ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have fired coach Bruce Boudreau after their first-round exit from the playoffs. Ducks general manager Bob Murray announced the decision Friday. Boudreau had spectacular regular-season success with the Ducks, leading them to four consecutive Pacific Division titles while going 208-104-40 in nearly five seasons …
Read More »Hillsborough Stadium families’ lawyers reveal lawsuit
LONDON — Lawyers representing some of the families of 96 soccer fans crushed to death in a crowded stadium in 1989 have filed a civil suit against two British police forces, alleging misuse of power in office. The lawsuit –filed by Saunders Law on behalf of several hundred family members …
Read More »NHL draft: Canadian teams have rarely picked first
The two Canadian teams never to pick first overall will have their own special lucky charms for the upcoming NHL draft lottery. “We’re sending hopefully what will be a lucky Irishman,” Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving said of team president Brian Burke. “We’re just banking on him.” “Our lucky …
Read More »Liverpool feels vindicated after Hillsborough Stadium verdict
LONDON — The northern English city of Liverpool is commemorating the 96 soccer fans who were crushed to death in a crowded stadium in 1989, honouring each one by name Wednesday as Britain faced a moment of soul-searching on how it responded to the tragedy. Banners reading “Truth” and “Justice” …
Read More »‘Ice in our Veins’: COC unveils 2016 Rio Olympics brand campaign
TORONTO – After a strong performance at the Winter Olympics, the Canadian Olympic Committee is sticking with a wintry theme for its Rio 2016 brand campaign. The COC launched the “Ice In Our Veins” campaign Wednesday morning with the Summer Olympics just 100 days away. Tennis star Milos Raonic, sprinter …
Read More »96 soccer fans ‘unlawfully killed’ in Britain’s worst sporting disaster
WARRINGTON, England — The 96 Liverpool soccer fans who were crushed to death in overcrowded sections at Hillsborough Stadium in 1989 were “unlawfully killed” in a disaster caused by police actions, a jury concluded Tuesday. The police force responsible for the stadium in the northern English city of Sheffield said …
Read More »U.S. routs Canada 10-3 for bronze at world under-18 championship
An off-day on the ice for Canada’s under-18 hockey team grew out of hand quickly. Joey Anderson and Logan Brown both scored twice in a six-goal first period as the United States routed Canada 10-3 on Sunday in the bronze medal game of the world under-18 hockey championship in Grand …
Read More »Jurors reach verdicts in Britain’s worst sporting disaster
WARRINGTON, England — Jurors deciding what caused the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster have reached verdicts that will be delivered Tuesday. New inquests into Britain’s worst sporting disaster have been taking place for two years. The original verdicts of accidental death were overturned in 2012. …
Read More »Canada reaches world mixed doubles curling quarter-finals
KARLSTAD, Sweden – Canada crushed New Zealand 12-2 on Friday to advance to the quarter-finals of the world mixed doubles curling championship. The Saskatoon duo of Dustin Kalthoff and Marliese Kasner scored four points in the first end, added a deuce in the third and tacked on three more points …
Read More »Olympic torch lit in Greece for Rio Games
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — The flame for South America’s first Olympics was kindled Thursday at the birthplace of the ancient games in Greece, heralding the start of a 15-week journey that will culminate with the August 5 opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. International Olympic Committee leaders and Brazilian organizers …
Read More »