The Canadian PressDonna Spencer KAMLOOPS, B.C.—Alex Carpenter dashed Canada’s hopes of reclaiming women’s world hockey championship gold on home ice. The daughter of former NHL player Bobby Carpenter scored the overtime winner for the U.S. in a 1-0 win over the host country last night in Kamloops, B.C. The U.S. […]
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The Associated Press HOUSTON—Kris Jenkins is one of those players who believes every shot is going in. Sometimes, it feels so right to be right. The Villanova junior answered a double-clutch, game-tying three-pointer by North Carolina’s Marcus Paige with a buzzer-beating “three” of his own last night to lift the […]
The Associated PressFred Goodall ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Kevin Pillar chased a drive deep into the left-centre gap and extended his arm above his head before leaping to make the catch and falling into the wall. The high-scoring Toronto Blue Jays hit three home runs to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK—Disappointed by a bad loss in the last game, New York Islanders’ coach Jack Capuano singled out some players he said “needed to play better.” The Islanders then went out and got a crucial win in their playoff push. John Tavares got his 30th goal and […]
By Eddie Pells The Associated Press HOUSTON — One good shot deserved another. Kris Jenkins of Villanova wasn’t about to be outdone. Jenkins overcame the shock of watching North Carolina’s Marcus Paige hit a double-clutch 3 to tie it by spotting up behind the right side of the arc and […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer KAMLOOPS, B.C.—Canada and the U.S. extended their streak of clashing for gold at the women’s world hockey championship. The international women’s hockey archrivals square off in tonight’s final for the 17th time in as many tournaments. Canada worked harder to get to this year’s final and […]
The Associated Press HUMBLE, Tex.—Jim Herman delivered a masterful performance at just the right time yesterday in the Shell Houston Open. Herman, winless in 105 previous starts on the PGA Tour, chipped in for birdie on the par-three 16th, then finished with two solid pars for a four-under 68 and […]
The Canadian Press BASEL, Switzerland—It was a perfect weekend in the standings for Canada at the men’s world curling championship—even it wasn’t always perfection on the ice. Canada improved to 3-0 with a 10-9 win over the U.S. in the late draw yesterday at Basel’s St. Jakobshalle arena. It was […]
The Associated PressMark Didtler TAMPA, Fla.—The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped to second place in the Atlantic Division after a disappointing loss to Montreal. Rookie Mike Condon made 26 saves for his first NHL shutout as the Canadiens blanked the Lightning 3-0 last night. Tampa Bay is two points behind Florida […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer KAMLOOPS, B.C.—A dominant performance by Jennifer Wakefield and her linemates propelled Canada into the semi-finals of the women’s world hockey championship. Wakefield scored twice and assisted on two goals in Canada’s 6-1 win over Finland to conclude the preliminary round yesterday in Kamloops, B.C. The host […]
The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore.—There was no stopping Al-Farouq Aminu last night. Aminu slammed down a fast-break running dunk to set a career high for points and tie the game at 81. He yelled and flexed on the baseline, baring his teeth, clenching his fists, and ran back down the […]
By Anne M. Peterson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Five stars from the World Cup-winning U.S. women’s national team have accused the U.S. Soccer Federation of wage discrimination in an action filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Hope Solo maintain in […]
