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By: Anthony Sevilla, EBC Sports International, Canada Bureau VANCOUVER, CANADA (Eagle News) — The New Jersey Devils arrived in Vancouver, British Columbia to take on the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. The Vancouver Canucks were coming off a thrilling 2-1 Overtime loss at home to the Dallas Stars after winning four straight games while the New Jersey Devils were trying to extend their winning streak to three games. A win here would put the New […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A Cleveland Cavaliers lineup struggling to come together and sustain effort for a full game suffered its fourth consecutive NBA loss on Wednesday, falling 124-107 to visiting Indiana. Every Pacers starter scored in double figures, with Thaddeus Young netting 26 points, Darren Collison adding 25 and Victor Oladipo pouring in 23 as Cleveland (3-5) suffered a fifth loss in six games, the past three by a combined 58 points. “The other […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Houston Astros won the World Series for the first time on Wednesday, pouncing early in a 5-1 game seven triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers. George Springer homered again as the Astros roughed up Dodgers starting pitcher Yu Darvish, who endured his second nightmare start of the Series. He surrendered five runs in 1 2/3 innings as the Dodgers fell into a hole the wouldn’t climb out of. A day […]
by Jed Court © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Rafael Nadal secured the year-end world number one ranking with a 7-5, 6-3 second-round victory over South Korean Hyeon Chung at the Paris Masters on Wednesday. The 16-time Grand Slam champion is the oldest man to finish a season at the top of the rankings at the age of 31, after a year that saw him win the French and US Opens. It is the fourth time the Spaniard, […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Skipper Steve Smith says Australia plan to reopen old English Ashes scars starting with a morale-shattering blow in the series opener at the Gabba this month. Smith has indelible memories of the shattering effect of the opening Brisbane Test from the last 2013-14 Ashes battle in Australia on the remainder of that series. England were battered by the hostility of paceman Mitchell Johnson, backed up by Ryan Harris and Peter Siddle and the […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) — Another stellar performance by New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis as fans chanted “M-V-P” in the final 50 seconds of the Knicks 116-110 win over the Denver Nuggets at Madison Square Garden Monday night. Porzingis became the first player in Knicks franchise history to score at least 30 points in five of the first six games of the season and the youngest player […]
Reuters — Wednesday (November 1) marks 100 days until the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea. On Tuesday (October 31), the flame that will burn during the Games was handed over to organizers in Athens. Following Tuesday’s handover, the flame is due to arrive in South Korea on November 1 for a 2,018-kilometer relay before reaching Pyeongchang for the opening ceremony on February 9. The Games will take place from February 9-25 in the […]
By Michael Hudson EBC Seattle bureau SEATTLE, WA (Eagle News) – This past Sunday showcased one of the greatest games of the 2017 season thus far as the experienced, battled-tested quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson, was pitted against the up-and-coming and immensely talented quarterback, Deshaun Watson, of the Houston Texans (3-4). This match-up was on full display as each of the respective quarterbacks led their offenses down the field on each possession, seeming […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) — After ten seasons, 910 wins and a World Series championship title, the New York Yankees have decided to part ways with manager, Joe Girardi. In a statement, Yankees General Manager, Brian Cashman thanked Girardi “for his 10 years of hard work and service to [the] organization,” and praised “his tireless work ethic, [putting] his heart into every game he managed over the […]
VANCOUVER, Canada (Eagle News) — The Vancouver Canucks continue their strong start to the NHL Season with three straight wins on the road following their win over the Washington Capitals. The Canucks returned home to Rogers Arena following a five-game road trip where they managed to win four out of five games. Forwards Sven Baertschi, Bo Horvat and goaltender Anders Nilsson led the team with huge performances. The Washington Capitals began their three-game road trip, […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – British long-distance running star Mo Farah will no longer work with long-time coach Alberto Salazar but has denied the split is related to doping allegations surrounding the Oregon-based guru, it was reported on Monday. In an interview with The Sun newspaper, Farah, the four-time Olympic champion over 10,000m and 5,000m, said he was ending his association with Salazar because of a move back to Britain. The 34-year-old Somalia-born star began training with […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Tiger Woods will make his latest return from long-term injury at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas next month, the former world number one confirmed on Monday. The 14-time major champion has not played since February after a recurrence of back problems which forced him to miss the 2015-2016 season. “I am excited to return to competitive golf at the Hero World Challenge,” said Woods, who also made […]
