Category Archives: Sports
NHL 100: Tales from the police blotter
In its 100 years, the NHL has been parked at the intersection of violence, emotion and money. Inevitably, some of that would spill over the boards into the criminal realm. In the latest edition of NHL...
Jan 17, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Edmonton 3 Arizona 1 Detroit 1 Montreal 0 San Jose 5 Winnipeg 2 Buffalo 4 Dallas 1 N.Y. Islanders 4 Boston 0 Tampa Bay 2 Los Angeles 1 Pittsburgh 8 Washington 7 (OT) — A...
Jan 16, 2017
Rookie Jujhar Khaira's first NHL goal lifts Oilers over Coyotes 3-1
EDMONTON - Jujhar Khaira had played it out so many times on the streets of Surrey, B.C., with his friends. Khaira’s first goal in the NHL stood up as the winner as the Edmonton Oilers defeated t...
Jan 16, 2017
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard advances at Australian Open with win over Peng Shuai
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadian Eugenie Bouchard is back in the third round of the Australian Open for the first time in two years after defeating China’s Peng Shuai 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Wednesday. B...
Jan 16, 2017
Canada's Raonic opens Australian Open with 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Germany's Brown
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada’s Milos Raonic and Germany’s Dustin Brown renewed their Grand Slam duel on Tuesday and the result was the same as the last time - a three-set win for Raonic. ...
Jan 16, 2017
6-time champs Djokovic, Williams post Australian Open wins
MELBOURNE, Australia - The record will show that six-time Australian Open champions Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic each had straight-set wins. It may seem straight-forward, but it was not routine....
Jan 16, 2017
Joel Ward gets goal, assist to lead Sharks past Jets 5-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sharks coach Peter DeBoer wanted a lot more out of his team following a lacklustre shutout loss to St. Louis. Joel Ward more than delivered. Ward had a short-handed goal and took a ...
Jan 16, 2017
Vanek hopes Red Wings don't move him before trade deadline
DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings could move Thomas Vanek by the March 1 trade deadline if their post-season streak appears to be doomed. In the meantime, Vanek is putting together a nice season. The 32...
Jan 16, 2017
Los Angeles Charger Orlando Franklin purchases home-town association
TORONTO - Orlando Franklin is looking to give back. The Los Angeles Chargers offensive lineman purchased the Scarborough Minor Football Association on Monday. It’s the same program Franklin play...
Jan 16, 2017
Senators believe big second half will land them NHL playoff spot
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators aren’t in a playoff spot at the halfway mark of the season, but considering the challenges they’ve faced through the first 41 games of the year they feel prett...
Jan 16, 2017