The Canadian Press TORONTO–It’s one of the few CFL accomplishments to have evaded Ricky Ray. The Toronto Argonauts’ veteran quarterback was named the East Division’s outstanding player nominee yesterday. Edmonton’s Mike Reilly got the West Division nod. It’s the third time Ray, a three-time Grey Cup champion over 15 CFL […]
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The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz.–Russell Wilson has been confounding the Arizona Cardinals with his escape antics for a long time. He did it again last night in the biggest play of the Seattle Seahawks’ 22-16 victory. In what his coach Pete Carroll called “an extraordinary play,” Wilson eluded the Cardinals […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–DeMar Derozan says there’s no better feeling than having the ball in his hands when the clock is ticking down in a close game. DeRozan scored 10 of his 33 points in the final two-and-a-half minutes last night, lifting the Toronto Raptors to a thrilling 122-118 […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Everything is going in the net for Jason Zucker. After scoring two goals in a 4-2 loss in Toronto a night earlier, Zucker added three more in the Minnesota Wild’s 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens last night. He had one short-handed, one at even strength, and […]
The Associated Press TORONTO–Minnesota coach Bruce Boudreau pointed to Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen. “He won them the game,” Boudreau said. Andersen made 35 saves to help the Leafs beat the Wild 4-2 last night. Nazem Kadri, Patrick Marleau, Connor Carrick, and Connor Brown scored for Toronto. Playing without star centre […]
The Associated PressJanie McCauley OAKLAND, Calif.–Steve Kerr will never wish for a star player to sit injured as Kevin Durant did against Minnesota last night. But Golden State’s coach sure saw a lot of encouraging signs from many in his supporting cast to pick up the slack with the NBA […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Matt Nichols only threw a few short passes at yesterday’s practice but Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ head coach Mike O’Shea said the injured starting quarterback should be able to play this weekend. “I think he’ll be healthy enough, I really do. I believe that,” said O’Shea, whose […]
The Associated PressBob Baum GLENDALE, Ariz.–The Seattle Seahawks must love the desert. They’ve beaten coach Bruce Arians’ Cardinals three of the past four times they’ve played there. The exception was last season’s excruciating 6-6 tie–a Sunday night game when Arizona and Seattle both missed chip-shot field goals that would have […]
The Associated Press MOSCOW — Four more Russian cross-country skiers were found guilty of doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics on Thursday, including silver medallist Maxim Vylegzhanin. The Russian Cross-Country Ski Federation said the four have been disqualified by the International Olympic Committee and banned from all future Olympics. The […]
The Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis.–Matthew Stafford put on a quarterback clinic for the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field. Aaron Rodgers only could watch from the sideline. Stafford passed for 361 yards and two touchdowns to Marvin Jones as the Lions snapped a three-game losing streak with a 30-17 win […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO–Mitch Marner looked at two things as he took his turn in the shootout. First, he had to get the puck under control as it skidded and bounced on the choppy Air Canada Centre ice. Then he peered into the face of Golden Knights’ goalie Maxime […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Andrew Harris pointed to a couple of reasons why he captured his first CFL rushing title and set a league record for receptions by a running back. It was the extra little things the Blue Bombers’ running back did during practices, plus the special bond he […]
