Category Archives: Sports
McCollum leads Blazers past cold Nuggets, 97-90
DENVER - After giving up 39 points to Damian Lillard in the opener, the Denver Nuggets were determined to make sure Portland’s role players would have to bear the burden of evening up the series...
May 01, 2019
Hurricanes beat Islanders 5-2, take 3-0 series lead
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes put an old goalie in net and welcomed back their teenage draft pick. With the game tied, another young star set up their greying captain’s go-ahead goal. ...
May 01, 2019
Whitecaps apologize for handling of abuse allegations, promise review
VANCOUVER - A co-owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps says he’s been troubled for several weeks by decade-old allegations of abuse and harassment by a former coach with the club. “We don’...
May 01, 2019
Messi hits 600 goals with a brace, Barca beats Liverpool 3-0
BARCELONA, Spain - Facing its toughest opponent of the season, Barcelona once again turned to Lionel Messi to move the team within one step of reaching its first Champions League final in four seasons...
May 01, 2019

Clear mind has Canada's Michael Gligic sixth on points list on Web.com Tour
It’s not that Michael Gligic doesn’t care about his results anymore. He’s just learned to keep golf in its proper perspective, helping him relax on the course. That laid-back approac...
May 01, 2019

Banning any head contact would mean end of all hits in NHL, Bettman says
OTTAWA - The commissioner of the National Hockey League hit back Wednesday at the notion of banning any kind of head contact in hockey, telling a parliamentary panel that such a rule would be impossib...
May 01, 2019

Canada's sport and science minister slams ruling on Caster Semenya
Canada’s sport and science minister was critical of an international decision that will force female athletes with unusually high levels of testosterone to medicate themselves to compete. The Co...
May 01, 2019

Canadian NCAA coach Paul Weir says Siakam's work ethic was evident early on
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam walked into Paul Weir’s coaching office at New Mexico State one day and asked to borrow a book on basketball. It was a moment that spoke volumes about just how raw the sc...
May 01, 2019
Montreal Canadiens winger Jonathan Drouin has surgery on fractured nose
Montreal Canadiens winger Jonathan Drouin has undergone surgery for a “previously fractured nose,” the club announced Wednesday. The team added the procedure performed Tuesday was “m...
May 01, 2019
Offensive lineman Zach Wilkinson looking forward to upcoming CFL draft
Zach Wilkinson’s life is going to change immensely this week. On Thursday, the towering Northern Colorado offensive lineman is expected to be a first-round selection in the CFL Canadian college ...
May 01, 2019