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Sens goalie Anderson granted leave of absence for 'personal matter at home'
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have given goaltender Craig Anderson a leave of absence to attend to a “personal matter at home.” “While we are uncertain of how long Craig may be away, ...
Oct 27, 2016
Long-time Leaf Reimer returns to Toronto as foe for first time; Griffith debuts
TORONTO - As former Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer prepared for his first game at Air Canada Centre in almost nine months, he wondered what it would be like in the visitors’ dressing room....
Oct 27, 2016
DTH Van der Merwe returns to Canada rugby action for November tour
TORONTO - Star back DTH van der Merwe returns to the Canadian rugby fold for November tour matches against Ireland, Romania and Samoa. Van der Merwe, Canada’s 15s player of the ye...
Oct 27, 2016
Amy Yang leads LPGA Malaysia at 63; Michelle Wie shoots 66
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Amy Yang took the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia lead, and Michelle Wie had her best score in more than a year. Lydia Ko had to fight to get back to even par in her first event sinc...
Oct 27, 2016
Michael Phelps, Nicole Johnson secretly married in June
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. - Michael Phelps can add getting married to his long list of accomplishments this year. The Arizona Republic reports the 31-year-old Olympic swimming champion secretly married l...
Oct 27, 2016
Olympic silver in sight, Canadian weightlifter awaits word on gold, bronze
An Olympic medal upgrade for Christine Girard is a reality with the official stripping of the gold from her Kazakh competitor. But there could be a lot more in store for the Canadian weightlifter...
Oct 27, 2016
Joyful spirit at Olympic Stadium turns sour for West Ham
LONDON - The joyful spirit from the 2012 London Games has gone from the Olympic Stadium, replaced instead by hatred and ugly skirmishes. West Ham’s new home, converted into a soccer stadium with...
Oct 27, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games World Series Chicago 5 Cleveland 1 (Series tied 1-1) — NHL Montreal 3 N.Y. Islanders 2 N.Y. Rangers 5 Boston 2 Edmonton 4 Washington 1 Anaheim 6 Nashville 1 — ...
Oct 26, 2016
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games World Series Chicago 5 Cleveland 1 (Series tied 1-1) — NHL Montreal 3 N.Y. Islanders 2 N.Y. Rangers 5 Boston 2 Edmonton 4 Washington 1 Anaheim 6 Nashville 1 — ...
Oct 26, 2016
Pouliot scores twice, Oilers down Capitals 4-1 for fourth straight win
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers aren’t used to this type of start to a season. Benoit Pouliot had a pair of goals as the Oilers stretched their winning streak to four games with a 4-1 victor...
Oct 26, 2016