Toronto Six forward Brittany Howard gave a good example Friday of how she intends to celebrate her nod as the Premier Hockey Federation’s player of the month for December. Howard joined several teammates at a local shopping mall, a reflection of the team-first mindset that has the Six sitting in first place heading into the […]
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Winnipeg Jets (22-13-1, second in the Central Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (19-15-2, third in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Oilers -136, Jets +115; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets visit the Edmonton Oilers after Mark Scheifele recorded a hat trick in the Jets’ 4-2 win […]
OTTAWA – Henry Mews scored two goals to lead the way as the Ottawa 67’s grabbed their second win in a row, defeating the Kingston Frontenacs 5-1 on Friday. Will Gerrior, Jack Dever and Chris Barlas also scored for league-leading Ottawa (25-6-0-1). Max Donoso had 24 saves. Maddox Callens had the lone goal for Kingston […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Buchner accounted for five touchdowns to help offset two interceptions returned for TDs, and No. 19 Notre Dame beat 20th-ranked South Carolina 45-38 in a wild TaxSlayer Bowl on Friday. The highest-scoring game in Gator Bowl history was filled with big plays and memorable moments. But Buchner delivered the knockout […]
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Wofford men’s basketball coach Jay McAuley, who has been on leave from the program for the past four weeks, has resigned. The school announced the change Friday, a few weeks after McAuley took a leave of absence on Dec. 5. School spokesman Brent Williamson said Wofford could not add details about […]
Hansel Enmanuel paused for a moment and then reached for his left leg. “I’m going to show you something I haven’t shown nobody,” he said, slowly lifting the leg of his sweatpants until the leg is exposed to the thigh. “Look.” He pointed to scar after scar after scar down the length of the leg […]
TORONTO – Like many amateur athletes with big sporting dreams, Canadian artistic swimmer Chris Niehaus hopes to one day represent his country on the Olympic stage. Since taking up the sport six years ago, the 13-year-old from Toronto could only aim as high as the world championships. However, that changed last week when the International […]
HONOLULU (AP) — Jovon McClanahan scored a career-high 23 points — all in the second half — to help Hawaii hold off UC Davis 74-66 in a Big West Conference opener on Thursday night. McClanahan didn’t attempt a shot in the first half for the Rainbow Warriors (10-3), who led 25-23 at intermission. But he […]
TORONTO (AP) — Ja Morant had a career-high 17 assists and scored 19 points and the Memphis Grizzlies won for the first time in three games, beating the struggling Toronto Raptors 119-106 on Thursday night. Dillon Brooks scored 25 points, Desmond Bane had 16 before fouling out and Steven Adams had 14 points and 17 […]
From spearheading the “beautiful game“ to helping Brazil win three World Cup titles, Pelé embodied greatness in his sport. The incarnation of the country’s style and elegance on the field, Pelé began enchanting Brazilian fans as a teenager. He helped the Selecao lift the World Cup trophy for the first time in 1958, when he […]