Category Archives: Sports

Recording captured ex-interpreter impersonating Ohtani to transfer $200,000, prosecutors say
A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani 's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,000 fo...
Jan 24, 2025

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt takes eventful World Cup super-G for 1st win in Kitzbuehel
KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt finally added Kitzbuehel to his list of World Cup victories on Friday, winning an eventful super-G at the iconic Austrian resort that saw a han...
Jan 24, 2025

Canadian rugby sevens women open with back-to-back wins at Perth tournament
PERTH - Former captain Olivia Apps scored two tries against Britain and kicked the winning decisive to dispatch Fiji as Canada won its first two games at the HSBC SVNS Perth tournament. The Canadian w...
Jan 24, 2025

Jannik Sinner beats Ben Shelton to return to the Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Defending champion Jannik Sinner overcame some third-set cramping and beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to return to the Australian Open final as he seeks a thir...
Jan 24, 2025

Canadian Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser looks for fresh start in Global Fight League
Canadian light-heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser is hoping for the best Friday, hoping his name gets called in the inaugural Global Fight League draft. The new mixed martial arts outfit, with C...
Jan 24, 2025

Jannik Sinner beats Ben Shelton to return to the Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Defending champion Jannik Sinner overcame some third-set cramping and beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to return to the Australian Open final as he pursues a th...
Jan 24, 2025

Surging Rangers dominate Flyers 6-1
NEW YORK (AP) - Defenseman K'Andre Miller had a goal and an assist and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves as the surging New York Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 on Thursday night. Braden Schnei...
Jan 23, 2025

Pelletier takes advantage of first-line opportunity with Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Jakob Pelletier got bumped up to Calgary's No. 1 line on Thursday and immediately took full advantage. The 24-year-old winger assisted on Nazem Kadri's tying goal and scored the winning goal...
Jan 23, 2025

Alex Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 875 goals and needs 20 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 sho...
Jan 23, 2025

Canada's Dabrowski and New Zealand's Routliffe drop women's doubles semifinal
MELBOURNE - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe dropped a 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3 decision to Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko and Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh in women's doubles semifinal play F...
Jan 23, 2025