Category Archives: Sports
Miller perfect as Canucks blank Coyotes 2-0; Vancouver's first shutout of season
VANCOUVER - After blasting out of the holiday break with five straight wins, the Vancouver Canucks suddenly find themselves above .500 and back in the playoff conversation. Goalie Ryan Miller made 22 ...
Jan 04, 2017
Pacioretty scores in OT to lift Canadiens past Stars, 4-3
DALLAS - Max Pacioretty helped the Montreal Canadiens get another big overtime win, scored the winning goal in the extra period for the second straight night. Pacioretty’s second goal of the gam...
Jan 04, 2017
Carter Hart comes off bench to backstop Canada 5-2 over Sweden to reach final
MONTREAL - Carter Hart was all set to spend a third straight game on the bench when he was suddenly called upon to save Canada’s gold-medal hopes at the world junior hockey championship. When Co...
Jan 04, 2017
Laine has goal and assist as Jets beat Panthers 4-1
SUNRISE, Fla. - Connor Hellebuyck is enjoying the Winnipeg Jets’ trip to Florida. Hellebuyck has recorded back-to-back wins against Tampa Bay and the Florida Panthers after being pulled in a los...
Jan 04, 2017
Tottenham beats Chelsea 2-0 to end 13-match EPL winning run
LONDON - Dele Alli underlined his growing reputation by single-handedly ending Chelsea’s 13-match winning run Wednesday, scoring two headed goals to give Tottenham a 2-0 victory over the Premier...
Jan 04, 2017
Troy Terry's shootout heroics lift Americans into world junior final
MONTREAL - Troy Terry left his teammates - and himself - at a loss for words after sending the Americans to the world junior hockey championship final. Terry scored the winner in the seventh round of ...
Jan 04, 2017
Montreal Alouettes re-sign veteran slotback Nik Lewis to two-year extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran slotback Nik Lewis to a two-year contract extension Wednesday. Lewis, 34, was scheduled to become a free agent next month. The five-foot-10, 240-pound ...
Jan 04, 2017
Ten Canadians but no Kadeisha Buchanan on preliminary NWSL draft list
TORONTO - Ten Canadians including Olympic alternate Kailen Sheridan feature on the preliminary list of 148 players available in next week’s NWSL draft. But star defender Kadeisha Buchanan was no...
Jan 04, 2017
Hockey hall of famer Milt Schmidt, 1951 NHL MVP, dies at 98
BOSTON - Milt Schmidt, the hockey hall of famer who led Boston to two Stanley Cup championships as the centre of the “Kraut Line,” served Canada in World War II and returned to the NHL to ...
Jan 04, 2017
Raptors' Dwane Casey named NBA's Eastern Conference coach of the month
NEW YORK - Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey was named NBA Eastern Conference coach of the month on Wednesday after guiding his team to a 10-4 record in December. The Raptors led all Eastern team...
Jan 04, 2017