Tag archives for friday

13 Mar by admin in Sports

Heat suspend Alston for remainder of season

Heat suspend Alston for remainder of season
Rafer Alston was moved to the suspended list by the Heat late Friday night, one week after he left the team without telling any member of the organization why.
13 Mar by admin in Top Stories

Paralympics open with rocking ceremony

Paralympics open with rocking ceremony
More than 5,000 performers of varying ages and abilities were part of Friday night's Paralympic opening ceremonies in Vancouver, dazzling a capacity crowd at BC Place stadium during the two hour show.
13 Mar by admin in Sports

Devils’ Kovalchuk breaks loose against Penguins

Devils’ Kovalchuk breaks loose against Penguins
Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists to snap out of a scoring slump and help the New Jersey Devils beat the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins for the fifth straight time, 3-1 on Friday night.
13 Mar by admin in Sports

Howard, Ontario book spot in Brier final

Howard, Ontario book spot in Brier final
Ontario skip Glenn Howard weathered a series of uncharacteristic mistakes Friday to hold on for an 8-6 win over an upstart team from Northern Ontario in a page playoff at the Tim Hortons Brier.
13 Mar by admin in Canada

Broadcast of Paralympics opening limited

Broadcast of Paralympics opening limited
The 2010 Paralympic Games kicked-off Friday night with a two-hour opening ceremony, but unless you get CTV’s Vancouver feed, you couldn’t watch it live.
12 Mar by admin in Sports

Schalke tops in Bundesliga

Schalke tops in Bundesliga
Schalke scored twice early in the second half to beat Stuttgart 2-1 at home on Friday night and move to the top of the Bundesliga.
12 Mar by admin in Sports

Catania shocks 10-man Inter Milan

Catania shocks 10-man Inter Milan
Relegation-threatened Catania shocked league leader Inter Milan with a come-from-behind win at home Friday after Inter substitute Sulley Muntari was sent off the field.
12 Mar by admin in Canada, Sports

QMJHL upholds suspensions for Cormier, Scandella

QMJHL upholds suspensions for Cormier, Scandella
Two members of Canada's world junior championship team, Patrice Cormier and Marco Scandella, had appeals denied Friday on their lengthy suspensions by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
12 Mar by admin in Sports

Montgomery mania begins

Montgomery mania begins
An enthusiastic crush of family, friends and fans greets Olympic gold medallist Jon Montgomery at the Winnipeg airport Friday afternoon as the hero of Russell, Man., arrives for a weekend of celebrations.
12 Mar by admin in Sports

Canadian ice dancers win silver at junior worlds

Canadian ice dancers win silver at junior worlds
Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam of Barrie, Ont., captured a silver medal in ice dancing Friday at the world junior figure skating championships in the Netherlands.