Blackhawks look to rediscover offense for critical Game Four
BOSTON (Reuters) – Jonathan Toews’s scoring touch has disappeared, Marian Hossa is out with injury and the Chicago Blackhawks powerplay has short-circuited.
Courageous Campbell represents heart of Boston’s Stanley Cup bid
BOSTON (Reuters) – Gregory Campbell will never be the face of the Boston Bruins but he does represent the heart and soul of a team that prides itself on a blue collar work ethic and all-for-one philosophy.
Former NBA player’s son seen as slam dunk for big NHL career
BOSTON (Reuters) – Given the genes and sporting pedigree it is not unusual that Seth Jones, son of former NBA journeyman Ronald ‘Popeye’ Jones, would one day follow in his father’s athletic footsteps.
Campbell-Brown suspended by Jamaican federation
KINGSTON (Reuters) – Jamaica’s twice Olympic 200 meters champion Veronica Campbell-Brown was suspended by her national federation on Tuesday following a positive test for a banned diuretic at a meeting last month.
Sunny Jamaica cast into shadow after new drugs bust
LONDON (Reuters) – Jamaica, sunlit home of the world’s finest sprinters, was cast into shadow on Tuesday after confirmation that the Caribbean island’s most successful female sprinter has failed a drugs test.
Jamaican federation suspends Campbell-Brown
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) – Jamaica’s twice Olympic 200 meters champion Veronica Campbell-Brown was suspended by her national federation on Tuesday following a positive test for a banned diuretic at a meeting last month.
Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon
LONDON (Reuters) – American Venus Williams has pulled out of this year’s Wimbledon because of a back injury, the five-times singles champion said on Tuesday.
Detroit center Datsyuk agrees three-year contract extension
(Reuters) – Standout center Pavel Datsyuk has agreed to a three-year contract extension to remain with the National Hockey League’s Detroit Red Wings, he said on Tuesday.
Stellar Rask shuts out Chicago, Bruins lead 2-1
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston netminder Tuukka Rask collected the shutout but had to share the spotlight with team mate Dan Paille as the Bruins blanked the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday to take control of the Stanley Cup Final.
Animal Kingdom flops, Dawn Approach rocks Ascot
ASCOT, England (Reuters) – American raider Animal Kingdom flopped at Royal Ascot on Tuesday but while one lofty reputation was tarnished, another was restored when Dawn Approach atoned for his Epsom Derby failure to hand embattled Godolphin some respit…
