Category Archives: Sports
Pop star Ed Sheeran helps favorite soccer team sign player before getting on stage with Taylor Swift
Ed Sheeran was about to join Taylor Swift on stage at a concert over the summer when he got a call from his favorite soccer team. It needed his help to sign a player. Sheeran, the British pop star, is...
Nov 21, 2024
Hurricanes defeat Flyers 4-1 with strong third period
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes scored three times in the opening minutes of the third period to break it open and defeat the Philadelphia Flyers...
Nov 20, 2024
Maple Leafs keep winning in Matthews' absence but victory over Vegas comes at a cost
TORONTO - Defying logic, the Maple Leafs have now won six of seven since Auston Matthews was sidelined by an upper-body injury. And despite others joining the captain on the sidelines, Toronto blanked...
Nov 20, 2024
Maple Leafs defeat Vegas Golden Knights but lose Matthew Knies in the process
TORONTO - Fraser Minten scored his first NHL goal as the injury-ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in a feisty contest Wednesday. The 20-year-old forward from Vancouver, ...
Nov 20, 2024
Canada's Hadwin enters RSM Classic to try new swing before end of PGA Tour season
Things just didn't feel right for Adam Hadwin when he missed the cut at the Shriners Children's Open on Oct. 18, so he went back to the drawing board. Hadwin, from Abbotsford, B.C., spent the next mon...
Nov 20, 2024
Chris Sale wins NL Cy Young Award after being league's 1st pitching triple crown winner since 2011
Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale won the National League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night after being the league's first pitching triple crown winner since 2011. In his first season with the Bra...
Nov 20, 2024
Flexibility key for Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Flexibility has become a way of life for Nickeil Alexander-Walker, both on and off the court. The 26-year-old Minnesota Timberwolves combo guard sharpened his diverse set of skills playing basketball ...
Nov 20, 2024
Finnish star Ronja Savolainen wants to make an impact with Ottawa Charge
MONTREAL - Finnish star Ronja Savolainen wants her opponents to fear driving the net when she's on the ice. As she enters her first PWHL season, the Ottawa Charge defender plans to introduce herself w...
Nov 20, 2024
Senators GM Staios says the team is improving, but not yet playing consistent hockey
OTTAWA - After watching the Ottawa Senators play their first 18 games of the 2024-25 NHL campaign, general manager Steve Staios gave his assessment of the season so far. In short, there have been flas...
Nov 20, 2024
New GM Hervey seeks to elevate once-proud Elks from 'laughingstock' status
EDMONTON - Ed Hervey didn't hold back when describing the Edmonton Elks team. "I do not like where the club sits in the CFL, as far as the perception" said Hervey, who on Wednesday was introduced as t...
Nov 20, 2024