Category Archives: Sports
High school freshman collapses at football practice and dies
NEW YORK - A 14-year-old boy collapsed during a football practice held on a hot, humid Tuesday morning at a private high school and later died, police and school officials said. Dominick Bess was head...
Aug 22, 2017
Canada downs Wales 52-0, moves on to 5th-place final at Women's Rugby World Cup
BELFAST, Ireland - Elissa Alarie scored two tries and Canada advanced to the fifth-place final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup with a 52-0 rout of Wales on Tuesday. Brianna Miller had a try and f...
Aug 22, 2017
Canada inquires about Doan, Iginla for Olympics; team likely to be picked by November
TORONTO - Could the next Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team have some star power after all? Team general manager Sean Burke said Tuesday that he’s inquired about the plans and potential av...
Aug 22, 2017
Banged-up Eskimos lose three more players to season-ending injuries
EDMONTON - The injuries keep piling up for the Edmonton Eskimos. The CFL team announced Tuesday that offensive lineman Jean-Simon Roy and long-snapper Ryan King have both sustained a torn right anteri...
Aug 22, 2017
Montreal Impact midfielder Ignacio Piatti named MLS player of the week
NEW YORK - Montreal midfielder Ignacio Piatti was named Major League Soccer player of the week on Tuesday after leading the Impact to a pair of victories. Piatti scored two goals in Montreal’s 3...
Aug 22, 2017
Toronto's Green and Winnipeg's Harris and Nichols named CFL top performers
TORONTO - Running back Andrew Harris and quarterback Matt Nichols of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were named CFL top performers of the week Tuesday along with Toronto Argonauts receiver SJ Green. Harris ...
Aug 22, 2017
Canada's Shapovalov and Auger-Aliassime open with wins at US Open qualifier
NEW YORK - Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime won their first-round qualifying matches Tuesday at the US Open. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., posted a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Am...
Aug 22, 2017
Barcelona sues Neymar for $10M signing bonus
BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona is suing Neymar for the 8.5 million euro ($10 million) bonus it paid the Brazil striker for signing a contract he later broke to join Paris Saint-Germain on a world-record...
Aug 22, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games MLB American League Chicago White Sox 7 Minnesota 6, first game Minnesota 10 Chicago White Sox 2, 2nd game Baltimore 7 Oakland 3 Cleveland 5 Boston 4 Texas 5 L.A. Angels 3 Nationa...
Aug 21, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games MLB American League Chicago White Sox 7 Minnesota 6, first game Minnesota 10 Chicago White Sox 2, 2nd game Baltimore 7 Oakland 3 Cleveland 5 Boston 4 Texas 5 L.A. Angels 3 Nationa...
Aug 21, 2017