Author Archives:
Hit parade: Players throwing their weight around in the Stanley Cup playoffs
Oilers captain Connor McDavid took a big hit from Kings forward Quinton Byfield along the boards. Edmonton winger Zach Hyman steamrolled Los Angeles centre Philip Danault in the same series. Back east...
4h ago
Darmstadt is relegated from the Bundesliga. Late penalty slightly helps Cologne survival hopes
BERLIN (AP) - Darmstadt was relegated from the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 1-0 loss at home to fellow promoted side Heidenheim. Darmstadt, which finished runner-up behind second-division champion Heid...
4h ago
Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, announces retirement
Candace Parker always said she'd know when it would be time to retire. That day came Sunday. The three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist announced on social media that her career w...
4h ago
Los Angeles Kings goalie David Rittich starting against Edmonton Oilers in Game 4
Los Angeles Kings goalie David Rittich will start in net against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. Rittich replaces Cam Talbot in the crease with the Kings down...
5h ago
Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma as governor issues state of emergency for 12 counties amid storm damage
HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (AP) - Tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma and flattened buildings across one rural town killed at least four people, Gov. Kevin Stitt said Sunday. Nearly 30,000 people remained wi...
5h ago
PSG wins another French league in Kylian Mbappé's last season at the club after Monaco loses at Lyon
PARIS (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain has won the French league in Kylian Mbapp's last season at the club after Monaco lost 3-2 at Lyon on Sunday. PSG has an unassailable 12-point lead over second-place Mo...
5h ago
Matthews' illness 'lingering' as desperate Maple Leafs look to stay alive
TORONTO - Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been sidelined by a "lingering illness" as Toronto stares down playoff elimination. Head coach Sheldon Keefe provided an update on the star sniper's st...
5h ago
Man arrested in death of 71-year-old Richmond, B.C., woman
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says it is investigating after a woman was found dead in her Richmond home. It says the RCMP received a request for a wellnes...
6h ago
Quebec unveils $603 million five-year plan to protect French language
MONTREAL - Quebec is investing $603 million over the next five years to counter what its French-language minister describes as the decline of the French language in the province. Jean-Franois Roberge ...
6h ago
RCMP respond to head-on crash after woman drives wrong way down Highway 99
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a woman is in the hospital with possible life-threatening injuries after driving the wrong way down Highway 99 and crashing into oncoming traffic. They say...
7h ago