Category Archives: Sports

Coronavirus hampering German soccer clubs' Bundesliga return
BERLIN (AP) - German clubs' preparations for the Bundesliga's resumption after the winter break are being hampered by coronavirus infections. Defending champion Bayern Munich is among those worst affe...
Jan 03, 2022

No Novak yet but rest of tennis prepares for Australian Open
While the "will he or won't he?" question remains for No. 1 Novak Djokovic and his participation in the Australian Open, the rest of the tennis world returns to work this week to prepare for the seaso...
Jan 03, 2022

Tkachuk scores in 3rd straight game, Flames top Hawks 5-1
CHICAGO (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and two assists, Matthew Tkachuk scored for a third straight game and the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Sunday night. Elias Lindholm and T...
Jan 02, 2022

Panthers' Bennett banned 3 games for hit to head on Canadiens forward Paquette
NEW YORK (AP) - Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett was suspended three games without pay by the NHL on Sunday for an illegal check to the head of Montreal Canadiens forward Cedric Paquette during a ...
Jan 02, 2022

Jets return from layoff, defeat Vegas 5-4 in overtime
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Kyle Connor scored in overtime and the Winnipeg Jets overcame a first-period, two-goal deficit to hold off the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 Sunday in their return from a two-week hiatus. ...
Jan 02, 2022

VanVleet has seven three-pointers in Raptors' 120-105 win over Knicks
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet drilled seven three-point jumpers and 35 points total to help the Toronto Raptors dispatch the shorthanded New York Knicks 120-105 on Sunday. The victory pushed the Raptors (16...
Jan 02, 2022

Bills clinch playoff berth, eliminate Falcons with 29-15 win
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo clinched a playoff berth when Devin Singletary scored two touchdowns rushing in the second half to make up for Josh Allen's sloppiness in a 29-15 victory over Atlanta...
Jan 02, 2022

Young Canadian squad races to fifth in World Cup luge relay in Germany
WINTERBERG, Germany - Canada's young luge team raced to fifth place in the relay at a World Cup on Sunday. Trinity Ellis, a 19-year-old from Pemberton, B.C., Reid Watts, a 23-year-old from Whistler, B...
Jan 02, 2022

Liverpool wilts, Chelsea recovers to leave City the winner
LONDON (AP) - The only winner Sunday was Manchester City. And Romelu Lukaku certainly lost out. What a pulsating, entertaining encounter for Lukaku to miss -- not out of his own choosing -- as Chelsea...
Jan 02, 2022

Another World Cup bobsled medal for de Bruin, bronze with Bujnowski in the two-woman
SIGULDA, Latvia - Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski captured World Cup bronze in the two-woman bobsled on Sunday, and coming at the end of a very tough week for the Canadian team, were happy to...
Jan 02, 2022