Category Archives: Sports
Finland avoids relegation at world juniors with 4-1 win over Latvia
MONTREAL - Juuso Valimaki scored twice to lead Finland back to the world junior hockey championship with a 4-1 win over Latvia on Tuesday in the relegation round. Finland won the best-of-three series ...
Jan 03, 2017
Giroud caps hot streak by spearheading Arsenal comeback
LONDON - Olivier Giroud rescued Arsenal from embarrassment at Bournemouth, taking centre stage for the London club yet again with his third game-changing contribution in nine days. With Arsenal three ...
Jan 03, 2017
Calgary Flames in playoff picture, gear up for hectic start to 2017
CALGARY - Glen Gulutzan has established in his first season as head coach of the Calgary Flames that he’s not afraid of an empty ice surface. With 13 games in 23 days before the NHL’s all-...
Jan 03, 2017
Predators Subban dealing with new injury, feels better daily
NASHVILLE - P.K. Subban is dealing with something he’s never had before but is seeing daily improvement with the upper-body injury that has kept the Norris Trophy winner out of the PredatorsR...
Jan 03, 2017

Baertschi putting up big numbers for Canucks after getting booted to press box
VANCOUVER - It was a move Sven Baertschi didn’t like much at the time, but one the Vancouver Canucks winger says probably did him a whole lot of good. After finishing an ugly minus-3 with no sho...
Jan 03, 2017
Ex-LSU football player says robber stole his mementos
SHREVEPORT, La. - A former LSU football player is offering to pay anyone who returns his SEC Championship ring and other football mementos that were stolen from his Louisiana home. Seth Fruge was a wa...
Jan 03, 2017
Football players settle hazing case over 'No Gay Thursday'
BERWYN, Pa. - Three suburban Philadelphia high school football players have pleaded guilty to menacing a freshman player with a broom handle on what the team called “No Gay Thursday.” The ...
Jan 03, 2017
Oilers' McDavid leads Pacific Division fan vote, will wear C at all-star game
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid will serve as one of four captains at the NHL all-star game in Los Angeles this month. McDavid led all Pacific Division players in all-star fan voting...
Jan 03, 2017
Murder case dismissed against ex-wrestler 'Superfly' Snuka
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday dismissed the murder case against former pro wrestler Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, saying he is not competent to stand trial in the 1983 death o...
Jan 03, 2017
Bobrovsky, Malkin, Dubnyk named 3 stars of December, Matthews month's top rookie
NEW YORK - Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, Pittsburgh Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin and Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk have been named the NHL’s three stars for Decemb...
Jan 03, 2017