KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Fraser Minten’s power-play goal midway through the third period proved to be the difference as the Kamloops Blazers edged the Victoria Royals 3-2 on Friday in Western Hockey League play. Matthew Seminoff and Connor Zary also scored to help the Blazers (10-2-0) to a third straight win. Brayden Schuurman and Brandon Cutler […]
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ATLANTA – The Atlanta Falcons have their highest pick in the NFL draft since they selected Matt Ryan at No. 3 in 2008. Will they follow the same path by choosing a potential franchise quarterback? Coming off a dismal 4-12 season and now led by a new coach (Arthur Smith) and general manager (Terry Fontenot), […]
CLEVELAND – Thirteen prospects will attend next week’s NFL draft in person. One year after the entire draft was conducted virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league is attempting to return to some normalcy. Most of the 13 players coming to Cleveland are expected to be selected in the first round. Five members of […]
GENEVA – Bilbao and Dublin were removed as host cities for this year’s European Championship on Friday because they could not guarantee having enough fans in stadiums, and the games were moved to Seville, St. Petersburg and London. The changes to the 12-city hosting plan for Euro 2020 come only seven weeks before the 24-nation […]
SAN ANTONIO – Derrick White had 26 points, Jakob Poeltl added 17 points and 11 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons 106-91 on Thursday night to snap a five-game home losing streak. Detroit’s bench closed to 84-81 with 7:20 remaining but San Antonio went on a 13-1 run to seal the […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Alexander Rossi didn’t sugarcoat his 2020 season, which was a terrible year at Andretti Autosport. Just one win, never in the championship mix, a driver fired with three races remaining and, worst of all, the team was a non-factor at the Indianapolis 500. “I just think we sucked globally,” Rossi said. […]
LONDON – Having rapidly mobilized to thwart rebel clubs from joining a breakaway European competition, the Premier League is taking steps to prevent the so-called “Big Six” from attempting something similar in the future. England’s biggest clubs have often used threats of joining a Super League as a power play in the past but now […]
Paging Dr. Lowry. Following the Raptors’ 114-103 win over the Brooklyn Nets, Kyle Lowry engaged in playful banter with reporters after Acadia University announced earlier Wednesday that he will be receiving an honorary degree. He began the session by telling reporters that once he gets his doctorate next month from the Nova Scotia university, he […]
FRANKFURT – German soccer teams will be confined to “quarantine training camps” so the season can be finished on time after a spate of coronavirus cases sidelined teams and put pressure on the schedule. Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin and three second-division clubs have all had to postpone games this month after virus outbreaks in their […]