Category Archives: Sports

Reds player tests positive, 2 games with Pirates postponed
CINCINNATI - The last two games of a series between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh were called off Saturday because a Reds player tested positive for COVID-19. Major League Baseball was awaiting further te...
Aug 15, 2020

Bruins goalie Rask opts out of playoffs to be with family
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has opted out of the team's playoff run to be with his family. The defending Eastern Conference champions announced the decision Saturday morning, less than two hours ...
Aug 15, 2020

Cam Talbot gets shutout as Calgary Flames beat Dallas Stars 2-0 in NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - Goalie Cam Talbot stopped 35 shots for the shutout, leading the Calgary Flames to a 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars in NHL playoff action Friday. The Flames lead the best-of-seven first-...
Aug 14, 2020

Islanders play Trotz hockey, take 2-0 series lead on Caps
TORONTO - Brock Nelson scored the go-ahead goal on a second-period breakaway 15 seconds after Alex Ovechkin tied it, and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Friday night to take...
Aug 14, 2020

Bichette, Blue Jays hit 6 more HRs in Buffalo, bop Rays 12-4
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Teoscar Hernndez hit two of Toronto's six home runs, Bo Bichette connected for the fourth straight game and the Blue Jays kept knocking balls out of their new Buffalo park, beating the...
Aug 14, 2020

Bo Horvat scores in overtime as Canucks beat Blues 4-3 in NHL playoff action
EDMONTON - Bo Horvat scored on a breakaway in overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 win on Friday in NHL playoff action. Horvat took a stretch pass from Quinn Hughes and zipped the pu...
Aug 14, 2020

'Rock bottom': Barca reeling after 8-2 humiliation by Bayern
LISBON, Portugal - The postmortem from Gerard Piqu was as brutal as the humiliation dished to Barcelona by Bayern Munich. "It's a disastrous result," the defender said. "An embarrassment, that's the w...
Aug 14, 2020

Bayern humbles Barcelona 8-2 to reach Champions League semis
LISBON, Portugal - Bayern Munich inflicted on Barcelona the most humiliating defeat of the Lionel Messi era and among the worst in team history by 8-2 to reach the Champions League semifinals on Frida...
Aug 14, 2020

Winning ticket for Oilers 50/50 delayed another week as team processes refunds
EDMONTON - Officials with the Edmonton Oilers say it could be another week before they draw a winning ticket for a record-setting 50/50 raffle. The pot for the Aug. 7 online draw hit more than $1...
Aug 14, 2020

Minus head coach Claude Julien, Canadiens dominate Flyers in Game 2
TORONTO - Tomas Tatar and Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored twice, Carey Price made 30 saves for the seventh post-season shutout of his career, and the Montreal Canadiens thumped the Philadelph...
Aug 14, 2020