Category Archives: Sports

'I would have done the same thing:' Bowness OK with being Jets' second choice
WINNIPEG - Rick Bowness doesn't mind being the second choice. The new Winnipeg Jets head coach took part in his first press conference Monday, a little more than a week after first target Barry Trotz ...
Jul 04, 2022

Olympic luge champ Natalie Geisenberger expecting 2nd baby
German slider Natalie Geisenberger, who has won the last three Olympic women's luge gold medals and is considered by many to be the most dominant athlete in her sport's history, is pregnant with her s...
Jul 04, 2022

NHL draft prospect understands pressure-packed situations in the crease, off the ice
Tyler Brennan knows a thing or two about being in the middle of pressure-packed situations. The top-ranked North American goaltender ahead of the upcoming NHL draft saw plenty of rubber in his first f...
Jul 04, 2022

Canadian star forward Cyle Larin leaves Turkey's Besiktas for Belgium's Club Brugge
Forward Cyle Larin is joining fellow Canadian Tajon Buchanan at Belgium's Club Brugge. Larin, who leads all Canadian men with 24 goals internationally, said farewell to Turkey's Besiktas in a social m...
Jul 04, 2022

Alcantara could deliver first Cy Young Award for Marlins
Sandy Alcantara is pitching like a contender for the Cy Young Award. If he wins it, that would be a first for the Miami Marlins. The Marlins have had an MVP in Giancarlo Stanton, but never in the fran...
Jul 03, 2022

Leading off: Nats examine Soto, Bosox check Bogaerts
A look at what's happening around the majors on today: ___ SOTO SETBACK Washington star Juan Soto is being checked out after exiting a game early because of an injured left calf. The 23-year-old outfi...
Jul 03, 2022

Wheeler, Hoskins, Realmuto lift Phillies over Cardinals 4-0
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Zack Wheeler threw seven shutout innings of four-hit ball and Rhys Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto slugged home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 Sunday ...
Jul 03, 2022

Ganassi wins in Canada for 4th IMSA victory of season
BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (AP) - Renger van der Zande navigated lapped traffic to make the winning pass with 10 minutes remaining in Chip Ganassi Racing's IMSA sports car race victory Sunday at Canadian Ti...
Jul 03, 2022

Thomas helps Sun rally from 17 down to beat Mystics in OT
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Alyssa Thomas scored 14 of her 23 points after halftime and finished with nine rebounds as the Connecticut Sun rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit Sunday to beat the W...
Jul 03, 2022

Dodgers catcher Barnes gets $7M, 2-year deal through '24
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Catcher Austin Barnes agreed Sunday to a $7 million, two-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers covering 2023 and '24 rather than become a free agent after this year's World Ser...
Jul 03, 2022