Category Archives: Sports

Norrie, Dimitrov advance to semifinals at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - Cameron Norrie routed 11th-seeded Diego Schwartzman 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open and extend the best season of his career. Norrie ne...
Oct 14, 2021

Run Down: Eagles' ground game obsolete in 28-22 loss to Bucs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The loudest ovation of the game from Eagles fans came on a routine 5-yard run by Miles Sanders. Oh, the fans in their green jerseys stood and cheered, sarcastic ones directed at co...
Oct 14, 2021

Dodgers beat Giants 2-1 in playoff thriller, advance to NLCS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and prized midseason acquisition Max Scherzer came out of the bullpen for a save, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers past ...
Oct 14, 2021

Sabres, minus Eichel, open season with 5-1 rout of Canadiens
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Victor Olofsson and Anders Bjork scored 2:01 apart in the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres followed a tumultuous summer with a stunning season-opening 5-1 win over the injury...
Oct 14, 2021

Senators beat Leafs 3-2 just hours after signing Tkachuk on a solid opening day
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators couldn't have asked for a better start to the regular season. Not only did they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday, they signed Brady Tkachuk to a seven-year con...
Oct 14, 2021

Priestman looks to turn her Olympic champion team into a perennial contender
One day after the Canadian men turned heads with an impressive 4-1 World Cup qualifying win over Panama, Canada women's coach Bev Priestman talked of turning her Olympic champion team into a perennial...
Oct 14, 2021

Oatmeal, protein and rest are key for Canadian 80-and-over Boston Marathon champion
When Canada's Keijo Taivassalo was about 100 metres from the Boston Marathon finish line earlier this week, he noticed a runner with grey hair ahead of him. Taivassalo thought it was possible the man ...
Oct 14, 2021

Canada's Kadeisha Buchanan scores twice in Lyon's Champions League Group D win
DCINES-CHARPIEU, France - Canadian defender Kadeisha Buchanan scored twice Thursday in Lyon's 5-0 win over Portugal's Benfica in UEFA Women's Champions League Group D play Thursday. The 25-year-old fr...
Oct 14, 2021

Canada says spitting incident triggered bad blood in World Cup win over Panama
TORONTO - The melee after the final whistle of Canada's 4-1 win over Panama on Wednesday was apparently triggered by a spitting incident. A Canada Soccer spokesman confirmed Thursday that Canadian win...
Oct 14, 2021

Elizondo turns to rookie quarterback Cornelius as Elks continue to struggle
Edmonton Elks head coach Jaime Elizondo wants to ignite a spark for his reeling team, but his plan has burned franchise quarterback Trevor Harris. A healthy Harris won't dress for Friday's rematch at ...
Oct 14, 2021