May 8th, 2025

National Sports

Detroit faces Boston, looks for 8th straight win

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

Boston Celtics (42-16, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (32-26, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -3.5; over/under is 225.5 BOTTOM LINE: Detroit comes into a matchup against Boston as winners of seven games in a row. The Pistons are 22-20 in conference matchups. Detroit ... Read More »

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Charlotte takes on Dallas on 4-game slide

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

Charlotte Hornets (14-43, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (31-28, ninth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte aims to end its four-game slide with a victory over Dallas. The Mavericks have gone 18-11 at home. Dallas ranks ninth in the Western Conference with 15.4 fast break points ... Read More »

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San Antonio takes on Houston on 3-game skid

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

San Antonio Spurs (24-32, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (36-22, fifth in the Western Conference) Houston; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -9.5; over/under is 226.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio is looking to end its three-game slide with a victory over Houston. The Rockets have gone 21-14 against Western Conference ... Read More »

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Denver takes road win streak into matchup with Milwaukee

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

Denver Nuggets (38-20, third in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (32-25, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to keep its four-game road win streak intact when the Nuggets take on Milwaukee. The Bucks are 20-9 in home games. Milwaukee is sixth in the Eastern Conference ... Read More »

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Haliburton, Pacers to host Barnes and the Raptors

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

Toronto Raptors (18-40, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (32-24, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -9.5; over/under is 237.5 BOTTOM LINE: Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors take on Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. The Pacers have gone 18-16 against Eastern ... Read More »

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Lakers play the Timberwolves on 3-game win streak

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

Minnesota Timberwolves (32-27, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (35-21, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles comes into a matchup against Minnesota as winners of three straight games. The Lakers are 23-12 in conference matchups. Los Angeles has a 3-4 record in games ... Read More »

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Sports scoreboard for Monday, Jan. 27, 2025

By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025

Monday’s Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 4 Seattle 2 Vancouver 5 St. Louis 2 San Jose 2 Pittsburgh 1 Detroit 5 Los Angeles 2 Philadelphia 4 New Jersey 2 — PWHL New York 3 Ottawa 0 — NBA Toronto 113 New Orleans 104 Cleveland 110 Detroit 91 L.A. Lakers 112 Charlotte 107 Houston 114 Boston 112 New ... Read More »

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Perry scores winner as Oilers rally to edge Kraken 4-2

By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025

EDMONTON – Mattias Ekholm had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers overcame a bad start to edge the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Monday for their third win in a row. Mattias Janmark, Connor McDavid and Corey Perry also scored for the Oilers (32-15-3) who have won 11 of their last 14 games ... Read More »

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Garland scores twice to help Canucks beat the Blues 5-2

By David Solomon, The Associated Press on January 27th, 2025

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Conor Garland had two goals, and J.T. Miller and Pius Suter also scored to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Monday night. Tyler Myers added an empty-net goal, Quinn Hughes had two assists and Kevin Lankinen made 24 saves for the Canucks. Dylan Holloway and Colton ... Read More »

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Washington Capitals sign goalie Logan Thompson to a 6-year, $35.1 million contract

By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on January 27th, 2025

Logan Thompson is cashing in on his stellar start with the Washington Capitals, getting rewarded with a new contract that gives the late-blooming goaltender a significant raise. The NHL-leading Capitals signed Thompson on Monday to a six-year deal worth $35.1 million. He’ll count $5.85 million against the salary cap when it kicks in next season ... Read More »

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Taylor Swift watches boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Chiefs beat the Bills and get back to Super Bowl

By Dave Skretta, The Associated Press on January 26th, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – You could say that Taylor Swift’s championship era has reached its second consecutive season. The 14-time Grammy Award-winning superstar returned to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night to watch her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 32-29 for a spot in their ... Read More »

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