Category Archives: Sports
'Patrik's priority': Canucks look to strengthen centre position this off-season
VANCOUVER - The result of the rift between former Canucks centre J.T. Miller and current Vancouver star Elias Pettersson was the main talking point when team president Jim Rutherford and general manag...
Apr 21, 2025
Kenya's John Korir follows brother's advice to men's Boston Marathon title, place in history
BOSTON (AP) - Six months after claiming the top spot on the podium at the Chicago Marathon, John Korir toed the start line of his third Boston Marathon feeling good about his chances for another stron...
Apr 21, 2025
Edmonton Oilers name Stuart Skinner starting goalie to begin playoff run
LOS ANGELES - Stuart Skinner will start in goal for the Edmonton Oilers when they begin their playoff run against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. Head coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed his startin...
Apr 21, 2025
Hawks promote Canada's Saleh to replace fired Landry Fields as general manager
The Atlanta Hawks promoted Edmonton's Onsi Saleh to general manager after firing Landry Fields on Monday. Landry was GM for three seasons in Atlanta, with the team missing the playoffs in the last two...
Apr 21, 2025
Veteran Oilers forward Jeff Skinner set to snap 15-season playoff drought
LOS ANGELES - Jeff Skinner has experienced a lot over 1,078 NHL games. The energy and excitement of a playoff game, though, have eluded him so far. That will change Monday when Skinner and the Edmonto...
Apr 21, 2025
Montreal's Diallo advances to second round of Madrid Open qualifying
MADRID - Montreal's Gabriel Diallo advanced to the second round of qualifying at the Madrid Open tennis tournament with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 win over American Nicolas Moreno De Alboran on Monday. Th...
Apr 21, 2025
'The runners are coming': Boston Marathon helps celebrate 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War
BOSTON (AP) - Paul Revere rode down Boylston Street to the Boston Marathon finish line - or almost there, as it turned out - proclaiming "the runners are coming" on Monday morning as the world's oldes...
Apr 21, 2025
Canada's prep for 2026 Olympic women's hockey tournament radically revised
ESK BUDJOVICE - How Canada prepares to win another Olympic gold medal in women's hockey is going to be dramatically different. The six-team Professional Women's Hockey League is now able to provide a ...
Apr 21, 2025
Howden scores twice and Golden Knights beat Wild 4-2 in Game 1
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Brett Howden had never scored double-digit goals until this season. Then he went out and scored 23. Turns out, Howden isn't finished. He had what turned out to be the game-winning goa...
Apr 21, 2025
NHL linesman injured in Game 1 of Wild-Golden Knights playoff series
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Linesman Bryan Pancich left Sunday night's Minnesota-Vegas playoff game 3:37 into the second period after a collision with Golden Knights forward Brett Howden. Backup official Frederi...
Apr 20, 2025
