Category Archives: Sports

Blackhawks F Kane misses practice due to COVID-19 protocol
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane missed practice on Saturday because of the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. Fellow forward Ryan Carpenter and defenseman Erik Gustafsson also missed practic...
Oct 23, 2021

Canada's Ideson drops opener to U.S. at world wheelchair curling championship
BEIJING - Canada's Mark Ideson dropped a 6-4 decision to American Matthew Thums in the opening game for both teams Saturday at the world wheelchair curling championship. Thums took a three-point lead ...
Oct 23, 2021

Olympic sprinter Alex Quiñónez fatally shot in Ecuador
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuadorian sprinter Alex Quinez was fatally shot in the port city of Guayaquil, police said Saturday. Quinez, who was 32, became a national hero in 2012 when he reached the 2...
Oct 23, 2021

Shiffrin excels in World Cup skiing opener for her 70th win
SLDEN, Austria (AP) - A friendly pat on the back from her rival Petra Vlhova and a long hug from boyfriend Aleksander Aamodt Kilde in the finish area were Mikaela Shiffrin's rewards for excelling in t...
Oct 23, 2021

Saudi-owned Newcastle backtracks on clothing request to fans
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) - Newcastle has backtracked on its request for fans to stop wearing imitation Arab clothing to mark the purchase of the Premier League team by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth f...
Oct 23, 2021

Oilers beat Vegas 4-3, extend season-opening win streak to 5
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Zack Kassian scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 on Friday night. Edmonton stretched its season-opening win streak ...
Oct 22, 2021

Red Sox run out of fight, fall to Astros in ALCS Game 6
HOUSTON (AP) - Backs against the wall - occasionally by their own doing - these Boston Red Sox proved hard to pin down. The Houston Astros finally got them for good Friday night. Boston's bats went qu...
Oct 22, 2021

García, Alvarez help Astros oust Red Sox, reach World Series
HOUSTON (AP) - Rookie Luis Garca showed the poise of an October ace, Yordan Alvarez stayed hot at the plate and the Houston Astros earned yet another trip to the World Series, beating the Boston Red S...
Oct 22, 2021

Montreal Alouettes defeat Toronto Argonauts 37-16, take first place in East
MONTREAL - The Alouettes scored three touchdowns in the second quarter, then held on to beat The Toronto Argonauts 37-16 in Montreal on Friday night. Montreal's (6-4) Matthew Shiltz threw for 212 yard...
Oct 22, 2021

Canada beats US 3-1 in pre-Olympic women's hockey game
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Emily Clark scored twice, including the go-ahead goal 5:05 into the third period, and Canada beat the United States 3-1 in Game 1 of a nine-game pre-Olympic Rivalry Series betwee...
Oct 22, 2021