Category Archives: Sports

Miniature poodle named Sage wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show
NEW YORK (AP) - It was a Sage bet. A miniature poodle named Sage won the top prize Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, an event that often has proven to be a poodle's realm. It was ...
May 14, 2024

Brunson scores 44, Knicks beat Pacers 121-91 to move a win away from conference final
NEW YORK (AP) - Jalen Brunson scored 44 points, reaching 40 for the fifth time in this post-season, and the New York Knicks moved a win away from their first Eastern Conference final trip since 2000 b...
May 14, 2024

Host Brazil bounces Canada in Volleyball Nations League opener
RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada opened Volleyball Nations League play on Tuesday night with a four-set loss to host Brazil. The Canadian women dropped the opening set 26-24, won the second 25-23, then lost th...
May 14, 2024

Tapani scores another OT winner, Boston sweeps Montreal in PWHL semifinal
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) - Susanna Tapani scored her second overtime winner of the series to help Boston rally past Montreal 3-2 on Tuesday night and advance to the Professional Women's Hockey League champi...
May 14, 2024

Swayman helps Bruins edge Panthers 2-1 to stave off playoff elimination
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Jeremy Swayman backed up his victory vow with 28 saves, Charlie McAvoy added to the list of disputed goals in this matchup with the go-ahead marker and the Boston Bruins staved of...
May 14, 2024

Rangers' captain Jacob Trouba earns NHL's Mark Messier Leadership Award
NEW YORK (AP) - From one former New York Rangers to a current one, Jacob Trouba was selected as the winner of the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award, the league announced on Tuesday. The award winner i...
May 14, 2024

Canadian swimmers McIntosh, Harvey finish 1-2 in women's 200 free at Olympic Trials
TORONTO - Canadian teenage swimming sensation Summer McIntosh has her second straight victory at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials. She finished first in the women's 200-metre freestyle at the Toron...
May 14, 2024

Orioles-Blue Jays game is rained out, to be made up as part of a July 29 doubleheader
BALTIMORE (AP) - Toronto manager John Schneider was encouraged by his team's improved health. But a rainout probably wasn't the worst thing. The Blue Jays' game against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesda...
May 14, 2024

Jesse Marsch takes the long road to coaching the Canadian men's soccer team
Jesse Marsch's roots are in Racine, Wis., on the shore of Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Chicago. Thanks to a pilot project, the city's public schools were organized so kids from different socio-...
May 14, 2024

Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleads not guilty as a formality
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to bank and tax fraud, a formality ahead of a plea deal he's negotiated with federal pro...
May 14, 2024