The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.–NASCAR has penalized Joey Logano four days after his win at Richmond International Raceway, essentially stripping him of all benefits that came with the Monster Cup Series victory. The sanctioning body yesterday issued Logano and Team Penske a L1 penalty for a rear suspension violation. […]
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The Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C.–Six weeks away from competition didn’t keep Dustin Johnson from extending one streak yesterday, with hopes of adding to another. Johnson showed more game than rust at the Wells Fargo Championship, where he missed only two greens–but plenty of putts–for a two-under 70 that left him […]
The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS–The Oakland Athletics’ slumping offence strung some hits together yesterday in a much-needed victory. Seeing the A’s offence have that much success was enough for the Minnesota Twins to send Kyle Gibson to the minors. Jharel Cotton struck out nine in six innings, and Ryon Healy hit […]
The Canadian PressDenis P. Gorman NEW YORK–Derek Brassard stood in front of a semi-circle throng of reporters in the pin drop silent visitors’ dressing room inside Madison Square Garden and spoke. His voice matched the volume in the room. “Pretty much our all-around game, we need to be better,” Brassard […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–Eight years later, Max Scherzer still finds a little extra motivation when he faces his first major-league team. Scherzer struck out a season-high 11 to bounce back from his worst outing this season as Washington doubled the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 yesterday after losing Bryce Harper to a […]
Staff “A Night With Spirit Horses,” scheduled for tomorrow night at the Copper River Inn, has been cancelled due to “conflicting events in the community.” The dinner was meant to be a fundraiser for the RR Spirit Horse Ranch, which is home to about 30 Ojibway horses–a rare and endangered […]
Staff They backed in but what matters is they’re in. The NOJHL champion Powassan Voodoos, featuring Fort Frances native Brett Hahkala on its roster, lost their final round-robin game 5-2 to the OJHL champion Georgetown Raiders at the Dudley Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Jr. ‘A’ Championship in Trenton. But the […]
Staff A second-period high-five left Team Ontario in a mood to celebrate. Five goals in a span of 6:22 turned a close game into a blowout yesterday as Ontario, featuring Izzy Smith of Couchiching on defence, dumped Team North 8-2 in the quarter-finals of the male division at the National […]
Staff Muskie Aaron Bujold is down one flight in men’s singles play at the OFSAA badminton championships in Pain Court. Bujold, the reigning NWOSSAA champ making his third-straight OFSAA appearance, had a bye to the second round yesterday. He then rallied to beat Jeff Zhang (WOSSAA) by scores of 15-21, […]
Staff The fate of Team Hockey Northwestern Ontario no longer is in its own hands. Team HNO, with Fort Frances resident Cooper Witherspoon at forward and Emo-based Luke Judson as an assistant coach, were winless at the OHL Gold Cup in Kitchener after Day 1. Witherspoon had no points in […]
Staff Brett Hahkala got a little revenge for his hometown team. The Fort Frances native didn’t get a point but still was part of a 4-3 win by the Powassan Voodoos (NOJHL) over the SIJHL champion Dryden GM Ice Dogs yesterday at the Dudley Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Jr. ‘A’ […]
Staff It only can get better from here–or so Team Hockey Northwestern Ontario hopes. Team HNO let 2-0 and 3-2 leads slip away en route to a 5-4 overtime loss to Team Greater Toronto Hockey League Blue in their first game at the OHL Gold Cup in Kitchener earlier today. […]
