The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–Terence Davis took a pass from Fred VanVleet with four-and-a-half minutes to play yesterday afternoon, and drilled a three-pointer to propel him over the 30-point mark. Exactly how VanVleet had drawn it up. Davis poured in a career-high 31 points–with a little help from his teammates–and […]
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The Associated PressHoward Fendrich MELBOURNE, Australia–Novak Djokovic was looking weary and worn down. He felt dizzy and trailed Dominic Thiem in the Australian Open final–miscues mounting, deficit growing. Djokovic did what he does, though. He refused to lose, waited for a chance to pounce and found his best tennis when […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich MELBOURNE, Australia–Novak Djokovic was wondering, right along with everyone else, what sort of shape Roger Federer would be in for their Australian Open semifinal. At age 38, despite dealing with a painful groin muscle and coming off a draining five-setter, Federer came out just fine, it […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–There was definitely an old-school, playoff atmosphere on display in Edmonton last night. Sean Monahan scored the shootout winner as the Calgary Flames snapped a two-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Andrew Mangiapane had a pair of goals and Elias Lindholm also scored […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich MELBOURNE, Australia–Roger Federer was not going to go gently, of course, no matter how daunting the number of match points–his opponent accumulated seven!–no matter how achy his 38-year-old legs, no matter how slow his serves, no matter how off-target his groundstrokes. Federer still plays for the […]
The Associated PressJim Diamond NASHVILLE–William Nylander, Zach Hyman and Rasmus Sandin each scored and had an assist to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Nashville Predators 5-2 last night. Jason Spezza and Auston Matthews also scored and Frederik Andersen made 34 saves for the Maple Leafs, who snapped a […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–An anti-doping panel has cleared top Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe to return to training and competition ahead of her sport’s Olympic debut this summer. The panel convened by the International Canoe Federation made the decision after it accepted that the 11-time world champion did not knowingly […]
The Associated PressBrian Mahoney NEW YORK–Kobe Bryant authored some of his most memorable moments at Madison Square Garden and made himself a centerpiece of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry. Bryant was remembered for that and so much more Sunday after the five-time NBA champion, his teenage daughter and seven others were killed […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL — An anti-doping panel has cleared top Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe to return to training and competition ahead of her sport’s Olympic debut this summer The panel convened by the International Canoe Federation made the decision after it accepted that the 11-time world champion did […]
The Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Kobe Bryant was “an outstanding and true Olympic champion,” IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday. The basketball great, who was killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles on Sunday, helped the United States win Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games and […]
Mitch StacyThe Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio–The Columbus Blue Jackets roll into their long winter break after six weeks of solid play and a season-high six-game win streak. Columbus went back and forth with the Winnipeg Jets last night before Oliver Bjorkstrand’s second goal of the game with 5:38 left gave […]
The Associated PressCharles Odum ATLANTA–Norman Powell says nothing has changed, even though he’s in the best streak of his highest-scoring season. It may feel normal to the Toronto Raptors’ sixth man. The results definitely look different. Powell scored 27 points, including 17 in the final period, and the Raptors withstood […]
