The Associated Press LANDOVER, Md.—Dez Bryant’s tantrum on the Dallas Cowboys’ sideline was not a good look. Neither was Darren McFadden’s two-fumble performance. And Matt Cassel’s passes often sailed nowhere near his receivers. All in all, it was an ugly game—devoid of any style points or many scoreboard points until […]
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The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton VANCOUVER—Pulsating post-game music in the home locker-room at Rogers Arena has been far from the norm this season. For at least one night, the Vancouver Canucks could relax. Radim Vrbata recorded the sixth hat trick of his career last night as the Canucks snapped a five-game […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK—Golden State’s first game against the Nets went down to the wire—and the rematch seemed headed the same way. Then with one of his electrifying flurries, Stephen Curry changed things in a hurry. Curry scored 16 of his 28 points in the third quarter as the […]
The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS—With Seattle well in control at Minnesota, Russell Wilson raced around left end for 53 yards. Holding by the Seahawks wiped out the touchdown, so he passed for a score on the next play. At just the right time, Wilson and the two-time defending NFC champion Seahawks […]
The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn.—Matt Dumba and the Minnesota Wild will take a hard-fought win over sloppy play any time. Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, and Dumba scored a power-play goal, as the Wild nipped the Toronto Maple Leafs 1-0 last night. […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK—Houston slugger Chris Carter, Pittsburgh first baseman Pedro Alvarez, and injured Kansas City closer Greg Holland were among 43 players who became free agents when they weren’t offered 2016 contracts by last night’s deadline. Carter, who hit .199 with 24 homers and 64 RBIs this past […]
The Canadian Press Motivated by his daughters and fresh off a break from golf, Mike Weir is ready to start his comeback. The Canadian golfer will play his first tournament since taking a months-long hiatus when he tees off at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February. He must make […]
The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG A South African appeals court has convicted Oscar Pistorius of murder, overturning a lower court’s conviction of the double-amputee Olympian on the lesser charge of manslaughter for shooting his girlfriend to death in 2013. Justice Lorimer Leach of the Supreme Court of Appeal delivered the ruling […]
The Associated Press ZURICH Swiss authorities have conducted another series of pre-dawn raids and arrests as part of investigations into corruption in international soccer. The New York Times, citing law enforcement officials, first reported that at least some of the arrests took place at the same luxury hotel where FIFA […]
Joey Payeur They got the band back together and still can play a symphony that’s stone cold sweet. Fort Frances skip Hailey Beaudry and her familiar cast members of Nicole Hartlin at third, Erin Tomalty at second, and co-leads Tory and Anika Beaudry looked like they hadn’t missed a beat—and […]
The Associated PressTom Withers CLEVELAND—This season of injury upon injury for the Ravens finally includes a break worth celebrating. Brent Urban blocked Travis Coons’ field-goal attempt and Will Hill returned it 64 yards for a touchdown as time expired—giving Baltimore a stunning 33-27 win last night over the luckless Cleveland […]
The Associated PressTom Withers CLEVELAND—This season of injury upon injury for the Ravens finally includes a break worth celebrating. Brent Urban blocked Travis Coons’ field-goal attempt and Will Hill returned it 64 yards for a touchdown as time expired—giving Baltimore a stunning 33-27 win last night over the luckless Cleveland […]
