The Associated PressJake Seiner Max Scherzer heard his name and thrust his arms in the air, shouting and smiling big before turning to kiss his wife. Corey Kluber, on the other hand, gulped once and blinked. Two aces, two different styles–and now another Cy Young Award for each. The animated […]
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The Associated PressBob Duff DETROIT–Luke Witkowski called it old-time hockey. The Calgary Flames called it just plain stupid. The Flames were unhappy with the way last night’s game against the Detroit Red Wings started, but they were appalled by the way it finished. With 5:56 to go in Detroit’s 8-2 […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Mike O’Shea still was meeting with players yesterday to talk about the past and future before they go home to watch another Grey Cup from afar. The Blue Bombers’ head coach then will dissect the season with his assistant coaches, but he revealed in his season-ending […]
The Associated PressLes East NEW ORLEANS–The Toronto Raptors were pummelled in the paint and turned the ball over too often. But the way DeMar DeRozan and crew were shooting, it didn’t matter. DeRozan scored 25 points and the Raptors shot 59 percent from the floor to beat the New Orleans […]
By John Duerden The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — The World Anti-Doping Agency dealt a blow Thursday to Russia’s hopes of competing at next year’s Winter Olympics by refusing to reinstate the country’s suspended anti-doping operation. At its meeting in South Korea, WADA said two key requirements for […]
The Canadian PressDarren Haynes CALGARY–Patience is starting to pay off for rookie Mark Jankowski. Jankowski had two goals and an assist, Sam Bennett scored his first of the season, and Kris Versteeg had the winner as the Calgary Flames scored five times in the third period in a 7-4 victory […]
The Associated PressSteve Reed CHARLOTTE, N.C.–Cam Newton was tired of the Carolina Panthers’ defence getting all of the glory. Newton took it as a challenge when the defence vaulted to the league’s No. 1 ranking last week, saying it was time for the offence to strive to match them. He […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–Usually when the Washington Capitals and Edmonton Oilers meet, Alex Ovechkin or Connor McDavid would be expected to figure in the win. This time, it was the goalies who stood out until T.J. Oshie came through in the shootout. Oshie scored the only goal of the tie-breaker […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer AVONDALE, Ariz.–Kevin Harvick wasted zero time in levelling the first volley in NASCAR’s championship race. In Harvick’s opinion, he’s playing with house money when he races Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, and Brad Keselowski this coming Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the title. It’s Truex, Harvick […]
The Associated PressStephen Whyno LANDOVER, Md.–Members of the Minnesota Vikings’ offence leapfrogged over each other, then did the same to the Washington Redskins. Case Keenum threw touchdowns to four different receivers to build a big lead as the NFC North-leading Vikings won their fifth in a row by beating the […]
The Associated Press BOSTON–Al Horford turned back the clock in his return from a two-game absence with a concussion. Horford scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting to help the Boston Celtics hang on to beat the Toronto Raptors 95-94 yesterday afternoon for their 12th-straight victory. “He’s playing young again,” teammate […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–C.J. Gable wants to let his actions show the Edmonton Eskimos how thankful he is that they traded for him last month. The running back accomplished that yesterday when he had 16 carries for 107 yards and two touchdowns as the Eskimos beat the Winnipeg Blue […]
