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JETS VS. AVALANCHE: How the teams compare at each position
While the Winnipeg Jets wound up a few points ahead and wrestled away home-ice advantage from the Colorado Avalanche, there’s not that much to separate these two elite hockey teams. The Avalanche have the NHL’s most explosive offence, a ...
Maple Leafs, Bruins won't tip full lineup hand before Game 1
Like a Cape Cod fog bank, the Boston Bruins and Maple Leafs are shrouding their Game 1 lineups in mystery. In the one and only pre-series practice for both teams at Boston’s secondary rink on Friday, both coaches took turns being tight-lipped, Jim ...
Connor McDavid can cement his legacy by winning a Stanley Cup with the Oilers
The greatest hockey player in the world has yet to experience the greatest hockey moment. There isn’t much Connor McDavid hasn’t accomplished over his first nine seasons in the NHL. It’s a resume that would be the envy of anyone who ever laced up a ...
Who has the advantage in the Maple Leafs playoff matchup vs. the Boston Bruins?
Let’s get to Game 1 between the Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins already. As the seconds tick by until puck drop on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the TD Garden in Boston, we delve into the specifics of the best-of-seven, first-round matchup between the ...
Olympics-WADA says 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive before Tokyo Games but it accepted contamination finding
(Reuters) -The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed reports on Saturday that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned drug before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but it accepted the country's findings that this was due to substance ...
FIDDLER'S FACTS: The Prophet predicts who will win opening round of Stanley Cup playoffs
A frantic final week of the NHL regular season created a buzz at sports watering holes across the country as teams fought for a post-season spot. Unfortunately, we’ll not see Sidney Crosby. That’s sad as Pittsburgh played its best hockey down the ...
Motor racing-Dominant Verstappen takes Red Bull's 100th F1 pole
By Joe Cash SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Triple world champion Max Verstappen won Formula One's first sprint of the season and then secured Red Bull's landmark 100th pole position after dominating qualifying for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. The pole was the ...
Motor racing-Hamilton second in sprint but qualifies 18th for Chinese GP
By Joe Cash SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton failed to make it out of the first part of qualifying for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix, despite having finished second in Saturday's sprint. The 39-year-old Mercedes ...
Motor racing-Verstappen wins first sprint race of the F1 season
By Joe Cash SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen won the first sprint race of the Formula One season at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday. The Dutch 26-year-old beat Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton by 13.043 seconds in the ...
Reports: FAA investigating cockpit visit by Rockies coach
The Federal Aviation Administration and United Airlines are looking into how a member of the Colorado Rockies traveling party got into the cockpit during a charter flight and sat in the captain's chair, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Based ...