Category Archives: Sports
Nadal MRI shows hurt left hip flexor; recovery of 6-8 weeks
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Rafael Nadal injured his left hip flexor during his loss at the Australian Open and could need about six to eight weeks to fully recover, his manager said Thursday. The 22-...
Jan 18, 2023
American Jenson Brooksby tops No. 2 Ruud at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Jenson Brooksby eliminated No. 2 seed Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2 in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday in Rod Laver Arena, meaning a pair of 20-som...
Jan 18, 2023
Stamkos hits major milestone as Tampa Bay Lightning double up Vancouver Canucks 5-2
VANCOUVER - Steven Stamkos scored a hat trick - including his 500th NHL goal - and the Tampa Bay Lightning handed the Vancouver Canucks a 5-2 defeat on Wednesday. Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov eac...
Jan 18, 2023
Lehkonen, Rantanen's two-goal efforts lead Avalanche to 4-1 win over Flames
CALGARY - Artturi Lehkonen and Mikko Rantanen scored two goals apiece to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Nathan MacKinnon had a pair of assists...
Jan 18, 2023
Lightning's Steven Stamkos scores 500th NHL goal against Canucks
VANCOUVER - Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has scored his 500th regular-season NHL goal. The 32-year-old centre took a slick pass from Alex Killorn and put a backdoor tap in past Vancouver...
Jan 18, 2023
Tkachuk's OT winner lifts Senators past Penguins 5-4, snap two-game skid
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk scored the game-winning goal 25 seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators snapped a two-game skid, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 Wednesday night. Alex DeBrincat, Tim...
Jan 18, 2023
Vancouver FC adds to roster by signing Lebanese international Gabriel Bitar
Midfielder/forward Gabriel Bitar is the seventh player to sign with expansion Vancouver FC ahead of the 2023 Canadian Premier League season. The 24-year-old from Ottawa spent last year with now-defunc...
Jan 18, 2023
Maurice saw tough days ahead with retooled Panthers: 'It was going to be a challenge'
Paul Maurice expected some growing pains. Hired to lead the Florida Panthers - a team coming off its best-ever regular-season, but a disappointing playoff performance - the veteran head coach also kne...
Jan 18, 2023
Predators forward McCarron reinstated by NHL/NHLPA assistance program
TORONTO - Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron has been returned to available status after receiving care from the NHL and NHL Players' Association's player assistance program. McCarron entere...
Jan 18, 2023
Canada's Washington has grown into one of the NCAA's top scorers in her fifth season
For the three weeks in December that Canadian Keishana Washington led the NCAA in scoring, the congratulatory messages poured in. To the point it became overwhelming. "It was a lot of messages from fa...
Jan 18, 2023