Category Archives: Sports

MONTREAL - Alexander Ovechkin knows the name Maurice (Rocket) Richard mainly from winning the trophy named after the Montreal Canadiens legend for top NHL goal-scorer of the year six times. The name c...

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Colts have signed Canadian Football League star Alex Bazzie to a reserve-future contract. The 6-foot-2, 240-pound outside linebacker had 29 sacks and 83 tackles in 50 g...

HARTFORD, Conn. - A witness expected to testify at the upcoming double murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez has been sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement...

VANCOUVER - One of Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins’ longest chats with the media this season was mostly spent talking about what didn’t happen over the weekend. Like, why did Vancouve...

Casey Scheidegger entered her first Grand Slam curling event as a skip with plenty of potential. She showed the stacked field at the Canadian Open that she belongs at the top level. Scheidegger beat t...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators didn’t want to call it a must-win, but they know they can’t afford long losing streaks as the race for the NHL playoffs starts to tighten. The Senators put an ...

MONTREAL - It is a week of milestones for Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz. The Dauphin, Man., native will coach his 1,400th NHL game on Monday night against the Montreal Canadiens, tying Pat Qui...

New York Rangers right-wing Michael Grabner, Edmonton Oilers left-wing Patrick Maroon and Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby are the NHL’s three stars of the week. Grabner led the leag...

TORONTO - Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd will meet Dutch veteran Marloes (Rumina) Coenen on March 3 to decide Bellator’s first women’s featherweight champion. The two will face off for th...

MONTREAL - Eric Kronberg is not quite done as a goalkeeper, but the 33-year-old will begin the transition into coaching this season with the Montreal Impact. Kronberg, who has backed up starting goalk...