Local News from Across the Rainy River District
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Novak Djokovic returned to the tennis court Monday for training, having won a legal battle to stay in Australia and play in the Australian Open after his exemption from strict coronavi- rus rules was questioned. But the government is still threatening to cancel his visa and […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – NASCAR veteran Aric Almirola will retire from competition at the end of the 2022 season to spend more time with his young family. Almirola revealed his plans Monday to the employees at Stewart-Haas Racing at the same time Smithfield Foods announced its 11th season sponsoring the […]
MONTREAL – Anthony Calvillo is once again a Montreal Alouette. The Alouettes announced Thursday that the Canadian Football League’s all-time leading passer has rejoined the club as quarterback coach. Calvillo played 16 of his 20 pro seasons in Montreal and was part of the team’s coaching staff from 2015 to […]
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) – Novak Djokovic will get a chance to defend his Australian Open title after receiving a medical exemption to travel to Melbourne, ending months of uncertainty about his participation because of the strict COVID-19 vaccination requirements in place for the tournament. The top-ranked Djokovic wrote on Instagram […]
CALGARY – The company that owns the NHL’s Calgary Flames says an agreement with the city on the construction of a new arena to replace the aging Scotiabank Saddledome has been terminated. Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation said in a release Tuesday that the agreement was ended when neither the […]
Cade Cunningham and Franz Wagner are giving the Eastern Conference’s bottom two teams reasons for optimism. The Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic have seven victories apiece this season, but they also have two of the NBA’s top rookies. Detroit took Cunningham No. 1 overall in last year’s draft, and the […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Minnesota Vikings’ offense didn’t show much sign of life without Kirk Cousins around. By the end of Sunday night, the Vikings’ playoff hopes were dead. Two nights after their starting quarterback was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the Vikings fell 37-10 to the NFC […]
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have placed defenceman Thomas Chabot, forwards Zach Sanford and Chris Tierney and assistant coach Bob Jones in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Ottawa now has nine players in the protocol. Chabot, Tierney and Sanford join goaltender Anton Forsberg, forwards Josh Norris, Tyler Ennis and Nick Paul […]
HAMILTON – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Forge FC announced a new ownership structure on Sunday, with the creation of Hamilton Sports Group. The new HSG will own and operate both the CFL’s Tiger-Cats and soccer’s Forge FC, as well as a master license agreement with the city’s 23,000-seat Tim Hortons […]
CALGARY – A new home for the NHL’s Calgary Flames hit the ditch, again, over money and risk. The deal didn’t fall apart over the city demanding the Flames share in the cost of solar power and additional road and sidewalk work, but it was the tipping point for Calgary […]
Ottawa 67’s general manager James Boyd was bouncing potential coaching candidates off his longtime friend Dave Cameron when Boyd took a flyer. “All of a sudden I asked the question ‘would you ever be interested in this?”’ Boyd said. “There was a pause and Dave said ‘let me think about […]
The NHL has postponed any cross-border games through the Dec. 23 start of the holiday break amid the crush of COVID-19 cases in the league, and the chance of the NHL’s presence at the Beijing Olympics appears to be dwindling. Meanwhile the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens paused all […]
