Category Archives: Sports

Surprising starts to NHL season for unbeaten Flames, winless Oilers
EDMONTON - Things have not gone as expected for either Alberta team thus far this season, which has been welcome news for the Calgary Flames and an unmitigated disaster for the Edmonton Oilers. Rasmus...
Dave Barry Oct 13, 2024

Celtics start fast, hang on to tip Raptors 115-111 in NBA pre-season play
BOSTON - After splitting two pre-season games with the lowly Washington Wizards, the Toronto Raptors were schooled by the higher class Boston Celtics on Sunday at the TD Garden. The Celtics jumped out...
Dave Barry Oct 13, 2024

Dodgers tie post-season mark of 33 straight scoreless innings, top Mets 9-0 in NLCS opener
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Flaherty combined on a three-hitter and Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers tied the post-season record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings by routing the New York Mets 9-0 Sunday nig...
Oct 13, 2024

Unbeaten Jets aim to keep soaring, building on early success
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets may be silencing some of their critics - at least in the early stages of this National Hockey League season. Kyle Connor scored 51 seconds into overtime to lift the Jets t...
Oct 13, 2024

Unbeaten Flames stay hot with 4-1 win over winless Oilers
EDMONTON - Rasmus Andersson had a goal and two assists as the Calgary Flames remained undefeated to start the NHL season, defeating the rival Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Sunday. Anthony Mantha, Justin Kirk...
Oct 13, 2024

McCarty goes from Korn Ferry to the Masters after winning in Utah for first PGA Tour title
IVINS, Utah (AP) - Matt McCarty started the year on the Korn Ferry Tour and now is headed to the Masters, winning his first PGA Tour title Sunday at the Black Desert Championship with a 4-under 67 and...
Oct 13, 2024

LAFC edges struggling Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 with stoppage time goal
VANCOUVER - A stoppage time goal from Ilie Sanchez lifted Los Angeles FC to a 2-1 victory over the struggling Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday. LAFC (18-8-7) surged into the match with Mateusz Bogusz sco...
Dave Barry Oct 13, 2024

Jets outlast Wild 2-1 in OT for third straight win
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor scored on the power play 51 seconds into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. It was Winnipeg's third consecutive victory to st...
Oct 13, 2024

Canada falls 5-3 to US at Para Hockey Cup to earn silver
OSTRAVA - Canada earned a third consecutive silver medal after falling 5-3 to the United States at the International Para Hockey Cup on Sunday. Auren Halbert, Dominic Cozzolino and James Dunn scored f...
Dave Barry Oct 13, 2024

Canada's Olivia Smith scores historic goal for Liverpool women at storied Anfield
LIVERPOOL - Canadian international Olivia Smith made history in a losing cause Sunday, scoring the first-ever goal for the Liverpool women at storied Anfield. The 20-year-old from Whitby, Ont., outpac...
Dave Barry Oct 13, 2024