Monica Lozano 
Jakub Stancl scored his second goal of the game with 11.7 seconds left in third period as Czechia survived a blown 2-0 lead to defeat Canada 3-2 and advance to the semifinals at the world junior hockey championship on Tuesday. Tomas Cibulka had the other goal for Czechia. Jakub Vondras got the win. Matthew Wood … Read more
Teenager Luke Littler has continued his fairytale run at the World Darts Championship, reaching the final with a 6-2 thrashing of Rob Cross at a raucous Alexandra Palace in London. The teenager will next face fellow Englishman Luke Humphries, who beat Scott Williams 6-0 and climbed to world No.1 by reaching Wednesday’s showpiece match. Still … Read more
Micah Zandee-Hart doesn’t feel intimidated wearing the captain’s ‘C’ in one of the biggest sports markets in the world. The 26-year-old defender from Victoria is the first captain of New York’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team. The unnamed club — none of the PWHL’s six teams have been assigned names yet — will try to … Read more
Jordan Clarkson (left) finds a way to dish off an assist despite pressure from Dwight Powell. The Gilas star finished with 20 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. (USA TODAY SPORTS) Jordan Clarkson finally notched the first triple-double of his National Basketball Association career on Monday night, one made special when it came more than … Read more
There is a clear officiating problem in the NFL and the league is deciding to look the other way in its latest installment. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, referee Brad Allen and his crew, who were highly criticized for the ending of Week 17’s Lions-Cowboys game, have been assigned to Saturday’s Steelers-Ravens game. Allen and … Read more
There is a strange superstition among MLB players that involves urinating on themselves. Moises Alou and Jorge Posada are among the MLB legends whose names have come up in connection. It’s designed to make the bat easier to grip as opposed to batting gloves, which some players do not use. Batting gloves are pretty common, … Read more
Lamar Jackson celebrates as the Baltimore Ravens beat the Miami Dolphins in Week 17 Happy New Year everyone! Based on what I saw on Sunday, 2024 could be a very good year for the Baltimore Ravens – and that’s where I want to start this week’s column… 1) Jackson playing perfect football It has been … Read more
LOS ANGELES — When Gustavo Zerbino watched “La Sociedad de la Nieve,” the 1972 plane crash survivor felt as if he was being submerged “into boiling water,” reliving the roughly 70 days he and his teammates were stranded in the snow-covered Andes mountains. Zerbino praised J.A. Bayona’s raw and unfiltered film, which is being released … Read more
Gulp-inducing performance of the week The holiday period was critical for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal. With Manchester City off at the Club World Cup, they had a chance to put some distance between themselves and Pep Guardiola’s side before the turn of the year. It was their biggest title test of the season so far … Read more
Article content The Raptors provided clarity on the plan for rookie Gradey Dick following Monday’s win over Cleveland. Article content Dick, the 13th pick of last year’s NBA draft, has played in 19 games, but almost not at all since Nov. 21. Article content “Well, Gradey, the last two weeks he’s on a special program … Read more
