't parading through the arena. No one's firi...
Aug 15, 2020