Category Archives: Sports
Bergevin says Habs players had to figure out for themselves how to end slump
MONTREAL - General manager Marc Bergevin felt helpless as his Montreal Canadiens started the NHL season with only one win in eight games. He knew the players would have to work things out themselves b...
Oct 25, 2017
Flames rally in third period, top Predators 3-2 in shootout
NASHVILLE - A bad bounce for Nashville turned the game in Calgary’s favour. Sean Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk scored in the shootout to give the Flames a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on T...
Oct 25, 2017
Nilsson, Virtanen lead Canucks over Wild 1-0
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Anders Nilsson’s follow-up to a shutout in his Vancouver Canucks’ debut was a four-goal loss to Boston in which he was pulled less than 11 minutes into the game. Vancouve...
Oct 25, 2017
Adrian Kempe scores winner in shootout to lift Kings over Senators
OTTAWA - Mike Condon was frustrated with himself post-game after a late blunder forced extra time. The Senators goaltender gave the puck away behind his net with Ottawa ahead 2-1 in the third period, ...
Oct 25, 2017
Kessel's OT winner leads Penguins past McDavid, Oilers 2-1
PITTSBURGH - Connor McDavid keeps getting the better of Sidney Crosby. Statistically, anyway. Considering the end result, it’s a trade-off Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins can live with. McDav...
Oct 25, 2017
League Cup: Man City wins shootout, Arsenal rescued by teen
Claudio Bravo was a forgotten man at Manchester City. Even the most loyal Arsenal fan probably knew little about Eddie Nketiah. On Tuesday, both players were showered with praise after match-winning p...
Oct 25, 2017
North America World Cup bidders says poll shows high interest in hosting in 2026
TORONTO - North Americans are on side in going after the 2026 World Cup, according to a survey released by the bid backers. An online survey conducted by Ipsos for the soccer governing bodies in Canad...
Oct 25, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games MLB Post-season World Series L.A. Dodgers 3 Houston 1 (Dodgers lead series 1-0) — NHL Pittsburgh 2 Edmonton 1 (OT) Montreal 5 Florida 1 Vancouver 1 Minnesota 0 Los Angeles ...
Oct 25, 2017
US poker star Phil Ivey loses UK case, won't get millions
LONDON - He’s long been a winner at cards, but American poker star Phil Ivey’s good fortune does not extend to Britain’s Supreme Court - he lost a major case Wednesday that will keep...
Oct 25, 2017
Qatari exec quizzed by investigators in FIFA bribery case
BERN, Switzerland - Emerging from a seven-hour interrogation by Swiss investigators, Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi insisted he had “nothing to hide” despite allegations ...
Oct 25, 2017