The Canadian PressLori Ewing OAKLAND, Calif.–People he’d pass on the streets of Toronto would tell Danny Green to stay positive and keep shooting, keep shooting, keep shooting. Fans filled his Instagram inbox with similar messages. Even Shaq had a few words for the slumping player on Wednesday. The Raptors sharp-shooter […]
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The Associated PressStephen Whyno ST. LOUIS–David Pastrnak flashed a wry smile, brimming with confidence. No even-strength points through the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final for the first line put plenty of pressure on Boston’s best players to produce. Pastrnak shrugged it off, saying on scale of 1 […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–The Toronto Raptors unravelled in the time it took plenty of stunned fans to file back into their seats with their halftime beers. Eight straight missed shots and five turnovers. And just six minutes into the third quarter, the Raptors’ double-digit lead had morphed into a […]
The Associated Press BOSTON–Blues defenceman Carl Gunnarsson bumped into coach Craig Berube in the bathroom before the start of overtime and told him: “I just need one more.” “He hit the post in the third there, and he just felt good about himself, obviously. Which he should have,” Berube said. […]
The Associated PressKyle Hightower BOSTON–The Blues spent most of the past week saying how they couldn’t afford to allow the Bruins to pile up power-play opportunities in the Stanley Cup Final. That plan–and St. Louis’ defensive discipline–slowly fell apart in their 4-2 loss in Game 1 last night. With the […]
By Tim Wharnsby THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO–The good vibrations from the Toronto Raptors historic Eastern Conference championship Saturday night made its way a few blocks to the Rogers Centre yesterday afternoon. A little more than 14 hours after the Raptors eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks to book their spot in the […]
The Associated PressTim Reynolds The first NBA game was in Toronto. And now, the NBA Finals are headed there. Finally. The NBA Finals are set after the Toronto Raptors won the Eastern Conference championship on Saturday night and earned the right to play the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors. […]
By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press HOMER GLEN, Ill. — Wearing a black shirt with “Fight for your happiness” on the front and “Sick not weak” on the back, Daniel Carcillo eats an apple as his wife makes a cappuccino nearby and their oldest daughter scampers around the kitchen. This […]
By Dave Skretta The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Ryan Hunter-Reay has been around long enough to remember when the Indianapolis 500 was the true culmination of the “Month of May,” when fans would file through the old turnstiles each day during the multi-week buildup to the biggest one-day sporting event […]
By Jeffrey Collins The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is getting ready to offer the Carolina Panthers around $120 million in tax breaks to move practice fields and the team’s headquarters to the state from North Carolina. Both the South Carolina House and Senate approved the final version […]
The Canadian Press MILWAUKEE–It was a pure-hustle play that was trademark Kyle Lowry. During the third quarter last night, the Toronto Raptors point guard made like a beach volleyball player, diving wildly to bat in a wayward Danny Green pass that was heading out of bounds. Playing with a sprained […]
The Associated PressJoe Harris ST. LOUIS–Timo Meier handed a big win to Erik Karlsson and the San Jose Sharks. Karlsson scored 5:23 into overtime after the officials missed a hand pass by Meier, and the Sharks rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 last night to take a 2-1 […]
