The Canadian Press FORT MYERS, Fla.–Shortstop Bo Bichette had two home runs and went 3-for-5 as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Minnesota Twins 10-1 yesterday afternoon in Grapefruit League action. First baseman Rowdy Tellez also had two homers–a three-run shot in the first inning and a two-run blast in […]
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The Canadian PressDonna Spencer BRANDON, Man.–For Kevin Koe and Ben Hebert, winning the Canadian men’s curling championship a year after missing the medals at the Winter Olympics felt sweet. Koe scored two points for the win with his final throw last night to edge Brendan Bottcher’s wild-card team 4-3 in […]
The Associated Press DETROIT–All too often this season, the Detroit Pistons’ offence has devolved into throwing Blake Griffin the ball and watching whatever happens. Griffin was happy to see his teammates doing the heavy lifting yesterday. On a night when the star forward scored nine points on 4-of-13 shooting, the […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–Josh Leivo exacted some revenge against his former team last night. Leivo was instrumental in the Canucks’ rally as Vancouver earned a 3-2 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Vancouver was down 2-0 going into the third period but the 25-year-old left-winger put away a […]
By Greg Beacham The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — LeBron James moved past Michael Jordan into fourth place on the NBA’s career scoring list Wednesday night. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar scored his 32,293rd point on a driving layup in the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets, getting fouled in […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer BRANDON, Man.–The host province has hit turbulence at the Canadian men’s curling championship. Manitoba’s Mike McEwen was upset by Yukon’s Jon Solberg 7-6 yesterday following a demoralizing loss to Brendan Bottcher’s wild-card team at Westoba Place. Sitting at 2-2 in Pool ‘A,’ McEwen is looking up […]
The Canadian PressDarren Haynes CALGARY–Back in his home province, Monday was a night to remember for Tyler Ennis. With his parents in attendance, the Edmonton native scored his first career hat trick to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. “I played a lot […]
The Canadian Press DETROIT–Blake Griffin scored 14 of his 27 points in the first quarter and the Detroit Pistons finished with plays at both ends of the court to beat the Toronto Raptors 112-107 in overtime last night. Detroit took advantage of Toronto resting star forward Kawhi Leonard less than […]
The Canadian Press LAS VEGAS–Joey Logano held off teammate Brad Keselowski yesterday to win the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Logano drove his Team Penske Ford to his 22nd career victory and his first of the season, narrowly answering Keselowski’s last-lap passing attempt down the stretch. […]
The Canadian Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.–Keith Mitchell made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole yesterday to win The Honda Classic for his first PGA Tour victory and earn a trip to the Masters. Mitchell closed with a three-under 67 to finish at nine-under 271 at PGA National, […]
The Canadian Press COLUMBUS, Ohio–Blake Wheeler scored four goals against Columbus but it was the Winnipeg captain’s prettiest of the evening–a well-placed shot on an odd-man rush late in the game that really deflated the Blue Jackets. The goal off Patrik Laine’s feed with 2:13 left put the Jets up […]
The Canadian Press BRANDON, Man.–Brad Jacobs’ team stood at a crossroads after the 2018 Winter Olympics when the curling carousel was in full spin. Many of Canada’s top male curlers were mixing and matching lineups, with some forming “super-teams” to set up for a run at the next Winter Games […]
