The Canadian PressKyle Cicerella TORONTO—Coach Mike Babcock went home last night thinking of ways to re-tool his power play. The Toronto Maple Leafs battled to force overtime against the Boston Bruins after falling behind two goals early. Then they had a great opportunity to win the game when Boston’s top […]
National Sports
The Associated PressJenna Fryer HOMESTEAD, Fla.—When he crashed into a concrete wall at Daytona, Kyle Busch instantly knew his right leg and left foot were broken. His first thought was that his career was over. “I was really worried,” Busch admitted. “I was like, ‘Man, I don’t know if I’m […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Henry Burris and Greg Ellingson ended their former team’s Grey Cup aspirations and sent Ottawa to its first CFL championship appearance since 1981. Burris’ 93-yard TD strike to Ellingson with just over a minute to go rallied Ottawa to a stirring 35-28 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS—The Green Bay Packers were in a funk, booed by their loyal fans the week before, and passed by the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC North. But Aaron Rodgers and the Packers responded with a resolute victory—fending off the Vikings like Clay Matthews waving his finger […]
The Associated PressJoe Resnick LOS ANGELES—The Toronto Raptors shut down Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, then had enough to hold off the L.A. Clippers at the very end. DeMar DeRozan had 21 points, and DeMarre Carroll scored all of his 21 points in the first half, as the Raptors held […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—Kevin Harvick has made a predictable habit of trying to rattle his opposition when the stakes are at their highest. But with Jeff Gordon sitting to his left, the reigning NASCAR champion didn’t dare play any mind games. NASCAR’s annual title contenders’ news conference was […]
The Canadian PressBill Beacon MONTREAL—Mike Condon did a solid job holding the fort, but now Carey Price is ready to go back into the Montreal Canadiens’ net. Coach Michel Therrien announced after a 3-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes last night that Price will be in the net when the […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto Josh Donaldson heard the “M-V-P” chants rain down on him from the Rogers Centre crowd for much of the 2015 season. While Toronto fans got their wish last night as the Blue Jays’ third baseman was named the American League MVP, Donaldson said he never let […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph HAMILTON—Once again, Orlondo Steinauer has some shuffling to do. Defensive end Eric Norwood is doubtful for Sunday when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats visit the Ottawa Redblacks in the East Division final. Norwood reportedly suffered a season-ending knee injury in last weekend’s 25-22 home win over the Toronto […]
The Canadian PressJohn Korobanik EDMONTON—The Edmonton Eskimos are confident a three-week layoff will work in their favour as they prepare to host the Calgary Stampeders in Sunday’s CFL West final. Teams finishing first in the West, and being off the semi-final week, have just a 5-5 record over the past […]
By Dave Kolpack The Associated Press FARGO, N.D. Wednesday’s news that the University of North Dakota’s new nickname would be Fighting Hawks was greeted matter-of-factly by some UND players and coaches. The mascot received 57 per cent of the vote compared to 43 per cent for Roughriders in the two-name […]
The Associated PressJoe Kay CINCINNATI—The Texans were the perfect team to give the Bengals their first loss—on their home field in a big Monday night game, no less. They have a way of doing this to them, especially if T.J. Yates is running the offence. Yates took over in the […]
