Category Archives: Sports

Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000
Monaco - Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris. The move is a...
Apr 10, 2024

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime falls to Sonego at Monte Carlo Masters
ROQUEBRUNE-CAP-MARTIN, France - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters tournament on Wednesday after dropping a third-round match 6-4, 7-5 to Lorenzo Son...
Apr 10, 2024

Connor scores in OT, Jets trip playoff-bound Predators 4-3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kyle Connor scored at 1:52 of overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists, Gabriel...
Apr 09, 2024

Stolarz helps Panthers blank Senators 2-0
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Anthony Stolarz stopped 24 shots and had an assist, Anton Lundell and Nick Cousins scored, and the Florida Panthers shut out the Ottawa Senators for the third time this season wit...
Apr 09, 2024

Matthews scores 66th as Maple Leafs burn Devils 5-2
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Auston Matthews scored his 66th goal and inched closer to becoming the ninth player in NHL history to tally 70 in a season in leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-2 victory over ...
Apr 09, 2024

Bichette homers, Bassitt makes quality start as Blue Jays top Mariners 5-3
TORONTO - Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer and Chris Bassitt threw 6 2/3 solid innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. Bichette went deep o...
Apr 09, 2024

Slafkovsky nets hat trick, Canadiens hand Flyers eighth straight loss in 9-3 blowout
MONTREAL - Juraj Slafkovsky scored his first career hat trick, and the Montreal Canadiens dealt the stumbling Philadelphia Flyers their eighth straight defeat with a 9-3 blowout win Tuesday night. The...
Apr 09, 2024

Tyrese Haliburton's 30-point performance guides Pacers past Raptors 140-123
TORONTO - Tyrese Haliburton scored 30 points with five rebounds and five assists to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Toronto Raptors 140-123 on Tuesday. Former Raptors all-star Pascal Siakam received ...
Apr 09, 2024

U.S. defeats Canada in penalty shootout to win SheBelieves Cup final
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and the United States defeated Canada 5-4 in a penalty shootout for the second game in a row Tuesday to win the SheBelieves Cup final. The U.S. had seemed hea...
Apr 09, 2024

Czechs wrap up third place in Group A with rout of Swiss at women's hockey worlds
UTICA, N.Y. - Natalie Mlynkova had three goals and an assist as Czechia wrapped up third place in Group A at the world women's hockey championship with a 6-1 win over Switzerland on Tuesday. Tereza Va...
Apr 09, 2024