Category Archives: Sports

Draisaitl and Yamamoto lead Edmonton Oilers past Chicago Blackhawks 5-3
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists, Kailer Yamamoto had a pair of goals and the Edmonton Oilers won without captain Connor McDavid in the lineup, defeating the Chicago Blackha...
Feb 11, 2020

Rantanen, Grubauer lead Avalanche to 3-0 win over Senators
DENVER - Mikko Rantanen scored in the first period following a terrific twirl move, Philipp Grubauer stopped 34 shots for his second shutout of the season and the high-flying Colorado Avalanche beat t...
Feb 11, 2020

Kreider powers Rangers past Jets 4-1; Winnipeg's three-game win streak ends
WINNIPEG - Chris Kreider scored twice as the New York Rangers halted the Winnipeg Jets' three-game win streak with a 4-1 victory on Tuesday. Ryan Strome and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and assist f...
Feb 11, 2020

Bouwmeester collapses on bench, Ducks-Blues postponed
ANAHEIM, Calif. - St. Louis defenceman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench during a break in play in the first period, prompting the Blues and Anaheim Ducks to postpone their game Tuesday night. Te...
Feb 11, 2020

Kapanen has OT winner as Leafs edge Coyotes 3-2 after Arizona goal called back
TORONTO - Kasperi Kapanen scored 3:43 into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Arizona Coyotes 3-2 on Tuesday night. Zach Hyman had two goals in regulation for Toronto (30-...
Feb 11, 2020

Andrew Copp scores go-ahead goal, Jets come back to beat Blackhawks
WINNIPEG - Andrew Copp may have found his calling playing centre. Moving from the wing to the middle due to injuries, the Winnipeg forward has been a force for the Winnipeg Jets lately. Copp scored th...
Feb 11, 2020

Canada's Nick Taylor goes wire to wire to win Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Canada's Nick Taylor faced increasingly windy conditions, a hard-charging Phil Mickelson, and his own struggles in the back nine to come out on top at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Taylor led by a...
Feb 11, 2020

Edmonton Oilers sign forward Joakim Nygard to one-year contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Joakim Nygard to a one-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. The 27-year-old has posted nine points (three goals, six assists) in 33 ga...
Feb 11, 2020

Next Man Up: Raptors keep winning despite consistently missing key players
TORONTO - Nick Nurse's ability to roll with the roster punches goes back to his D League days, when he rarely knew from one game to the next which players he'd have in uniform. And so it wasn't surpri...
Feb 11, 2020

Gabriela DeBues-Stafford criticizes Athletics Canada's handling of former coach
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford is just one track and field athlete angry with Athletics Canada's handling of allegations surrounding former national coach Dave Scott-Thomas. DeBues-Stafford spoke out a...
Feb 11, 2020