Category Archives: Sports
Arrivederci Italy: Azzurri lose World Cup playoff to Sweden
MILAN - Players from both teams slumped to the ground, the Swedes in exhausted ecstasy, the Italians in losers’ agony. On a starry night in Milan, four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for ...
Nov 13, 2017
Judge, Bellinger unanimous picks as Rookies of the Year
The only major question was whether it would be unanimous - and it was. Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger are baseball’s Rookies of the Year, after their record-setting home run binges left no need...
Nov 13, 2017
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge named American League rookie of the year
NEW YORK - Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger have been voted unanimously as baseball’s Rookies of the Year after their record-setting home run binges lifted the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dod...
Nov 13, 2017
UN urges countries to stop conflicts during winter Olympics
The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution by acclamation Monday urging all countries to stop hostilities and observe a truce during the upcoming Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea - a m...
Nov 13, 2017
Lake Louise men's World Cup downhill a go after 2016 cancellation
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - The men’s World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alta., has been given the green light a year after warm weather wiped out the race. FIS, the world governing body of skiing, con...
Nov 13, 2017
Calgary city council mulls putting more money into possible 2026 bid
Calgary is coming up on an off-ramp for the 2026 Winter Games as city council contemplates spending more money on a potential bid. A project team comprised of city administration and consultants asked...
Nov 13, 2017
Ex-football player charged with murder in wife's death
SALT LAKE CITY - A former CFL player sliced his wife’s neck and then crawled on the ground outside their rented Utah condominium before flagging down a police officer, prosecutors said in murder...
Nov 13, 2017
Italy fails to qualify for World Cup after draw with Sweden
MILAN - Four-time champion Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in six decades after losing its playoff to Sweden 1-0 on aggregate. They played to a goalless draw in the second...
Nov 13, 2017
No clear favourite in CFL West final between league-leading Stamps, surging Esks
CALGARY - Stampeders head coach Dave Dickenson seems as curious as anyone to find out which team is going to be installed as the CFL Western final favourite. Will it be Dickenson’s crew, which f...
Nov 13, 2017
French downhill skier David Poisson dies in training crash at Nakiska
PARIS - French downhill skier David Poisson, a former medallist at the world championships, died on Monday following a training crash in Canada. He was 35. The French Ski Federation said Poisson, who ...
Nov 13, 2017