Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Zhao eliminated from Aussie Open qualifying with loss to Volynets
MELBOURNE, Australia - Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., was eliminated from the Australian Open qualifying tournament after a 6-3, 6-1 loss to American Katie Volynets on Wednesday. Volynets, ranked ...
Jan 10, 2024
Canada to face Swiss in U18 women's hockey quarterfinals after hosts lose to Slovakia
ZUG, Switzerland - Canada will face Switzerland in the quarterfinals of the under-18 world women's hockey championship after the host nation lost 2-1 in overtime to Slovakia on Wednesday to conclude g...
Jan 10, 2024
Ken Klee happily trades Costa Rican vacation for coaching pro women's hockey team in Minnesota
Ken Klee was supposed to be vacationing with his wife and friends in sunny Costa Rica, but instead found himself wandering a Target store stocking up on the basics in the middle of a Twin Cities' wint...
Jan 10, 2024
Chicago Blackhawks star rookie Bedard out 6-8 weeks after jaw surgery
Chicago Blackhawks rookie star Connor Bedard will be out of the lineup six-to-eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair his broken jaw, the NHL club announced Wednesday. Bedard sustained the inju...
Jan 10, 2024
Maple Leafs recall struggling goaltender Samsonov from AHL's Marlies
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Ilya Samsonov from their American Hockey League affiliate on Wednesday. The Leafs placed the struggling Samsonov on waivers Dec. 31. He cleared th...
Jan 10, 2024
Majority of Proline bettors had Wolverines winning U.S. college football title
The Michigan Wolverines' defeat of the Washington Huskies to capture the U.S. college football championship brought a smile to the face of many Proline bettors Monday night. Michigan capped an unbeate...
Jan 10, 2024
NHLPA announces First Line program meant to support mental health of NHL players
TORONTO - The National Hockey League Players' Association has announced a new program, First Line, meant to support the mental health of NHL players. The announcement was made at the Hockey Hall of Fa...
Jan 10, 2024
Ice dancer Sorensen exits Canadian championship amid sexual assault allegations
Canadian ice dancing champion Nikolaj Sorensen, who is under investigation for alleged sexual assault, and his skating partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry have withdrawn from this week's Canadian figure...
Jan 10, 2024
Davis scores 41, Lakers hold off Raptors 132-131 for back-to-back wins
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Anthony Davis scored 20 of his 41 points in a brilliant fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Toronto Raptors 132-131 on Tuesday night to win back-to-back games fo...
Jan 09, 2024
Flames catch fire in third period, burn Senators 6-3
CALGARY - Yegor Sharangovich and Blake Coleman each scored two goals and the Calgary Flames scored four unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Tuesday night. Noah Ha...
Jan 09, 2024