Category Archives: Sports

Reigning champ Ilia Malinin of US leads Japan's Yuma Kagiyama at figure skating world championships
BOSTON (AP) - American figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin sheepishly grinned when his closest rival, Japanese star Yuma Kagiyama, said what seems to be on everyone's minds these days: "I'm starting...
Mar 27, 2025

Canadian pair Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps finish fifth at figure skating worlds
BOSTON - Canadian pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps finished fifth at the world figure skating championships Thursday, missing the podium a year after capturing gold on home soil in Mont...
Mar 27, 2025

Michkov leads Flyers past Canadiens 6-4 in first game after Tortorella's firing
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers got off to fast start in their first game after coach John Tortorella's morning firing, beating the Montreal ...
Mar 27, 2025

Scottie Scheffler 2 back of a 4-way tie for the lead at Houston Open. Rory McIlroy 5 behind
HOUSTON (AP) - Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy wanted a final tune-up before the Masters and spent parts of the Thursday at the Houston Open under an umbrella in wind and rain that prevented anyone...
Mar 27, 2025

Charley Hull sets the pace in Arizona with 63 to lead LPGA's Ford Championship
CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - Charley Hull ended her long and active day without any blood seeping through her sock, only a bogey-free card of 9-under 63 that gave her a one-shot lead over Nanna Koertz Madse...
Mar 27, 2025

Sidney Crosby breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with his 20th season averaging a point per game
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Sidney Crosby broke an NHL record he shared with Wayne Gretzky for point-per-game consistency. By scoring 8:49 into the first period for Pittsburgh against Buffalo on Thursday nig...
Mar 27, 2025

Sidney Crosby breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with his 20th season averaging a point per game
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Sidney Crosby's career-long point-per-game consistency has broken an NHL record he shared with Wayne Gretzky. By scoring 8:49 into the first period for Pittsburgh against Buffalo ...
Mar 27, 2025

Canada's O'Neill extends opening day home run streak with three-run shot in Toronto
TORONTO - At this point Tyler O'Neill isn't even trying to hit home runs on opening day, it just sort of happens. O'Neill went yard on opening day for a sixth consecutive year, adding to his Major Lea...
Mar 27, 2025

Cedric Mullins's five RBIs leads Orioles past Blue Jays 12-2 in Toronto's home opener
TORONTO - Cedric Mullins had two home runs and singled in another run for a total of five RBIs as the Baltimore Orioles routed the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Thursday in Major League Baseball's opening...
Mar 27, 2025

Davies' agent takes more conciliatory tone in wake of injury to Canada captain
The war of words over Alphonso Davies' knee injury cooled somewhat Thursday with a conciliatory communique from the Canada captain's agent. In the wake of Bayern Munich's announcement Wednesday that D...
Mar 27, 2025