The Associated PressDoug Ferguson AUSTIN, Tex.–Six years later, the Dell Technologies Match Play was all too familiar for Tiger Woods. He was on the cusp of losing his fourth-straight hole yesterday when Woods poured in a 10-foot par putt while Aaron Wise three-putted from 30 feet. Just like that, momentum […]
National Sports
By Dave Skretta The Associated Press The closest thing to a long shot left in the NCAA Tournament is in the Sweet 16 for the third time in four years, made the Final Four a couple years ago and is led by a coach with almost 650 wins who has […]
The Associated PressDan Gelston Chalk one up for the seeded favourites in the NCAA Tournament. The biggest upset this March isn’t a wild heave at the horn for a winner from a No. 15 seed or a First Four team somehow weaving into the second weekend–it’s the lack of genuine […]
The Canadian PressJulian McKenzie MONTREAL–Charlie Montoyo was a 27-year-old infielder still trying to carve out a major-league career the last time he stepped on the field at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. Montoyo, now the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, returned to the city yesterday as his team opened a two-game […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton TORONTO–The best offensive night of his career still had John Tavares wanting more. Mainly on the defensive side of things. The star centre recorded his first four-goal game in the NHL as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Florida Panthers 7-5 last night. Tavares, who signed […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer MARTINSVILLE, Va.–Brad Keselowski gave Team Penske and the new Ford Mustang its third Cup victory through the first six races of the season by routing the field at Martinsville Speedway yesterday. Keselowski led 446 of the 500 laps around the shortest track on the NASCAR schedule […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson PALM HARBOR, Fla.–Paul Casey got the battle he expected yesterday in the Valspar Championship. Just not from Dustin Johnson. Casey and everyone else had full attention on a Copperhead course at Innisbrook that made the final round feel more like survival than a shootout. Casey did […]
The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C.–The Carolina Hurricanes struggled to beat Montreal goalie Carey Price for 54 minutes. Price turned away shot after shot–to the point that even Hurricanes’ coach Rod Brind’Amour thought there was no way his team was going to find the net. Then everything changed. Andrei Svechnikov scored […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–Pascal Siakam called it “March Madness.” Madness, indeed. Jeremy Lamb banked in a circus buzzer-beater from 48 feet last night to lift the Charlotte Hornets to a jaw-dropping 115-114 win over the Toronto Raptors. One of the craziest endings in Raptors’ history left Scotiabank Arena fans […]
The Canadian Press SILKEBORG, Denmark–Chelsea Carey’s Canadian rink dropped to 4-5 after a 9-3 loss to Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni this morning at the world women’s curling championships. Switzerland put it away by scoring four in the eighth, breaking open a close game. The loss dropped Canada into a three-way tie […]
The Associated PressMurray Evans OKLAHOMA CITY–Forced to play overtime after blowing a 20-point second-half lead, the Toronto Raptors found their groove again in the extra period. Pascal Siakam had 33 points and 13 rebounds, and Fred VanVleet added 23 points and six assists, as the Raptors won the first of […]
The Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla.–Dustin Johnson is peaking. The Masters is nearing. And he was talking yesterday about an injury from the stairs. At least this time it was his brother. “Those stairs, man,” Johnson said with a smile. “They’ll get you.” Johnson has been trying for two years […]
