Category Archives: Sports
NLL scraps plans for abbreviated 2020-21 season, wants to begin full campaign in fall
PHILADELPHIA - The National Lacrosse League has cancelled plans for an abbreviated 2020-21 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The league said in a statement it will now focus on starting a f...
Feb 03, 2021
'It's a different look': Regulation wins more important in NHL's shortened season
Paul Maurice is cheering for only one thing when he watches two North Division rivals hit the ice from his couch. The Winnipeg Jets head coach wants the result decided inside 60 minutes - and definite...
Feb 03, 2021
Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-sign receiver Kenny Lawler, team's top rookie in 2019
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American receiver Kenny Lawler to a one-year extension. Lawler was named the Bombers' top rookie in 2019 after leading the club with 637 receiving yard...
Feb 03, 2021
Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games
TOKYO - A coalition of 180 rights groups on Wednesday called for a boycott of next year's Beijing Winter Olympics tied to reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in China. The games are...
Feb 03, 2021
COVID case could have impact on Australia Open preparations
MELBOURNE, Australia - Players preparing for the Australian Open will have to isolate until they return a negative test for COVID-19 after a worker at one of the tournament's Melbourne quarantine hote...
Feb 03, 2021
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime prevails in opener at Australian Open tune-up event
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime opened his 2021 season with a 6-3 6-1 win over Japan's Yuichi Sugita in the second round of the Murray River Open on Wednesday. The third-seeded A...
Feb 03, 2021
Puljujarvi scores two, Oilers sweep Senators with 4-2 win
EDMONTON - Jesse Puljujarvi had a pair of goals and the Edmonton Oilers posted a 4-2 win over the slumping Ottawa Senators on Tuesday to sweep the two-game series. It was the first time in more than t...
Feb 02, 2021
Ehlers goal stands up as winner for Winnipeg Jets in 3-2 win over Flames
WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers scored the eventual game-winner for the Winnipeg Jets in a 3-2 win Tuesday over the visiting Calgary Flames. Trevor Lewis and Derek Forbort also scored for Winnipeg (6-3-1). ...
Feb 02, 2021
Toffoli, Anderson each score twice, Canadiens down Canucks 5-3 in Weber's 1,00th game
MONTREAL - Tyler Toffoli and Josh Anderson each scored twice, and the Montreal Canadiens celebrated captain Shea Weber's 1,000th game with a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Toffoli cont...
Feb 02, 2021
Raptors' Fred VanVleet scores franchise-high 54 points in win over Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. - Fred VanVleet, hitting 11 three-pointers, put on a show with a franchise-record 54 points as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic 123-108 on Tuesday. The Raptors' previous si...
Feb 02, 2021
