Category Archives: Sports
Play scrapped at rain-hit women's major, will start Friday
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - Rain and strong winds have forced Thursday’s play to be scrapped at the final women’s golf major of the season, which will start afresh on Friday as a 54-hole eve...
Sep 14, 2017

Russian leader: Doping won't keep athletes out of Olympics
LIMA, Peru - If the Russians are worried about missing the upcoming Winter Olympics, one of their key leaders certainly isn’t showing it. Alexander Zhukov, a Russian member of the International ...
Sep 14, 2017
ESPN Radio host Russillo pays fine after arrest in Wyoming
JACKSON, Wyo. - ESPN Radio host Ryen Russillo has paid a $250 fine for drunkenly wandering into a stranger’s apartment in the Wyoming resort town of Jackson. The Jackson Hole News & Guide re...
Sep 14, 2017

Striker Anthony Jackson-Hamel signs two-year contract with the Montreal Impact
MONTREAL - Striker Anthony Jackson-Hamel got two bits of good news on Thursday. First, the Quebec City native signed a two-year contract extension with the Montreal Impact, including an option year fo...
Sep 14, 2017

Bolstered by veteran trio, Maple Leafs look to build on promising season
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs opened camp Thursday looking to build on last season’s promising platform and a sparkling array of young talent. The Leafs listed 73 players on their camp roste...
Sep 14, 2017
Pouille to open for France in Davis Cup semifinals
LILLE, France - Lucas Pouille and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will lead nine-time champion France in the opening singles against Serbia in the Davis Cup semifinals. In the absence of Novak Djokovic, Pouille wi...
Sep 14, 2017
Giro d'Italia to open 2018 race in Israel
JERUSALEM - The Giro d’Italia cycling race will open next year’s event in Israel, marking the first time any leg of the sport’s Grand Tours will take place outside of Europe. Organiz...
Sep 14, 2017
Israel protests marathon body's exclusion of West Bank race
JERUSALEM - Israel on Thursday said the international marathon body was injecting politics into sports by excluding an Israeli race because it passes through West Bank territory the Palestinians and m...
Sep 14, 2017

Economists see little payoff for cities that subsidize pro sports facilities
CALGARY - City subsidies for professional sports teams like the Calgary Flames can be justified in the name of civic planning, pride or politics, but suggestions that they result in net growth to the ...
Sep 14, 2017

Whitecaps down Minnesota 3-0 as Vancouver moves into first in MLS West
VANCOUVER - A long, looping ball from Vancouver Whitecaps defender Marcel de Jong landed perfectly onto the delicate boot of Yordy Reyna early in Wednesday’s match against Minnesota United. The ...
Sep 13, 2017