The Canadian PressJonas Siegel TORONTO–Vladimir Tarasenko strode through the neutral zone, dipped around a Maple Leafs’ forward, deked out another, and then fired a shot past Frederik Andersen to clinch another victory for the suddenly red-hot St. Louis Blues. The Blues improved to 4-1-0 under new head coach Mike Yeo […]
National Sports
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.–Jordan Spieth, still only 23, was amazed that this is the fifth time he has played the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He’s been watching it even longer. Spieth said yesterday that Pebble Beach was one of the golf tournaments he watched as a kid. […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer Erik Guay phoned up the mountain to teammate Manuel Osborne-Paradis after laying down a winning time in the super-G at the world alpine ski championship yesteray. His scouting report helped put two Canadian men on the world championship podium for the first time in the 44-year […]
The Associated PressPatrick Donnelly ST. PAUL, Minn.–Sure, no game is a must-win this time of year. Still, the Chicago Blackhawks couldn’t afford to slip much further behind the Minnesota Wild. Jonathan Toews scored a power-play goal 3:09 into overtime to lift the Blackhawks over the Western Conference-leading Wild 4-3 last […]
The Associated PressJon Krawczynski MINNEAPOLIS–That Andrew Wiggins came through with a huge night against his hometown team didn’t come as a surprise. That he did it with Lance Stephenson by his side certainly qualified as one. Wiggins scored 31 points, and Tyus Jones hit a three-pointer with 19.5 seconds left, […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–DeMar DeRozan’s desire to play grew with every passing game he was forced to sit on the sidelines. The three-time all-star returned last night, scoring 31 points to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 118-109 victory over the L.A. Clippers–showing no rust from the seven of eight […]
The Associated PressJimmy Golen BOSTON–The Boston Bruins fired Stanley Cup-winning coach Claude Julien today as the team was in danger of missing the playoffs for a third-straight season. He was the longest-tenured coach in the NHL. General manager Don Sweeney announced the change this morning, naming assistant Bruce Cassidy as […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–After climbing back from a two-goal deficit, the N.Y. Islanders didn’t get deflated when Toronto regained the lead late in regulation time. They simply found a way to post another big home win. Brock Nelson’s second goal of the game at 2:42 of overtime lifted the […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Connor McDavid didn’t have a goal or even an assist, but the Edmonton Oiler phenom’s 100th NHL game was eventful just the same. He led all forwards with 20:43 of ice time, topped all players with six shots on goal, and drew three penalties in the Oilers’ […]
The Associated PressJohn Nicholson SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–Hideki Matsuyama was the last man standing at golf’s biggest party–again. Matsuyama won the Waste Management Phoenix Open on the fourth hole of a playoff for the second-straight year, outlasting Webb Simpson yesterday at TPC Scottsdale. Matsuyama won with a 10-foot birdie putt on the […]
The Associated PressBrian Mahoney NEW YORK–Kyle Lowry already was ill, then he was injured. Neither was going to keep him off the floor with the Toronto Raptors badly needing a victory. Lowry finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists for his ninth career triple-double as the Raptors beat […]
The Associated PressBarry Wilner HOUSTON–They looked old and outmanned. Their star quarterback was frazzled; their stingy defence was a sieve. So what? Tom Brady and the New England Patriots shrugged and did what they always seem to do: win the Super Bowl. Brady led one of the greatest comebacks in […]
