Category Archives: Sports
Jazz head coach Hardy dons Canada jacket to settle bet ahead of game with Raptors
TORONTO - Jazz head coach Will Hardy wore a bright red Team Canada jacket to his pre-game media conference hours before Utah played the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. Hardy says the fashion statement wa...
Dec 23, 2023
Smith and Hakanpaa score in the final 15 seconds to lift the Stars over the Predators 3-2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Craig Smith and Jani Hakanpaa scored in the final 15 seconds, rallying the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Evgeni Dadonov also scored in...
Dec 23, 2023
Donovan, Nelson replace Luneau, Molendyk on Canada's world juniors roster
KUNGSBACKA, Sweden - Canada added defencemen Jorian Donovan and Ty Nelson to its roster for the world junior hockey championship Saturday after losing a couple of important members of the blue line. T...
Dec 23, 2023
Lane Hutson scores OT winner as United States beats Canada in WJC exhibition
KUNGSBACKA, Sweden - Lane Hutson scored the overtime winner as the United States defeated Canada 6-5 in a world junior hockey championship tune-up game Saturday. Hutson skated up the ice during the 3-...
Dec 23, 2023
Despite missing NHL stars, 'relentless' Canada ready to defend gold at world juniors
Alan Letang isn't focused on the absences. It doesn't do Canada's head coach any good. "We're missing what we miss," Letang said. "There's nothing we can do about that." The under-20 men's national te...
Dec 23, 2023
Jacques Martin happy to be back in a familiar place with the Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - History has a strange way of repeating itself sometimes. The first time Jacques Martin stepped behind the Senators bench just over 27 years ago, he faced the Pittsburgh Penguins - the same op...
Dec 23, 2023
Attendance concerns, performance woes among many issues on domestic curling scene
Curling Canada's new chief executive officer will have a long to-do list when they take on the job next year. Danny Lamoureux is serving as interim CEO after Katherine Henderson left to become preside...
Dec 23, 2023
Nino Niederreiter's three-point night paces Jets to 5-1 win over Bruins
WINNIPEG - Nino Niederreiter scored a pair of power-play goals and had an assist to help the Winnipeg Jets defeat the Boston Bruins 5-1 in front of a season-high 14,405 fans at Canada Life Centre on F...
Dec 22, 2023
Juraj Slafkovsky scores as Montreal Canadiens rally past Chicago Blackhawks 5-2
CHICAGO (AP) - Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki and David Savard each had a goal and an assist, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Friday night. Mitchell Stephens and Josh Ande...
Dec 22, 2023
Kane scores twice, again in shootout as Red Wings end skid with 7-6 win over Flyers
DETROIT (AP) - Patrick Kane had two goals during Detroit's five-goal first period and also scored during the shootout as the Red Wings snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-6 victory over the Phi...
Dec 22, 2023