Category Archives: Sports

Jets enter off-season in disbelief, wanting more after early playoff exit
WINNIPEG - Disbelief seemed to be the overriding emotion among the Winnipeg Jets after their early exit from the NHL playoffs. "I am truly kind of puzzled why it didn't work because I really thought w...
May 02, 2024

Montreal defender Erin Ambrose leads PWHL's top stars of April
TORONTO - Montreal defender Erin Ambrose, who led all players in scoring last month, has been named one of the The Professional Women's Hockey League's top stars of April. Ambrose had a goal and six a...
May 02, 2024

Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour says he feels 'really good' about reaching new contract
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said Thursday he feels "really good" that he will reach a new contract with the team, mirroring optimism from president and general manag...
May 02, 2024

Oilers await second-round opponent, plan to use rest as a weapon
EDMONTON - During what they hope is a deep run through the gruelling Stanley Cup playoffs this spring, the Edmonton Oilers will take all the time off they can get. "Rest is always a good thing," capta...
May 02, 2024

New Rogers Centre dimensions following renovations have changed how it plays
TORONTO - Daulton Varsho loves to go all out when tracking down a fly ball but the new smaller foul areas at Rogers Centre have him being a little more cautious. The Toronto Blue Jays completed the se...
May 02, 2024

Average game time drops 1 minute to 2:37 in second season of MLB pitch clock
NEW YORK (AP) - The average time of a nine-inning game is 2 hours, 36 minutes through the first full month of the major league season, down 1 minute from 2023 in the second year of the pitch clock. Ov...
May 02, 2024

Canada beats Latvia 4-0 in quarterfinals at men's U18 hockey championship
VANTAA, Finland - Carter George made 23 saves for his second shutout of the tournament as Canada defeated Latvia 4-0 in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world men's under-18 hockey championship. Te...
May 02, 2024

Vegas and Nashville face elimination in Game 6 showdowns vs. Dallas and Vancouver
Home sweet home ice? For Vegas, maybe. Nashville, not so much lately. The defending Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights return home to their "Fortress" on the Strip looking to avoid being eliminated i...
May 02, 2024

NHL players are refining the art of the bank shot via ricochet off the masks of the goaltenders
Off the goaltender's mask, off a defenseman's back, nothing but net. Well, at least in the net. That is how Colorado's Casey Mittelstadt got his first goal of the NHL playoffs this year, and it is not...
May 02, 2024

Auston Matthews to miss second straight playoff game with Leafs facing elimination
TORONTO - Auston Matthews will miss the Maple Leafs' must-win Game 6 against the Boston Bruins. Head coach Sheldon Keefe said following today's morning skate the star sniper would be unavailable with ...
May 02, 2024