National Sports
Hug recovers from crash for 7th Boston Marathon wheelchair title. Rainbow-Cooper takes women’s race
By Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – Switzerland’s Marcel Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to a course record in the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning the men’s wheelchair race for the seventh time. Hug already had a four-minute lead about 18 miles in when reached the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Switzerland’s Hug recovers from crash to win 7th men’s wheelchair race at Boston Marathon
By Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – Switzerland’s Marcel Hug righted himself after crashing into a barrier when he took a turn too fast and still coasted to a course record in the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning the men’s wheelchair race for the sixth time. Hug already had a four-minute lead about 18 miles in when reached the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paris prepares for 100-day countdown to the Olympics. It wants to rekindle love for the Games
By John Leicester, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – In Paris’ outskirts, a bright-eyed young girl is eager for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to end. That’s because the swimming club where 10-year-old Lyla Kebbi trains will inherit an Olympic pool. It will be dismantled after the Games and trucked from the Olympic race venue in Paris’ high-rise business district to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winning bidder of classic hockey cards looks to find owner who cares more about them
By Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
The winning bidder of more than a dozen unopened boxes of classic hockey cards uncovered in a Regina home says he’s feeling remorse over his $3.7-million-dollar purchase after hearing how sad the runner-up was upon losing out. “When I heard the runner-up bidder was literally devastated by missing out on acquiring this, I felt real ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL hits its home stretch after women’s world hockey championship
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
The Professional Women’s Hockey League enters the home stretch of its inaugural season Thursday when it resumes following the world championship break. Montreal is at home to Minnesota and Toronto visits Boston on Thursday. Each of the six clubs has five games remaining in the regular season that concludes May 5 with Toronto hosting Ottawa. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Golden Knights rally to roll past Avalanche 4-3 in OT
By The Associated Press on April 14th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Tomas Hertl scored a power-play goal 1:23 into overtime, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from three goals down to defeat the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. The Knights trailed 3-0 after two periods, but William Karlsson scored twice to reach 30 goals and Ivan Barbashev once to force overtime. Adin Hill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kadri helps Flames rally to edge Coyotes 6-5
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2024
CALGARY – Nazem Kadri scored the tying and winning goals in the third period while also adding an assist on Sunday night to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-5 comeback victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Andrei Kuzmenko, Matt Coronato, Connor Zary, and Yegor Sharangovich also scored for Calgary (37-38-5), which has won three of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, April 14, 2024
By The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2024
Sunday’s Scoreboard NHL Calgary 6 Arizona 5 St. Louis 4 Seattle 1 Vegas 4 Colorado 3 (OT) Carolina 4 Chicago 2 — World Women’s Hockey Championship At Utica, N.Y. Gold-Medal Game Canada 6 United States 5 (OT) Bronze-Medal Game Finland 3 Czechia 2 (SO) — AHL Iowa 4 Manitoba 3 Hartford 5 Charlotte 2 Springfield ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coles-Lyster, Wammes, Genest shine at Nations Cup at UCI Track Nations Cup
By The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2024
MILTON, Ont. – Canadian Maggie Coles-Lyster, riding for the Switzerland-based Roland Cycling team, finished sixth overall on Sunday in the Women’s Omnium points race at the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup. Coles-Lyster, born in Maple Ridge, B.C., finished with 95 points. British-Scottish cyclist Katie Archibald was first with 131 points, followed by Letizia Paternoster of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cyclists Coles-Lyster, Wammes impress at UCI Track Nations Cup
By The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2024
MILTON, Ont. – Canadian Maggie Coles-Lyster, riding for the Switzerland-based Roland Cycling team, finished sixth overall on Sunday in the Women’s Omnium points race at the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup. Coles-Lyster, born in Maple Ridge, B.C., finished with 95 points. British-Scottish cyclist Katie Archibald was first with 131 points, followed by Letizia Paternoster of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Saunderson plays OT hero as Blades trim Rebels 2-1
By The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2024
SASKATOON – Ben Saunderson’s goal at 17:01 of overtime finally put an end to Chase Wutzke’s goaltending clinic as the Saskatoon Blades edged the visiting Red Deer Rebels 2-1 in Western Hockey League playoff action. Despite outshooting the Rebels 49-25, and 10-5 in overtime, the Blades had all kinds of problems trying to solve Wutzke, ... Read More »
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