The Canadian Press It had to be a bit of a bittersweet day for Buffalo, N.Y., last month when the Toronto Blue Jays announced they would play most of their 2020 home games in the border city. “Jubilation as Major League Baseball comes to Buffalo,” read the main front-page headline […]
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By Dean Bennett THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON – The Chicago Blackhawks dressed in the Edmonton Oilers dressing room then proceeded to eat their lunch, pushing the Oilers to the edge of the abyss in the NHL playoffs with a stunning 4-3 comeback win Wednesday night. With a victory Friday the […]
Press Release The Superior International Junior Hockey League has set its sights on November 14 as a tentative start date for the 2020-2021 season. But there are still factors at play, before the puck can drop. The goal of the SIJHL is to complete an uninterrupted 2020-21 season schedule with […]
By Joshua Clipperton The Canadian Press TORONTO – Sheldon Keefe didn’t play for long under John Tortorella in Tampa Bay – just 93 of his 125 NHL games. A high-scoring junior winger, Keefe was out the door by the time his old boss guided the Lightning to their only Stanley […]
By Jake Seiner The Associated Press NEW YORK – Another player with the Miami Marlins has tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the team’s outbreak total to 17 players, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because […]
By Will Graves The Associated Press Zach Aston-Reese pondered the question for a minute. “I’m not exactly sure who is on their first line,” the Penguins forward said when asked how Pittsburgh plans to slow down Montreal’s top line in their best-of-five play-in series that begins Saturday in Toronto. The […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Canada’s chief public health officer says the federal government is in talks with the CFL about applying quarantine rules to returning American players that are similar to the cohort approach used by the NHL. Dr. Theresa Tam said Tuesday that protocols the NHL has in […]
By Steven Wine The Associated Press MIAMI – Two major league games scheduled for Monday night were postponed as the Miami Marlins deal with a coronavirus outbreak that stranded them in Philadelphia. The Marlins’ home opener against Baltimore was called off, as was the New York Yankees’ game at Philadelphia. […]
The Associated PressTim Booth SEATTLE – The NHL’s newest team finally has its name: the Seattle Kraken. The expansion franchise unveiled its nickname Thursday, ending 19 months of speculation about whether the team might lean traditional or go eccentric with the name for the league’s 32nd team. “The Kraken is […]
The Associated Press The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Storied Russian hockey club CSKA Moscow says that seven players have tested positive for the coronavirus. The club says the unnamed players tested positive Tuesday and that none of them are displaying symptoms. […]
The Associated Press Washington’s John Carlson, Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman and Nashville’s Roman Josi have been named the finalists for the NHL’s James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league’s top defenceman. The finalists were announced Monday, and voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Led by […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich Just as sure as someone could take advantage of this year’s pandemic-truncated, 60-game Major League Baseball schedule to hit .400, there are bound to be players who end up with much worse stats than they’d like. After all, it’s harder for a batter to make up […]
