By Mark Thiessen The Associated Press NOME, Alaska — Dallas Seavey did more with less this year at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. He set a record pace early Tuesday morning when he won his third straight Iditarod and fourth race in the last five years. And he did […]
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The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO—The Chicago Bulls continue to have Toronto’s number. And moments after the Raptors lost for the ninth-straight time to the Bulls, a 109-107 decision last night, coach Dwane Casey was as visibly angry as he’s been all season in a tense news conference that lasted all […]
The Associated Press DETROIT—Jonathan Bernier stopped shot after shot, keeping the Detroit Red Wings off the scoreboard. Bernier made 38 saves in his 12th career shutout in leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings last night. It marked just the Leafs’ second shutout […]
Mike Cranston THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AVONDALE, Ariz.—For the second time in a month, two cars crossed the finish line seemingly together and no one was sure who won. Electronic scoring and slow-motion replays put Kevin Harvick in a familiar spot on top at Phoenix International Raceway, and NASCAR celebrated another […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong OTTAWA—A mediocre start to round-robin play at the Tim Hortons Brier didn’t faze Alberta’s Kevin Koe. The veteran skip won his last seven games at the national men’s curling championship—taking out three of the sport’s best teams in the playoffs—to hoist the Brier Tankard for the […]
The Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla.—Jose Bautista hit his first spring homer, and Aaron Sanchez tossed four scoreless innings, as the Toronto Blue Jays rolled to a 6-1 victory over a Tampa Bay Rays split-squad yesterday. Playing in just his second game of the spring, Bautista drove an inside fastball from […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong OTTAWA—It was a family affair at the Tim Hortons Brier yesterday. Ontario alternate Joey Hart made his national men’s curling championship debut in a 9-4 win over P.E.I.’s Adam Casey. The TD Place crowd let out a big cheer when Hart left the bench area to […]
The Canadian PressJonas Siegel TORONTO—Nikita Soshnikov wasn’t scared. Or so he said and looked in the first shootout attempt of his NHL career. The Leafs’ exciting 22-year-old rookie held the puck on his backhand before flinging it between the pads of Islanders’ goalie Thomas Greiss. It was the shootout winner […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—The Maple Leafs keep losing—but not by much. Toronto dropped its sixth-straight game with a 4-3 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres last night at Air Canada Centre that marked their fifth-consecutive one-goal defeat. “It sucks,” said Leo Komarov, who scored in the loss. “The last five […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong OTTAWA—Newfoundland and Labrador’s Brad Gushue appears to have everything in place to make a run at capturing that elusive Tim Hortons Brier title. He has picked up some big wins this season and is skipping the top-ranked team in the country. Gushue also is off to […]
The Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla.—R.A. Dickey tossed three scoreless innings, and Michael Saunders hit his third homer in as many games, as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 yesterday. Dickey, the 2012 NL Cy Young Award winner, allowed one hit to Gordon Beckham to open the third. […]
By Greg Beacham The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Maria Sharapova’s tennis career and Olympic hopes are in jeopardy, and she claims it’s all because she failed to click on a link in an email that would have told her to stop taking meldonium. The five-time major champion says she failed […]
