The Canadian Press ST. CATHARINES, Ont.–Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville claimed the final playoff spot at the Canadian women’s curling championship with a 10-6 win today over Northwest Territories. McCarville was a finalist in last year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts, losing to Chelsea Carey. Carey (9-2) and McCarville (8-3) meet again […]
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The Associated PressDan Gelston DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.–Martin Truex Jr. saw his Daytona 500 victory vanish in just a blink of an eye. Eyes open. Eyes shut. One-hundredth of a second, the time it takes lightning to strike the ground. Truex might want to keep his eyes closed for a bit […]
The Associated PressTim Reynolds SUNRISE, Fla.–The last time Edmonton lost a road game at Florida, Connor McDavid was five years old. He’s 20 now. And he wasn’t about to let the streak end just yet. McDavid helped set up Kris Russell’s winner with 7:58 left, and the Oilers beat Florida […]
The Associated Press EULESS, Texas–A 17-year-old transgender wrestler who qualified for the girls state tournament while transitioning from female to male has become a high-profile test of a year-old Texas policy now being criticized by the attorney who tried to keep the athlete from competing. Mack Beggs, a junior at […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer ST. CATHARINES, Ont.–Krista McCarville vows her Northern Ontario team is done with larceny, although it has been profitable for them. Her Thunder Bay foursome led last year’s Canadian women’s curling championship in stolen points with 31, but it was the playoff round where they took thieving […]
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS–The Florida Panthers began their five-game road trip near the back of a crowded field in the Eastern Conference playoff race. After sweeping the trip, they’re near the top of the Atlantic Division. Vincent Trocheck scored with just under five seconds to go to lift the […]
The Canadian Press NEW YORK–Eugenie Bouchard is not one to welch on a bet. The tennis star from Westmount, Que. went on a date with New England Patriots’ fan John Goehrke last night after the two agreed to a bet over Twitter during Super Bowl 51. Bouchard had tweeted that […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto DUNEDIN, Fla.–Aaron Sanchez came into spring training this year with a different mentality than in the past. For the first time in his major-league career, the 24-year-old right-hander doesn’t have to prove he’s worthy of a spot in the Blue Jays’ starting rotation after his dominant […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson LOS ANGELES–This is the starring role Sam Saunders prefers. Saunders, the grandson of Arnold Palmer who so famously kept his composure during a heartfelt eulogy of “The King,” rolled in birdie putts and kept a clean card at Riviera yesterday for a seven-under 64 and an […]
The Associated Press PITTSBURGH–It was, in many ways, Sidney Crosby’s remarkable career distilled to its essence. Game on the line. A wide-open net. A race to the puck. These are the moments the Pittsburgh Penguins’ star embraces as well as anyone in his sport. Of course he beat Winnipeg’s Mark […]
The Canadian Press ST. CATHARINES, Ont.–New Brunswick and Northwest Territories won their opening games of the Canadian women’s curling championship qualifying tournament yesterday. N.W.T.’s Kerry Galusha downed Yukon’s Sarah Koltun 9-6 while New Brunswick’s Melissa Adams defeated Geneva Chislett of Nunavut 11-6. The three territories and one province are vying […]
By Steven Wine The Associated Press MIAMI — The Kushner family, which has close ties to the White House, put the brakes on its negotiations to buy the Miami Marlins because of a report team owner Jeffrey Loria may be nominated by President Donald Trump to become ambassador to France. […]
