Category Archives: Sports
Swiss lawmakers agree on $1B backing for 2026 Olympic bid
GENEVA - Switzerland’s federal government said Wednesday it is prepared to pay almost 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.02 billion) toward Sion hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Swiss federal counc...
Oct 18, 2017
Hockey world remembers Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie
TORONTO - From playing in 2 a.m. shinny games to squeezing in ice time while on tour, Gord Downie’s love of hockey ran deep. “He hated every other team and every other athlete that wasn...
Oct 18, 2017
Trump again blasts NFL over players kneeling during anthem
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is again criticizing the NFL over players kneeling during the national anthem. Trump said on Twitter early Wednesday that the “NFL has decided that it will no...
Oct 18, 2017
Gymnast McKayla Maroney alleges sexual abuse by team doctor
Two-time Olympic medallist McKayla Maroney says she was molested for years by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor, abuse she said started in her early teens and continued for the rest of her competiti...
Oct 18, 2017
Hinchcliffe and Wickens team for Canadian IndyCar lineup
INDIANAPOLIS - Schmidt Peterson Motorsports will field an all-Canadian lineup next season as James Hinchcliffe returns to the IndyCar team alongside Robert Wickens. Hinchcliffe signed a multi-year con...
Oct 18, 2017
Couture scores twice in Sharks' 5-2 victory over Canadiens
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Logan Couture credited a teammate for scoring his second goal. He took credit for the first one. Couture scored a pair of goals and the San Jose Sharks extended their dominance of t...
Oct 18, 2017
Oilers continue slow start to season, lose to Hurricanes 5-3
EDMONTON - Milan Lucic wants to stem the tide for the Edmonton Oilers before they rack up too many losses and it becomes a lost season. Teuvo Teravainen had a pair of goals and Jordan Staal a goal and...
Oct 18, 2017
'Young Mario' Matthews continues to reinvent ways to score
WASHINGTON - Auston Matthews is drawing comparisons to Mario Lemieux and getting noticed by Bryce Harper amid a hot start to his second NHL season. Last season’s Calder Trophy winner as rookie o...
Oct 18, 2017
Hayward suffers gruesome injury, Celtics lose opener 102-99
CLEVELAND - Gordon Hayward’s face was etched in pain and shock. Of all the juicy subplots for this hyped homecoming and a season opener between heated rivals, a serious injury to Hayward wasn...
Oct 18, 2017
Jack Johnson helps Blue Jackets keep rolling with 5-2 win over Jets
WINNIPEG - Their coach said the Columbus Blue Jackets kept it simple, checked well and were rewarded with their fourth straight win of the young NHL season. “You could tell we had really good en...
Oct 18, 2017