Category Archives: Sports
Shanahan looks to Red Wings' glorious past while shaping Leafs' promising future
TORONTO - When Brendan Shanahan was traded to Detroit in the fall of 1996 the Red Wings were engulfed in a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. When Shanahan assumed the Maple Leafs presidency in the spring o...
Jan 02, 2017
Kyle Lowry scores 41 as Raptors hold off Lakers, 123-114
LOS ANGELES - Kyle Lowry relishes any chance to raise his offensive game in the fourth quarter. The Toronto Raptors needed just about every one of his big baskets to hold off the Los Angeles Lakers. L...
Jan 01, 2017
Rodgers-led Packers beat Lions 31-24 to win NFC North
DETROIT - Aaron Rodgers was right. The Green Bay Packers ran the table, just as their star quarterback said they could, by capping a six-game winning streak with an NFC North-clinching 31-24 victory o...
Jan 01, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games NHL Toronto 5 Detroit 4 (OT) Washington 2 Ottawa 1 Anaheim 4 Philadelphia 3 (SO) — AHL Manitoba 4 Charlotte 1 Albany 3 Bridgeport 2 — NFL Minnesota 38 Chicago 10 Cinci...
Jan 01, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games NHL Toronto 5 Detroit 4 (OT) Washington 2 Ottawa 1 Anaheim 4 Philadelphia 3 (SO) — AHL Manitoba 4 Charlotte 1 Albany 3 Bridgeport 2 — NFL Minnesota 38 Chicago 10 Cinci...
Jan 01, 2017
Defenceman Taylor Chorney scores, Capitals beat Senators 2-1
WASHINGTON - Instead of high-powered forwards Alex Ovechkin and Marcus Johansson, two defencemen who rarely score came with big goals in the Washington Capitals’ 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Sena...
Jan 01, 2017
Kubiak tells Broncos he's leaving for health reasons
DENVER - Broncos coach Gary Kubiak informed his players after their victory over Oakland on Sunday that he’s stepping away from the game and the team he loves. He said the grind of coaching was ...
Jan 01, 2017
Raiders lose AFC West, another QB in 24-6 loss to Broncos
DENVER - The Oakland Raiders had a lot to lose Sunday - and they did. Another quarterback. The division. A week off. In a game that couldn’t have gone much worse, Oakland lost starting quarterba...
Jan 01, 2017
Playing in Centennial Classic a 'neat experience' for Red Wings' Jared Coreau
TORONTO - Jared Coreau was more familiar with playing in empty pro rinks around the East Coast Hockey League and American Hockey League until last month where a smelling salt in his mask was required ...
Jan 01, 2017
Chargers fire coach Mike McCoy after 2nd last-place finish
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Chargers fired Mike McCoy following a second straight last-place finish in the AFC West and a third straight season out of the playoffs. The team announced McCoy’s firi...
Jan 01, 2017