The Associated Press LAS VEGAS—Brad Keselowski spent nearly a full year winless and watching while Team Penske teammate Joey Logano went to Victory Lane five times. Keselowski had to drive through wind, rain, sand, and Logano himself to finally hit it big in Vegas again. Keselowski passed Kyle Busch with […]
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The Associated PressTim Reynolds DORAL, Fla.—Adam Scott faced a daunting challenge—a six-shot deficit with 13 holes to go on a course that was playing tougher than it had at any point in the week. And after overcoming that, he needed to survive two brushes with big trouble on the final […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—For Patrick Maroon and the Edmonton Oilers, getting back to the basics has helped fuel their recent string of success. Maroon, who opened the scoring in last night’s 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, said playing a “meat and potatoes kind of game” guided his team to […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong OTTAWA—Wade Kingdon and his Nunavut teammates were getting shelled at the Tim Hortons Brier—and they weren’t the least bit upset about it. Yukon’s Bob Smallwood put up three points in the first end, a deuce in the second, and a four-ender in the third this morning. […]
The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif.—Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors matched one record set by Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls as they close in on the bigger mark. Curry scored 33 points in his return from an ankle injury as the Warriors tied Chicago’s NBA record by winning their 44th-straight […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG—An unfortunate bounce cost the Winnipeg Jets in more ways than one. Kyle Okposo scored the game-winner 2:20 into overtime as the Jets fell 4-3 to the N.Y. Islanders—their sixth-straight loss at home and ninth in their last 10 at MTS Centre. Islanders’ forward Frans Nielsen […]
By Larry Neumeister And Colleen Long The Associated Press NEW YORK New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady could again be facing a four-game suspension for the scandal known as Deflategate after federal appeals court judges spent time Thursday shredding some of his union’s favourite arguments for dismissal. The 2nd U.S. […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto DUNEDIN, Fla.—R.A. Dickey felt something was wrong with his knee after only a handful of starts last season. The Blue Jays’ knuckleballer knew it couldn’t be good, but he didn’t even want to find out how bad it was. “If I could keep going, I wanted […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—The Toronto Raptors’ backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan was back working at full strength last night. The result: a team-record 11th-straight victory at Air Canada Centre. Lowry scored 32 points, while fellow all-star DeRozan chipped in with 31, as the Raptors beat the Utah Jazz […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong OTTAWA—Winnipeg skip Mike McEwen picked a tough year to make his long-awaited Tim Hortons Brier debut. The field is stacked for the upcoming Canadian men’s curling championship at TD Place in Ottawa. Reigning Olympic champion Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario, two-time Brier champ Kevin Koe of […]
The Associated PressStephen Whyno WASHINGTON—Another blast from the point by Matt Niskanen on the power play got the Washington Capitals another victory in a season full of them. But pulling one out of the fire against the NHL’s last-place team didn’t make anyone all that thrilled. The Capitals edged the […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK—Kyle Lowry got his triple-double and DeMar DeRozan set a Raptors’ record. Toronto’s all-stars were so clearly the best guards on the floor that the N.Y. Knicks only could settle for having the most popular one. Lowry had 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists for […]
