Category Archives: Sports
Yankees, Red Sox fight at Fenway after New York player hit
BOSTON - New York Yankees designated hitter Tyler Austin rushed the mound after being hit by a pitch from Boston Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly, and both players began punching away in a bench-clearing br...
Apr 11, 2018
Canadian Haley Smith Smith wins mountain biking bronze at Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - Canadian Haley Smith won bronze behind a pair of English riders in the women’s cross-country mountain biking event at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. Annie Last won ...
Apr 11, 2018
Joe Morrow lifts Jets over Wild 3-2 in Game 1 of NHL playoff series
WINNIPEG - Joe Morrow felt a bit like he was wearing glass slippers instead of skates on Wednesday. The Jets defenceman scored at 12:47 of the third period to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory o...
Apr 11, 2018
Crosby's hat trick pushes Penguins past Flyers 7-0
PITTSBURGH - The sluggish opening three months. The so-so finish. The only occasional attention to detail on defence. None of it matters anymore. The playoffs are here. The champs are, too. Sidney Cro...
Apr 11, 2018
US Open to use 25-second clocks, timed warmup in main draw
The U.S. Open will have 25-second serve clocks on all of its courts during main draw matches this year to enforce time limits between points. The Grand Slam tournament, which begins in New York on Aug...
Apr 11, 2018
Seattle NHL expansion group names Tod Leiweke team president
SEATTLE - During his first stint in Seattle, Tod Leiweke helped develop the Seattle Seahawks into a benchmark franchise. He’s returning to the Northwest this time with a chance to build a franch...
Apr 11, 2018
Yanks most valuable in MLB at $4 billion, Forbes estimates
NEW YORK - The New York Yankees are the most valuable franchise in baseball at an estimated value of US$4 billion, according to Forbes. The Los Angeles Dodgers are second at $3 billion, followed by th...
Apr 11, 2018
PGA Tour says Adam Hadwin withdraws from RBC Heritage
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Canada’s Adam Hadwin, who finished tied for 24th at the Masters last week, has withdrawn from the RBC Heritage. Hadwin is ranked 41st in the world and has finished in the top...
Apr 11, 2018
Parent: Baseball coaches discussed plan to hurt my daughter
DURHAM, N.H. - A youth sports organization is investigating a man’s allegations that two baseball coaches talked about a plan to hurt his 11-year-old daughter, the only girl on her team, to forc...
Apr 11, 2018
Canada men's rugby sevens team looks to turn things around at Commonwealth Games
GOLD COAST, Australia - After a disappointing 10th-place finish in Hong Kong, the Canadian men’s rugby sevens team hopes to turn things around at the Commonwealth Games. “There’s a l...
Apr 11, 2018