Category Archives: Sports

Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after game
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a football coach from Washington state who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games. The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines for t...
Jun 27, 2022

US basketball star Griner due in Russian court
MOSCOW (AP) - More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, American basketball star Brittney Griner is to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing ...
Jun 27, 2022

Daly hands Stanley Cup to Avalanche in Bettman's absence
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly presented the Stanley Cup to Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog on Friday night because Commissioner Gary Bettman was sidelined by the co...
Jun 26, 2022

Chase Elliott needs nearly 7 hours to win at Nashville
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) - Chase Elliott salvaged a crummy day for Hendrick Motorsports and interrupted a potential Toyota rout by winning the rain-drenched race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night....
Jun 26, 2022

Judge's 28th homer gives Yankees 4-game split with Astros
NEW YORK (AP) - Aaron Judge drove a three-run homer in the 10th inning for his second walk-off hit against the Astros in four days, and the New York Yankees recovered after nearly being no-hit for the...
Jun 26, 2022

Taylor drives in go-ahead run, Dodgers top Braves 5-3 in 11
ATLANTA (AP) - Chris Taylor had three hits, including the go-ahead double in the 11th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night. The Dodgers, who sco...
Jun 26, 2022

Avalanche D-man Cale Makar wins Conn Smythe as playoff MVP
Cale Makar has won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after leading the Colorado Avalanche to their first Stanley Cup title since 2001 and third in franchise history. Makar is the second defenseman...
Jun 26, 2022

Avalanche dethrone Lightning to win Stanley Cup for 3rd time
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche are back atop hockey's mountain after dethroning the two-time defending champions. Behind a goal and an assist from Nathan MacKinnon, the Avalanche won the St...
Jun 26, 2022

Defending champion Lightning's bid for 3-peat falls short
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning didn't relinquish their grip on the Stanley Cup without a fight. Andrei Vasilevskiy rejected shot after shot, keeping the two-time defending champions' quest...
Jun 26, 2022

Fastest 5 minutes in hockey: How speedy Avs won Stanley Cup
Playing hockey on fast forward, the Colorado Avalanche blazed their way to the Stanley Cup championship with a mix of speed and high-end skill that needed only a defined focus to get over the top. The...
Jun 26, 2022