Category Archives: Sports
Strong third period lifts Chilliwack Chiefs past Cowichan Valley
DUNCAN - The Chilliwack Chiefs scored three times in the third period to post a 4 - 2 victory over the Cowichan Valley Capitals Friday (Mar. 29) in Duncan.Parker Murray, Stone Rolston, Caleb Elfering ...
Mar 30, 2024
Top seed Texas uses dominant defense to cruise past Gonzaga and into Elite Eight with 69-47 win
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Vic Schaefer took a moment in the aftermath of one his team's more dominant performances this season to encapsulate what Texas has accomplished. Overlooked among the other No. 1 ...
Mar 29, 2024
Sweet 16 nets another big win for Purdue and Canadian big man Zach Edey, 80-68 over Gonzaga
DETROIT (AP) - Purdue big man Zach Edey withstood all the abuse Gonzaga could lay on him Friday night, finishing with 27 points and 14 rebounds to lift the Boilermakers to an 80-68 victory and move th...
Mar 29, 2024
Civale sparkles, Lowe hits 4th career grand slam to propel Rays over Blue Jays 8-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Aaron Civale allowed one run over six innings and Brandon Lowe hit his fourth career grand slam to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 8-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Fr...
Mar 29, 2024
Canadiens' Guhle receives one-game suspension from NHL for slashing
NEW YORK - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle received a one-game suspension from the NHL on Friday for slashing Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny. The incident occurred at 19:55 of t...
Mar 29, 2024
Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi wins gold at Antalya Grand Slam competition
ANTALYA, Trkiye - Canada's Christa Deguchi defeated Brazil's Jessica Lima on Friday to win gold in the under-57 kilogram category at the Antalya Grand Slam judo competition. Deguchi, from Lethbridge, ...
Mar 29, 2024
WHL hands Brandon Wheat Kings forward Matt Henry an eight-game suspension
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League has suspended Brandon Wheat Kings forward Matt Henry for eight games for violating the CHL's drug education and anti-doping policy. The suspension was for a first v...
Mar 29, 2024
Tony Finau matches his career low and sets the target at the Houston Open
HOUSTON (AP) - Tony Finau matched his career low on the PGA Tour with an 8-under 62 on Friday, setting a daunting target for the rest of the field as he tries to win back-to-back in the Houston Open. ...
Mar 29, 2024
'Ozempig' remains Minnesota baseball team's mascot despite uproar that name is form of fat-shaming
For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense. The St. ...
Mar 29, 2024
Former CSKA Moscow goaltender Ivan Fedotov joins the Philadelphia Flyers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The process needed to extract goalie Ivan Fedotov from both his Russian military and hockey commitments and finally land him in Philadelphia - nine years after he was drafted by th...
Mar 29, 2024