Category Archives: Sports
NHL draft: Oilers ship Kailer Yamamoto to Red Wings in salary dump
NASHVILLE - NHL teams got back to wheeling and dealing on the second day of the NHL draft. After the quietest opening round on the trade front in 16 years - there were exactly zero moves made during W...
Jun 29, 2023
Canada's Carol Zhao advances to Wimbledon main draw with win in qualifying
LONDON - Canada's Carol Zhao advanced to the Wimbledon main draw with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over American CoCo Vanderweghe in the third round of qualifying on Thursday. Zhao will be making her first-ever...
Jun 29, 2023
NFL suspends 3 players indefinitely, fourth gets 6 games for violating gambling policy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The NFL suspended three players indefinitely Thursday for violating the league's gambling policy and a fourth was sidelined for six games. Isaiah Rodgers and Rashod Berry of th...
Jun 29, 2023
Ottawa Senators sign defenceman Jacob Larsson to one-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Jacob Larsson to a one-year, two-way extension, the team announced Thursday. The contract carries a value of US$775,000 in the NHL and $325,000 in t...
Jun 29, 2023
Edmonton Oilers trade Yamamoto, Kostin to Detroit Red Wings for future considerations
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers are clearing cap space by trading forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin to the Detroit Red Wings for future considerations on Thursday. Yamamoto, 24, had 10 goals and...
Jun 29, 2023
Wozniacki receives National Bank Open wild card after coming out of retirement
MONTREAL - Tennis Canada is awarding Caroline Wozniacki with a wild card into the National Bank Open's main draw in Montreal after the former world No. 1 announced she was coming out of retirement on ...
Jun 29, 2023
Yankees' Domingo Germán perfect through 8 innings against Athletics
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germn has not allowed a baserunner through eight innings against the Oakland Athletics. Germn has nine strikeouts and has thrown 93 pitches, 67 ...
Jun 28, 2023
Maple Leafs go for Easton Cowan with the 28th overall pick at NHL draft
NASHVILLE - The Toronto Maple Leafs selected Easton Cowan with the No. 28 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday. Cowan, a five-foot-10, 170-pound winger from Mount Brydges, Ont., had 53 points (20 goal...
Jun 28, 2023
Jets choose Colby Barlow as 18th overall at NHL draft
NASHVILLE - The Winnipeg Jets selected Colby Barlow with the No. 18 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday. Barlow, a six-foot, 195-pound forward, had 79 points (46 goals, 33 assists) in 59 games for th...
Jun 28, 2023
Blue Jays score five runs in first inning and roll to 6-1 victory over Giants
TORONTO - George Springer had three hits and starter Trevor Richards threw three strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. The ...
Jun 28, 2023