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Raptors handle Harden but can't corral rest of Rockets in home loss
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors restricted Houston star James Harden to 23 points but failed to corral the rest of the Rockets in a 119-109 loss Thursday. Ben McLemore led Houston (14-7) with ...
Dec 5, 2019
Landeskog scores in return from injury, Avalanche beat Canadiens 3-2
MONTREAL - Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog scored in his return from injury as Colorado beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Thursday night. Ryan Graves and Matt Calvert also scored for the Avalan...
Dec 5, 2019
Rated draft prospects Rossi, Quinn, focused on giving 67's another OHL title shot
Marco Rossi and Jack Quinn have some unfinished business with the Ottawa 67's. Ottawa led the Ontario Hockey League with a 50-win regular season in 2018-19, then won 14 straight playoff games to ...
Dec 5, 2019
Former NHL player Sopel said stories about Crawford were not meant as allegations
Former NHL player Brent Sopel says his stories on a year-old podcast about rough treatment from Marc Crawford were meant "to entertain the listener" and not to make allegations against his former...
Dec 5, 2019
Arsenal endures worst run since 1977; Newcastle wins in EPL
LONDON - Not since 1977 have things been this bad at Arsenal. The struggling Gunners slumped to a 2-1 home loss to Brighton in the Premier League on Thursday, taking the team's winless streak to nine ...
Dec 5, 2019
Norway's Lie quickest in training for Lake Louise women's World Cup downhills
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Norway's Kajsa Vickhoff Lie was fastest in Thursday's training run for the season-opening World Cup women's downhills. Lie posted a time of one minute 51.54 seconds in L...
Dec 5, 2019
Guard: Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Minnesota; 3 aboard
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - A Black Hawk helicopter with three crew members aboard crashed Thursday in central Minnesota, a state National Guard official said. Minnesota National Guard Master Sgt. Blair Heusde...
Dec 5, 2019
San Francisco Opera names its first female music director
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Opera has named conductor Eun Sun Kim its new music director, ushering the first woman into the job in the company's history. The 39-year-old Kim will become the comp...
Dec 5, 2019
Winter driving and sidewalk clearing focuses of December's STEP and BEEP
Enforcement services will be focusing on winter driving for December's Selected Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), and Sidewalk Clearing for the month's Bylaw Enforcement Education Program (BEEP).Ser...
Dec 5, 2019
Supreme Court rejects appeal from man convicted of killing two Alberta seniors
The case of an Alberta man convicted of killing two Edmonton-area seniors will not be argued before Canada's highest court.The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from Travis Vader, who was gi...
Dec 5, 2019