Category Archives: Sports
Girardi fired as Yankees manager, leaving with 'heavy heart'
Joe Girardi was fired as New York Yankees manager Thursday after a decade that produced just one World Series title for a team that expects to win every year. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman ann...
Oct 26, 2017
No sweat, no sport: EU says bridge card game is not a sport
BRUSSELS - The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday on a topic that vexes sports fans and card players alike: Is a game like bridge a sport? The answer: When it comes to taxes, no sweat, no...
Oct 26, 2017
Former Canada captain Al Charron to be inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame
Former Canada captain Al Charron is headed to the World Rugby Hall of Fame. The 51-year-old Ottawa native won 76 caps for Canada, a national record that stood for 14 years until broken by Aaron Carpen...
Oct 26, 2017
Slovenia biathlete is sole 2010 Olympic retest positive
SALZBURG, Austria - A Slovenian biathlete was the only competitor who failed doping retests from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The International Biathlon Union said Thursday that two samples given by T...
Oct 26, 2017
Campbell sets 100-meter world short-course record
ADELAIDE, Australia - Cate Campbell set a world short-course record with a time of 50.25 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle at the Australian short-course championships on Thursday. Campbell took .033...
Oct 26, 2017
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB Post-season World Series Houston 7 L.A. Dodgers 6 (11 innings) (Series is tied 1-1) — NHL St. Louis 5 Calgary 2 Columbus 5 Buffalo 1 — AHL Manitoba 3 Chicago 1 ...
Oct 25, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games MLB Post-season World Series Houston 7 L.A. Dodgers 6 (11 innings) (Series is tied 1-1) — NHL St. Louis 5 Calgary 2 Columbus 5 Buffalo 1 — AHL Manitoba 3 Chicago 1 ...
Oct 25, 2017
Curry, Durant hit key 3s late, Warriors hold off Raptors
OAKLAND, Calif. - The defending NBA champions are working to rediscover their defence. Not to mention their basic rebounding fundamentals of boxing out and ability to avoid silly fouls. They barely be...
Oct 25, 2017
Whitecaps thump Earthquakes 5-0 for first playoff victory in franchise history
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have lived and died off set pieces in 2017. A clinical performance Wednesday helped the franchise to its first-ever playoff victory. Cristian Techera scored on a st...
Oct 25, 2017
Blues' power play wakes up in 5-2 win over Flames
ST. LOUIS - Alexander Steen did not panic. The St. Louis winger knew that his return to form was right around the corner. Steen, who missed the first six games of the season with a broken thumb, buste...
Oct 25, 2017