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Swiss-Canadian forward Kyshawn George learning on the job with Washington Wizards
TORONTO - Kyshawn George danced and bobbed as he moved around the visitors locker-room at Scotiabank Arena as Sexyy Red's "Get It Sexyy" blasted from a nearby portable speaker. He may have had just fi...
Mar 08, 2025

Nichushkin nets hat trick, Avalanche rally to roll past Leafs 7-4
DENVER (AP) - Valeri Nichushkin completed a hat trick with an empty-net goal after Nathan MacKinnon knocked in the go-ahead goal with 4:15 remaining and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from two goals d...
Mar 08, 2025

Poole leads Wizards past Raptors 118-117; Barrett, Barnes and Poeltl see limited play
TORONTO - Jordan Poole led all scorers with 34 points to lead the Washington Wizards past the Toronto Raptors 118-117 on Saturday in a game between two teams hoping for a high pick in this summer's NB...
Mar 08, 2025

Wolf, Farabee shine as Flames edge Canadiens 1-0
CALGARY - Joel Farabee scored the only goal and Dustin Wolf made 26 saves as the Calgary Flames moved back into a playoff spot with a 1-0 NHL victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. The win m...
Mar 08, 2025

Second-half goals lift FC Cincinnati to 2-0 win over winless Toronto FC
CINCINNATI - Second-half goals by Kevin Denkey and Yuya Kubo lifted FC Cincinnati to a 2-0 win over Toronto FC in Major League Soccer play Saturday. Opening the season with three straight games on the...
Mar 08, 2025

Morikawa birdies final hole for one shot lead at Bay Hill, Canada's Conners two shots back
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Collin Morikawa left Bay Hill a year ago with an 80 on his scorecard and a second straight missed cut in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. That wasn't on his mind when he arrived to...
Mar 08, 2025

Southeast Alberta home and leisure tradeshow takes place in Medicine Hat
The Medicine Hat Home and Leisure Tradeshow facilitated by the Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce is taking place this weekend from Friday to Sunday.The Chamber of Commerce said that each year, tim...
Mar 08, 2025

Venezuelan parents watch from home as their son is laid to rest in Texas after drowning
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) - The cries of Liliana Olivero watching from Venezuela through a cellphone pierced through the somber Christian music and gusts of wind as her son's casket was lowered into the ...
Mar 08, 2025

Jacobs tops Carruthers in Page playoff 3-4 game to reach semifinal at Montana's Brier
KELOWNA, B.C. - Alberta's Brad Jacobs defeated Manitoba's Reid Carruthers 6-5 in the Page playoff 3-4 game on Saturday afternoon at the Montana's Brier. Jacobs used hammer in the 10th end to score a s...
Mar 08, 2025

Germans hold 1-2-3 spots midway through 2-man world bobsled championship, with US in medal hunt
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Take the season's biggest races in the sliding sports of bobsled, skeleton and luge, meaning either the Olympics or the world championships, and there have been 59 instances o...
Mar 08, 2025