Category Archives: Sports
Like Riding a Bike: Simmerling makes transition from cycling back to skicross
TORONTO - Georgia Simmerling didn’t wait long to start training for her next Olympic mission after reaching the podium at the Rio Games last summer. She was back in the gym for pushups, pul...
Nov 03, 2016
Bill Murray relishes Cubs title, demands schools closed
CLEVELAND - Like many die-hard Cubs fans, Bill Murray has finally been rewarded for his allegiance to Chicago’s lovable losers with the team’s first World Series title since 1908. The Chic...
Nov 03, 2016
Narrative changes for Cubs fans and their Series champions
CHICAGO - They spoke of heartbreak and black cats and goats. And finally, Chicago Cubs fans spoke with pride about winning it all. This is new territory for these long-suffering fans and it showed on ...
Nov 03, 2016
Chicago area native Clinton buoyed by Cubs Series victory
TEMPE, Ariz. - Hillary Clinton cheered her hometown Chicago Cubs on to victory in the World Series. With the game going to extra innings, Clinton was able to catch the final moments after finishing a ...
Nov 03, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games MLB World Series Chicago 8 Cleveland 7 (10 innings) (Cubs win series 4-3) — NHL Montreal 3 Vancouver 0 Philadelphia 4 Detroit 3 (OT) Pittsburgh 5 Anaheim 1 R...
Nov 02, 2016
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB World Series Chicago 8 Cleveland 7 (10 innings) (Cubs win series 4-3) — NHL Montreal 3 Vancouver 0 Philadelphia 4 Detroit 3 (OT) Pittsburgh 5 Anaheim 1 R...
Nov 02, 2016
Carey Price earns shutout as Canadiens blank Canucks for eighth-straight win
MONTREAL - Defenceman Nathan Beaulieu believes Montreal’s win against Vancouver on Wednesday night should act as a wake-up call for his side. The Canadiens were flat for much of the game but sti...
Nov 02, 2016
James Vernon 'Vern' Handrahan, the only pitcher from P.E.I. to play in MLB, dies
CHARLOTTETOWN - James Vernon “Vern” Handrahan, the only pitcher from Prince Edward Island to play Major League Baseball, died Wednesday. He was 79. Handrahan signed his first pro...
Nov 02, 2016
DeRozan scores 40 points as Raptors keep Wizards winless
WASHINGTON - DeMar DeRozan wouldn’t let a little ankle injury keep him from carrying the Toronto Raptors. DeRozan shook it off and scored 40 points, outdueling John Wall in a showcase of All-Sta...
Nov 02, 2016
Charles Hamelin chasing more short-track speedskating glory into 2018
CALGARY - With his three Olympic and 10 world championship gold medals, it seems like Charles Hamelin has won almost everything there is to win in short-track speedskating. But two elusive prizes...
Nov 02, 2016