Category Archives: Sports
Riders' Milligan named CFL's top defensive player
VANCOUVER - Defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr. of the Saskatchewan Roughriders captured the CFL's outstanding defensive player award Thursday night. Milligan was honoured at the league's awards banquet...
Nov 14, 2024
Argos' Ryan Hunter named CFL's top lineman
VANCOUVER - Ryan Hunter of the Toronto Argonauts was named the CFL's top lineman Thursday night. Hunter earned the honour at the CFL's awards banquet. He's the second Argo to win the award in as many ...
Nov 14, 2024
Kaprizov leads Wild to 3-0 win over Canadiens with assist and empty-net goal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Kirill Kaprizov had an empty-net goal and an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on...
Nov 14, 2024
Senators fail to close out strong effort in OT loss to Flyers
OTTAWA - It was a tough way to go out for the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. The Senators held a two-goal lead late but ultimately failed to extend their win streak to three games, falling 5-4 to ...
Nov 14, 2024
Michkov scores OT winner to lift Flyers past Senators 5-4
OTTAWA - Matvei Michkov scored 4:05 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers past the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Thursday night. Philadelphia's Travis Sanheim opened the scoring in the first, with hi...
Nov 14, 2024
Vasilevskiy stars as the Lightning stop the Jets' 7-game win streak with a 4-1 victory
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in his 300th NHL win, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped Winnipeg's seven-game win streak with a 4-1 victory over the Jets on Thursday night. Vasil...
Nov 14, 2024
Charley Hull is fresh off a win and tied for the lead on LPGA. Nelly Korda is 2 behind
BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) - Charley Hull, fresh off her first victory in more than two years, didn't lose her form from Saudi Arabia to Florida in opening with a 6-under 64 on Thursday to share the lead wit...
Nov 14, 2024
Competitive Kenny Lawler hungry for third Grey Cup with Blue Bombers
VANCOUVER - Competition has always fuelled Kenny Lawler. Now the American wide receiver's insatiable drive to win is fuelling the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as they prepare to face the Toronto Argonauts in...
Nov 14, 2024
Arbuckle to make first-ever Grey Cup start when Argos face Bombers on Sunday
VANCOUVER - Nick Arbuckle thought his football career was over. The journeyman quarterback was a free agent this spring after the Ottawa Redblacks did not renew his contract. With no other CFL teams c...
Nov 14, 2024
The world's tallest teenager, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, plans to redshirt at Florida this season
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The world's tallest teenager might have to wait a year to become the world's tallest college basketball player. Florida coach Todd Golden said Thursday that Olivier Rioux, a 7...
Nov 14, 2024