Category Archives: Sports
The Dallas Stars have a big age gap with players who have come together for No. 1 seed in the West
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Stars have quite an age gap. Top goal scorer Wyatt Johnston is only 20 years old, and was a teenager for most of the playoffs last year. On the other end for the Western Confe...
Apr 18, 2024
Former NHL star Jaromir Jagr scores in his first game since turning 52
KLADNO, Czech Republic (AP) - Jaromir Jagr returned to action Thursday for the first time since turning 52 and immediately scored as he surpassed legend Gordie Howe to become the oldest player taking ...
Apr 18, 2024
Rod Brind'Amour aimed to build a perennial contender. He's made the Carolina Hurricanes exactly that
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Rod Brind'Amour remembers those early days as a first-time head coach for a franchise that had gone nearly a decade without reaching the playoffs. He realizes now just how muc...
Apr 18, 2024
NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will have a name starting with Utah
The NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will be known as Utah, at least initially, until a long-term name is determined. "We'll start with Utah on the jersey and we'll figure out the logo a...
Apr 18, 2024
Senators captain Tkachuk frustrated as Ottawa misses playoffs again
OTTAWA - Senators captain Brady Tkachuk didn't mince words when talking about Ottawa missing the NHL playoffs for a seventh straight season. "I'm sick and tired of losing," Tkachuk said Thursday as th...
Apr 18, 2024
Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald says Travis Green is part of his search for a new coach
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - General manager Tom Fitzgerald is looking for a new coach for the New Jersey Devils and interim skipper Travis Green remains in the running for the job. Speaking three days after t...
Apr 18, 2024
Rookie Gradey Dick's improved stamina gives him strong finish to Raptors season
TORONTO - Gradey Dick's rookie season got off to a rough start as he struggled to put up numbers in his limited time with the Toronto Raptors. But advice that his parents gave kept him focused and mot...
Apr 18, 2024
Coyotes officially leaving Arizona for Salt Lake City following approval of sale to Utah Jazz owners
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City. The NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $1.2 billion sale from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz own...
Apr 18, 2024
Defending champion Lilia Vu withdraws from Chevron Championship with back injury before 1st round
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) - Defending champion and world No. 2 Lilia Vu withdrew from the Chevron Championship on Thursday before the first round because of a back injury. The LPGA announced her withd...
Apr 18, 2024
Auger-Aliassime breezes into Munich quarterfinals with 6-3, 6-2 win over Daniel
MUNICH - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Bavarian International Tennis Championships with a 6-3, 6-2 over Japan's Taro Daniel on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime, the fi...
Apr 18, 2024