Staff The Muskie track-and-field contingent let their talent shine at the Harry McMaster Classic meet on Thursday in Dryden. Both Jill Calder and Sekina Scheibler were triple-gold winners in the girls’ and boys’ shot put, discus, and javelin. Aaron Scheibler nabbed gold in both the junior boys’ shot put and […]
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The Canadian PressCarol Schram COPENHAGEN–Canada came home without a medal for the first time in four years after falling 4-1 to the U.S. in Sunday’s bronze-medal game at the world hockey championship. “Coming here, we expect gold and expect to compete for gold and when you don’t, it’s disappointing,” said […]
The Associated PressStephen Whyno WASHINGTON–Facing elimination at home, the Washington Capitals looked determined to hit everything that moved in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final. The goal was to finish checks on Tampa Bay Lightning players as much as possible, though at one point Devante Smith-Pelly decked Dan Girardi […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–While Jose Berrios struggled through a four-start stretch that began in mid-April, the Minnesota Twins were reeling for most of that time. His last two turns have been masterpieces–and maybe the injury-affected Twins have found a groove again. Logan Morrison forced in the go-ahead run with […]
The Associated Press CLEVELAND–LeBron James knows the path to the NBA Finals better than anyone in today’s game. And unless the Boston Celtics do something soon, he’ll get there again. James bullied his way to 44 points, surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar atop a post-season list, and helped the Cleveland Cavaliers even […]
The Associated PressJake Seiner NEW YORK–Steady rain at Citi Field should have made pitching, hitting, and fielding challenging for everybody. Instead, Blue Jays’ left-hander J.A. Happ had a blast doing all three. Happ reached three times, and allowed only two baserunners over seven scoreless innings, as Toronto got its first […]
The Associated Press HOUSTON–The Houston Rockets were the best team in the NBA in the regular season. They played like it last night, using a balanced scoring attack to rout the Golden State Warriors 127-105 and even their Western Conference final at one game apiece. James Harden and Eric Gordon […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer LAS VEGAS–Gerard Gallant wasn’t a believer in October, but the Vegas Golden Knights’ head coach was confident by January his expansion team had what it took to go deep in the playoffs. The Knights now lead the Western Conference final 2-1 after doubling the Winnipeg Jets […]
Staff It was a successful day for the Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams yesterday in Dryden. The boys’ squad nabbed a pair of 2-1 wins over the host Eagles and Kenora Broncos to improve their NorWOSSA record to 3-0-1. Sully Shortreed and Cam Lidkea netted the goals in the […]
Staff The wind was cool but the action was hot last night for the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League. Rachelle Yeo was a star as she led the Fort Frances Mud Dogs to an 11-7 victory over the Couchiching Lady Raiders. She earned the pitching win and also crushed […]
The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY–Visitors at a Utah state park have been dislodging dinosaur tracks imprinted in sandstone and throwing the pieces into a nearby lake, officials said. The site lined with hundreds of the prehistoric raptor tracks has been heavily damaged in the past six months, Red Fleet […]
The Associated PressJennifer McDermott NARRAGANSETT, R.I.–How has the Earth evolved and what’s in store for the future? It’s a sticky question that has graduate student Loes van Dam covered in corn syrup by the end of a day in the lab. She thought using a computer model would be limiting. […]
