Calgary 6 Kelowna 2
KELOWNA, B.C. — Brett Sonne had two goals and two assists, Martin Jones made 35 saves, as the Calgary Hitmen defeated Kelowna 6-2 in Game 4 of the Western Hockey League championship Wednesday, preventing the Rockets from earning a four-game series sweep.
Hurricanes 3 Bruins 2
RALEIGH, N.C. — Tied after regulation in a key playoff game, the Carolina Hurricanes were in need of a timely goal. That meant it was Jussi Jokinen’s time to shine.
Pittsburgh 3 Washington 2
PITTSBURGH — On a night the Pittsburgh Penguins felt satisfied to limit Alex Ovechkin to one goal, they needed 3 1/2 periods and a huge disparity in shots and power plays before figuring out how to beat the Washington Capitals and whiz kid goalie Simeon Varlamov.
Defenceman Mattias Ohlund and the Vancouver Canucks might have finally figured out how to shut down the Chicago Blackhawks.
Winnipeg hockey fans, whose hearts were ripped out when their beloved Jets became the Phoenix Coyotes over a decade ago, are crossing their fingers in hopes the financially strapped NHL franchise could be returning to Canada.
Nicole Cossey led a 13-member Red Deer Catalina Swim contingent by winning a gold and two silver medals in the Edmonton Keyano International meet during the weekend.
Alone under his basket, LeBron James braced himself for Atlanta’s onslaught.
Chad LaRose tried to beat up six-foot-nine Boston defenceman Zdeno Chara a few months ago, but that didn’t quite work.
Evgeni Malkin stepped into the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice rink dressing room, spotted a large group of reporters forming a faceoff circle around his seat and quickly scooted into an adjacent off-limits area without taking any questions.
Dan Hamhuis has enough experience at the IIHF World Hockey Championship to know how easily things can go wrong.
By the time the Red Deer Riggers have everyone in camp, they’ll have a deep lineup that can challenge for top spot in the Sunburst Baseball League this season.
Red Deer Stags co-manager Davin Gulbransen usually takes a cautious approach to the opening of the Sunburst Baseball League season.
Middleweights Jason (The Athlete) MacDonald of Red Deer and David (The Crow) Loiseau, two of the most experienced Canadian fighters in the UFC, have been cut by the mixed martial arts organization.
Anaheim 2 Detroit 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Teemu Selanne scored in the first period, Scott Niedermayer added a goal in the second, and Jonas Hiller made 18 saves in the third for the Anaheim Ducks, who held on for a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night and grabbed a 2-1 lead in Western Conference semifinal series.
Canucks 3 Blackhawks 1
CHICAGO — Roberto Luongo made an early lead stand up and the Vancouver Canucks regained home-ice advantage by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Tuesday night.
Markus Naslund wrapped up a 15-year NHL career when he retired Monday after just one season with the New York Rangers.
Dwight Howard returned from his one-game suspension to get 16 points and 22 rebounds Monday night and help the Orlando Magic hold off the late-charging Boston Celtics 95-90 in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
LeBron James is the NBA’s Chosen One. Unstoppable at both ends of the floor this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers star was named MVP on Monday.
The Alberta Professional Golf Association championship for assistant and head pros in the province will highlight the tournament schedule for Central Alberta this year.
Welcome back!
It has been only a couple of weeks that the cold and snow has left us and the golf courses have finally opened up.
