Nuggets’ Michael Malone expects NBA will investigate Joel Embiid scratch
As the Nuggets finished warming up, not all of them knew yet. In their minds, they were minutes away from their rematch with the defending MVP. “I was trying to …
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Nikola Jokic eye remains agitated postgame after gruesome poke: “It’s getting worse again”
NEW YORK — The Nuggets’ longest road trip of the season ended with a kick in the butt and a poke in the eye. Denver trailed by as many as …
Nikola Jokic scores season-high 42 points as Nuggets beat Wizards
WASHINGTON — Coming down from the high of their most impressive win of the season, the Nuggets refused to let themselves experience a low-point Sunday. Led by 42 points, 12 …
Oilers douse Flames to set record for longest win streak by Canadian team
Sam Gagner’s fluke goal was the game winner and Stuart Skinner made 26 saves as the Edmonton Oilers won their 13th game in a row with a 3-1 victory on …
Jamal Murray and Alexander Volkanovski’s unlikely friendship
BOSTON — Alexander Volkanovski spends his afternoons these days traveling back in time. Eighteen hours, to be precise. “It’s usually lunch time here,” in Australia, between workout sessions, he says. …
The NFL playoffs are about to get real
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Last week’s Super Wild Card …
Auger-Aliassime takes 5 sets to defeat Thiem in Australian Open 1st round
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime outlasted Austria’s Dominic Thiem 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 5-7, 6-3 on a mixed day for Canadians on Monday at the Australian Open. Auger-Aliassime, the No. 27 seed, …
Michael Malone on Michael Porter Jr.’s durability: Never been done
Michael Porter Jr. could barely contain the smile, as if he surprised even himself. Four minutes into a national TV broadcast — the same network where Porter went through an …
Nuggets’ next 10 games toughest stretch of tenure
When busy coaching an NBA game every other night, sometimes the best way to keep up with the rest of the league on a day-to-day basis is to just skim …
Wodak seeks Olympic marathon standard in Houston despite hamstring injury, loss of pacer
It feels like Houston or bust for Canadian record holder Natasha Wodak if she wishes to race her third Olympic marathon on Aug. 11 in Paris. Sure, an April marathon …