Month: February 2017

Burrows sparks Canucks’ 4-2 win over Sabres

Alexandre Burrows scored a goal and got under the Buffalo Sabres’ skin with his pesky play, lifting the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 win on Sunday night. In the first period, Burrows slashed and shoved Buffalo goalie Robin Lehner, and Lehner retaliated with a shove.

White leads Colorado past Washington State, 81-49

Colorado guard Dominique Collier, front, reaches out for a loose ball as Washington State guard Charles Callison defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, in Boulder, Colo. less Colorado guard Dominique Collier, front, reaches out for a loose ball as Washington State guard Charles Callison defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, in Boulder, … more Colorado guard Josh Fortune, left, fights for control of a loose ball with Washington State forward Josh Hawkinson in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, in Boulder, Colo.

Disgraceful act of poor sportsmanship

Football players are renowned for trying to con referees into awarding free kicks and penalties by performing routines more commonly seen in acting auditions than on sporting fields, but while that’s become the norm in the sport, Veltman probably went a step too far with his act of deception. The 25-year-old used a teammate’s misfortune to his own advantage as he tried to skip past a defender in Ajax’s clash against Sparta Rotterdam.

With an eye on IPL, Pujara hopes perception about his batting will change

Unsold at the last auction, Pujara, who scored a quickfire half-century in the second innings and at times was more aggressive than skipper Virat Kohli, said that he now has more shots in his armoury which has helped him change his game in limited overs format. With Indian Premier League auctions slated next Monday, Pujara said, “I am hopeful that the perception will change.

Rask gets shutout; interim Cassidy 3-0 after Bruins’ 4-0 win

Boston Bruins’ Riley Nash and Montreal Canadiens’ Phillip Danault battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. Boston Bruins’ Riley Nash and Montreal Canadiens’ Phillip Danault battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.

Roundup

The Eagles opened up a tight game with a 30-point third quarter, then held off the Yellow Jackets down the stretch to complete a perfect 16-0 conference season. Guards Kody Shubert and Jackson Gabriel combined to score 53 of Lincoln Charter’s 82 points.

Recap: Lehner blows up as Sabres lose 4-2

Robin Lehner has been a point of contention since being acquired by the Sabres via trade, and he’ll be a point of contention until he wins the Vezina or until the Sabres win the Cup. In a firey post-game interview, Lehner called his team’s disregard for the game plan “disrespectful,” and compared their ego to that of a much better team.

The Cubs will start the season with a healthy Kyle

USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale and Jorge L. Ortiz break down the important story lines to play out under the skies in Arizona and Florida. Spring training story lines: From the Cubs to the World Baseball Classic USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale and Jorge L. Ortiz break down the important story lines to play out under the skies in Arizona and Florida.

Golden Hopper at sprint championships

GOLDEN: Miette Hoppper with her gold medal after winning the 50 metre breaststroke at the Victorian Sprint championships in Melbourne on Sunday. Picture: CONTRIBUTED HORSHAM Miette Hopper won gold in the 14-year-old 50 metre breaststroke at the Victorian Sprint Championships on Sunday.

Jockey on ‘edge of breakdown’ during reckless racing incident: lawyer

Intentionally colliding with a race horse and unseating the jockey on another was “the only way out” for South Australian jockey Josh Cartwright, his lawyer claims, adding “he didn’t want to go home a jockey”. Cartwright, 22, committed the offence of reckless riding while aboard Senior Council during Race Eight at Morphettville Racecourse on January 14. He was today issued with an 18-month suspension of his riding licence and a six-month suspension of his training licence at a penalty hearing in front of Thoroughbred Racing Australia stewards at Morphettville Racecourse.

Vancouver Canucks F Alex Burrows has Another 2 Point Night

Alex Burrows helped the Vancouver Canucks to another win tonight, scoring two points and getting under the skin of Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner. Despite getting six points from their brand new Alexandre Burrows – Bo Horvat – Jannik Hansen line, Vancouver surrendered a late third period goal to the Bruins.

AP source: Nuggets trade Nurkic to Trail Blazers for Plumlee

The Nuggets won … The Nuggets dealt the bruising big man known as the “Bosnian Beast” to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday for center Mason Plumlee, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been announced.

World Ag Expo 2017 gearing up for 50th year

Two men in masks and hoodies robbed a Valero gas station in Caruthers at gunpoint on Thursday, Feb. 2. The incident happened just before 9 p.m. on the 2400 block of west Tahoe Avenue. Anyone with information should call Detective Carl Chalmers at 600-8174 or Crime Stoppers at 498-STOP.

Wolves roll short-handed Bulls to help Thibs to season sweep

Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the severely short-handed Chicago Bulls 117-89 on Sunday. Ricky Rubio had 17 points, 11 assists and six rebounds and Minnesota shot 54 per cent to help coach Tom Thibodeau sweep the season series against his former team.

US beat Germany to advance to Fed Cup semifinals

CoCo Vandeweghe won the final 10 games to beat Germany’s Andrea Petkovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday and give the United States an insurmountable 3-0 advantage in their Fed Cup quarterfinal match. The U.S. will host defending champion Czech Republic in the semifinal to be played April 22-23 at a site to be announced.

NBA Capsules

Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and the New York Knicks salvaged the finale of a tumultuous five-game homestand by beating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 on Sunday. With Latrell Sprewell and a number of other former Knicks in attendance two days after Charles Oakley was banned, the current team pulled out a defensive performance from its past, limiting the Spurs to 36 per cent shooting.

Knicks beat Spurs 94-90 to salvage finale of homestand

Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and the New York Knicks salvaged the finale of a tumultuous five-game homestand by beating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 on Sunday. With Latrell Sprewell and a number of other former Knicks in attendance two days after Charles Oakley was banned, the current team pulled out a defensive performance from its past, limiting the Spurs to 36 per cent shooting.

Baftas quotes: What the stars said on awards night

“Thank you, bless you – you know what – wow, never in the field of human conflict has my left cheek been so jealous of my right.” “To my amazing team who had the insane task of trying to get this Indian dude, this noodle with wonky teeth and a lazy eye and floppy hair work in this really hard industry.

he Won Super Bowls with Simms & Hostetler…:

The MMQB looked at the best teams in league history over at least a 12-year period, and here were the interesting findings about where the Patriots of 2001 to 2016 rank with them: a New England’s regular-season winning percentage of .766 over these 16 seasons is the best of any team in league history in a span of at least 12 years. a New England has won 14 division titles in those 16 seasons, the highest rate of division/conference titles won by a franchise over that span.

Jacksonville Jaguars likely to keep tight end Julius Thomas around

Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Julius Thomas will likely be back for the team following a big multi-million dollar payment to him after the Super Bowl. While the conversations around Julius Thomas and his place with the Jacksonville Jaguars continue, the Jags have reaffirmed their commitment to the pass-catching tight end by giving him money he was due following the 2017 Super Bowl.

WSU women fall at home to Arizona 70-62

Despite a double digit lead early, the Washington State women’s basketball team could not hold off Arizona in the second half as the Wildcats took a 70-62 win in Beasley Sunday afternoon. The loss for the Cougs was their second of the season to the Wildcats as Arizona won in Pullman for the first time since 2013.

Cronulla Sharks coach Shane Flanagan warns Wigan his team will meet fire with fire

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan says he has the players to handle Wigan if the Super League champions’ emotional build-up gets the better of them in Sunday’s World Club Challenge. Speaking to Fairfax at Heathrow Airport upon the Sharks ‘ arrival on Sunday, Flanagan was responding to the news Wigan coach Shaun Wane had called in teammates from the 1987 side that beat Manly to address his men this week.