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NHL revises targeted season start date, now looking at Jan. 1
There won’t be any more NHL hockey in 2020. The league and the NHL Players’…
Rangers take Lafreniere 1st in memorable opening round of pandemic-delayed NHL draft
There was little surprise at the very top of the NHL’s pandemic-delayed draft Tuesday. The…
Texas high court blocks Houston plan to offer mail ballots
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that 2 million Houston voters cannot…
OHL’s return won’t happen with bodychecking or other physical contact : MacLeod
The Ontario Hockey League will have to try to remove physical contact, including bodychecking, if…
Hockey Diversity Alliance divorces NHL over lack of action
The Hockey Diversity Alliance is separating from the NHL. The HDA, co-founded by San Jose…
Curling Hub? Alternate setting a virtual certainty for Scotties and Brier
Curling Canada will likely have to follow the lead of hockey and basketball by using…
Los Angeles Lakers defeat Miami Heat in six games to win 17th NBA title all-time
The Los Angeles Lakers are the 2019-20 NBA Champions. The Lakers defeated the Heat 106-93…
Butler loses last game in the bubble after memorable run
Jimmy Butler finally has to take his business elsewhere. There will be no more coffee…
Bubble Kings: Lakers run past Heat for 17th NBA championship
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy. This season, for LeBron…
Fans, some rowdy, cheer Lakers win outside Staples Center
LOS ANGELES – Police and California Highway Patrol officers shut down ramps leading to the…
AP source: Tyronn Lue agrees to become next Clippers coach
Tyronn Lue has agreed to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. A…
The Latest: New Mexico sets another one-day COVID-19 record
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico health officials on Friday confirmed the state set another single-day…
Longtime Minnesota sports columnist Sid Hartman dies at 100
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman, an old-school home team booster…
Nick Nurse continues push for Americans living abroad to vote in U.S. election
TORONTO – Website traffic for voter registration by Americans living abroad is triple what it…
Raptors president Ujiri’s lawyers refer to officer’s allegations as ‘fabrication’
OAKLAND, Calif. – Lawyers for Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri say a law enforcement officer’s…
Indiana Pacers tab Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as coach
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana wanted its next coach to take the franchise in a new direction.…
Fitting finale: Dodgers win title, Turner tests positive
ARLINGTON, Texas – No dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face —…
Raptors’ Terence Davis arrested in New York after allegedly assaulting girlfriend
NEW YORK – Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis was arrested in New York City on…
Editorial Roundup: US
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 27 The Los…
Canada’s Achonwa says regardless of election’s outcome, the work is far from done
It’s mornings like Wednesday that leave Natalie Achonwa exhausted. The Canadian women’s basketball player was…
In virus era, bubbles provide game-changing lessons learned
The NBA wants to be back in December. The NHL is aiming at games resuming…
NBA players approve plan to start season on Dec. 22
The National Basketball Players Association voted Thursday to support the notion of starting this coming…
Aces president confident Ottawa rugby team can succeed despite startup delay
Despite having to delay the Ottawa Aces’ debut until 2022, president/chairman Eric Perez is confident…
Peter Mansbridge releases ‘Extraordinary Canadians’ and mulls over possible memoir
TORONTO – Peter Mansbridge was at the Toronto Raptors’ NBA Championship celebration in Nathan Phillips…