The Associated PressGreg Beacham ANAHEIM, Calif.–No goalie had played more NHL games this season without a shutout than Connor Hellebuyck, who was beginning to wonder why he couldn’t keep a clean sheet. The Winnipeg netminder finally got it in an important win for the Jets’ playoff chase. Hellebuyck made 29 […]
National Sports
By Dave Skretta The Associated Press Reigning national champion Villanova will be in action along with Michigan, the runner-up from a year ago, while Belmont and Murray State open the NCAA Tournament as trendy upset picks. There’s Kansas and Michigan State to provide some blue-blood flavour, and Murray State’s Ja […]
By Greg Beacham The Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels announced their $426.5 million, 12-year contract on Wednesday night, a record deal that ties baseball’s top player to the Orange County club for what likely will be the rest of his career. Trout gets […]
By Noah Trister The Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As a freshman last season at Michigan, Isaiah Livers shot 36 per cent from 3-point range. Decent, but not great. In the off-season, he went to work. “I was shooting at like 37 to 40 on the angle, and that’s […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–Before the Toronto Raptors tipped off against the N.Y. Knicks last night, coach Nick Nurse was looking forward to finally having a healthy roster. He figured it all would come together in the next couple of games. A few hours later, the coach was eating those […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES–Winnipeg is tied for the most goals scored in March but the Jets also are proving that they are just as tough in close games. The Jets won their third-straight one-goal game by edging the L.A. Kings 3-2 last night. The win gives them 90 points […]
The Canadian Press SILKEBORG, Denmark–Canada’s Chelsea Carey recovered from a loss to Japan to post a 7-6 win over Finland yesterday at the world women’s curling championships. Carey’s Calgary-based rink scored two in the eighth end to take a 7-3 lead. But the winless Finns made it close with two […]
The Canadian Press DUNEDIN, Fla.–Dalton Pompey had three hits, including a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the second inning, as the Toronto Blue Jays beat a Detroit Tigers’ split squad 3-2 in spring training baseball action yesterday. Pompey, from Mississauga, Ont., also had a single in […]
By Jake Seiner The Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla. — Union head Tony Clark lauded the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for giving minor league players a 50 per cent raise, and he hopes other clubs do the same. Representatives from the players’ association visited the Blue Jays spring training camp […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.–His best swing was followed by his biggest drive, both setting up birdies, and from there Rory McIlroy knew how to finish. Suddenly staked to a one-shot lead, McIlroy had a 125-yard walk along the water to the 17th hole to face an […]
The Associated PressWill Graves PITTSBURGH–Clock ticking down on both the game, and in some ways their season, the Philadelphia Flyers summoned some more late magic to stun the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. James van Riemsdyk scored with 18 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, then Sean Couturier finished off […]
The Associated PressGreg Beacham FONTANA, Calif.–Kyle Busch was dominating yet another race when a speeding penalty on pit road dropped him to the middle of the pack at Auto Club Speedway. Busch had to pass 17 cars in 73 laps on sizzling old asphalt to get his landmark 200th victory […]
