Category Archives: Sports

World Series opener viewers up 17.5% over last year's low
HOUSTON (AP) - Atlanta's 6-2 victory over Houston in Game 1 of the World Series drew an average of 10,811,000 viewers on Fox, up 17.5% from the record low of 9,195,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers' ope...
Oct 27, 2021

'Animalism': Blackhawks scandal raises culture questions
CHICAGO - For three weeks in 2010, they did nothing. That's how long it took for the leadership of the Chicago Blackhawks to act on allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player. Thr...
Oct 27, 2021

Cruz wins MLB's Roberto Clemente Award for philanthropy
HOUSTON (AP) - Nelson Cruz has been given Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award for character, community involvement and philanthropy. Cruz, the 50th winner of the honor, received the award b...
Oct 27, 2021

Barcelona fires coach Koeman after poor start to season
MADRID (AP) - After another poor performance and yet another loss, Ronald Koeman couldn't hang on any longer as Barcelona coach. It took less than three months after Lionel Messi's departure for Koema...
Oct 27, 2021

Quenneville's meeting with Bettman may decide Florida fate
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - For the Florida Panthers, there has never been a better start to a season. The next few days, though, could change everything. Panthers coach Joel Quenneville's future is in jeopa...
Oct 27, 2021

Rugby Canada expects to feel the pinch after failing to qualify for World Cup
Starting the rebuilding process after failing to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, Canada coach Kingsley Jones has named his roster for a November tour of Europe. Off the field, Rugby Canada is weighin...
Oct 27, 2021

Rings on the Horizon: 100 days to go until the Beijing Winter Olympics
TORONTO - With the dust barely settled on the recent Summer Games, a reminder came Wednesday that the next Olympiad is fast approaching. The opening ceremonies for the 2022 Beijing Olympics are 100 da...
Oct 27, 2021

Kraken rout: Seattle topples Montreal 5-1 for first home win
SEATTLE (AP) - Brandon Tanev had two goals and Jordan Eberle added another to give the Seattle Kraken their first home win in franchise history, beating the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Tuesday night. Mi...
Oct 26, 2021

Stastny scores winner as Winnipeg rallies to beat Ducks 4-3
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Paul Stastny and Nikolaj Ehlers scored 19 seconds apart in the third period as the Winnipeg Jets rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. The Jets trai...
Oct 26, 2021

Dumba and Brodin score first goals of the season as Wild spoil Canucks home-opener
VANCOUVER - Matt Dumba scored his first goal of the season midway through the third period as the Minnesota Wild used a 3-2 victory to spoil the Vancouver Canucks' NHL home-opener Tuesday night. Mats ...
Oct 26, 2021