Ex-Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu likely to return to South Korea’s Hanwha Eagles
By Jiwon Song, The Associated Press on February 21st, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu looks set to return to South Korea after 10 years in Major League Baseball, South Korean media reported. The 36-year-old Ryu, nicknamed “Korean Monster,” is expected to come back to his former club Hanwha Eagles. The Eagles offered him a four-year contract ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian men, women’s rugby 7s squads look to put disappointing results behind
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on February 21st, 2024
VANCOUVER – After a disappointing showing at the Perth stop of the HSBC SVNS Series, both the Canadian men’s and women’s rugby sevens squads are looking for better results in Vancouver. The women’s side lost a tight Cup quarterfinal 7-0 to Britain in Perth, eventually finishing seventh, while the men’s team ended up in 12th. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coach Thomas Tuchel to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season
By The Associated Press on February 21st, 2024
MUNICH (AP) – Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel will leave the club at the end of the season after a run of three straight losses raised the prospect of the club’s first season without a trophy in 12 years. Bayern said the decision was made at a meeting between Tuchel and chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Panthers move to top of Eastern Conference with 3-2 OT win over Senators
By The Associated Press on February 20th, 2024
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – Anton Lundell scored 1:36 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night to jump over the idle Boston Bruins and into the top spot in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour also scored while Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves in the Panthers’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surrey’s Arshdeep Bains makes Canucks debut against Colorado Avalanche
By The Canadian Press on February 20th, 2024
DENVER – Arshdeep Bains made his NHL debut with the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night against the Colorado Avalanche. The Surrey, B.C., forward was called up last week but was a healthy scratch for Saturday’s home game against the Winnipeg Jets as well as Monday’s game against the host Minnesota Wild. “I was almost in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024
By The Canadian Press on February 20th, 2024
Scoreboard NHL Florida 3 Ottawa 2 (OT) Winnipeg 6 Minnesota 3 Colorado 3 Vancouver 1 N.Y. Rangers 3 Dallas 1 N.Y. Islanders 5 Pittsburgh 4 (OT) Washington 6 New Jersey 2 Nashville 5 Vegas 3 Los Angeles 5 Columbus 1 — AHL Bakersfield 4 San Diego 3 (OT) &#... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johansen snaps out of scoring slump as Avalanche beat Canucks 3-1
By Pat Graham, The Associated Press on February 20th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – Ryan Johansen scored one goal after a fortuitous bounce off the boards in back of the net and another that glanced off another player. These days, he will take them any way they want to go in. Johansen broke out of a scoring slump with two goals, Alexandar Georgiev stopped 24 shots ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Homan beats Jones in clash of women’s curling heavyweights at Tournament of Hearts
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on February 20th, 2024
CALGARY – They may meet again in the Canadian women’s curling championship playoffs, but the intense on-ice battles between Rachel Homan and Jennifer Jones are coming to an end. Homan beat Jones 7-5 at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Tuesday night in an entertaining tussle of tough, tight shots befitting a pair of skips ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Funk scores twice as Cougars crush T-Birds 5-1
By The Canadian Press on February 20th, 2024
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Zac Funk scored twice, Ondrej Becher added three assists, and the Prince George Cougars crushed the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds 5-1 in Western Hockey League action on Tuesday night at the CN Centre. Riley Heidt, Carlin Dezainde and Terik Parascak also scored for the B.C. Division-leading Cougars (38-15-0-3), who led 3-1 after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s the latest in the investigation of the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade?
By The Associated Press on February 20th, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Authorities have charged two men with murder in a shooting during a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory celebration that left one person dead and roughly two dozen others injured. The arrests came after police announced Friday that they had detained two juveniles in the Feb. 14 shooting outside Kansas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johansen snaps slump with two goals, Avalanche clip Canucks 3-1
By Pat Graham, The Associated Press on February 20th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – Ryan Johansen broke out of a scoring slump with two goals, Alexandar Georgiev stopped 24 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the NHL-leading Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Tuesday night. Johansen tied the game in the second period and scored the go-ahead goal early in the third for his first goals since Dec. ... Read More »
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