Category Archives: Sports
Tokyo 2020: Budget uncertainty will continue to 2019
TOKYO - Uncertainty over the final budget for the 2020 Olympic Games will continue until 2019, the head of the Tokyo Organizing Committee said on Tuesday. “We will continue to explore more cost ...
Jul 18, 2017
Spanish soccer executive, son arrested in corruption probe
MADRID - The executive who oversaw Spain’s rise to dominate world soccer in recent years was arrested Tuesday in an anti-corruption investigation, dealing yet another blow to the sport’s a...
Jul 18, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 4 Boston 3 Baltimore 3 Texas 1 Minnesota 4 N.Y. Yankees 2 Seattle 9 Houston 7, 10 innings Detroit 10 Kansas City 2 Tampa Bay 3 Oakland 2 National Leagu...
Jul 17, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 4 Boston 3 Baltimore 3 Texas 1 Minnesota 4 N.Y. Yankees 2 Seattle 9 Houston 7, 10 innings Detroit 10 Kansas City 2 Tampa Bay 3 Oakland 2 National Leagu...
Jul 17, 2017
Pearce (HR, RBI single) leads Blue Jays over Red Sox 4-3
BOSTON - Blue Jays reliever Ryan Tepera couldn’t believe his eyes when he looked up and saw that he was the winning pitcher - his fifth career victory. Starter Marcus Stroman was the best pitche...
Jul 17, 2017
Home plate umpire Chris Segal hit by Josh Donaldson's bat
BOSTON - Home plate umpire Chris Segal is remaining in the game after getting hit in the head by Josh Donaldson’s bat in a game between the Blue Jays and Red Sox. Donaldson was the third batter ...
Jul 17, 2017
Farm to honour Tom Brady with corn maze in his image
PLYMPTON, Mass. - A Massachusetts farm is honouring Tom Brady with a corn maze designed in his image. Sauchuk’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch in the town of Plympton said Sunday that its 10th corn...
Jul 17, 2017
Lacrosse superstar John Grant Jr. retires after 17 NLL seasons
Lacrosse superstar John Grant Jr. has announced his retirement after 17 National Lacrosse League seasons. Grant played 238 career games with the Rochester Knighthawks and Colorado Mammoth, amassing th...
Jul 17, 2017
Lions veteran Travis Lulay shows importance of No. 2 quarterback in CFL
TORONTO - Travis Lulay is living proof of just how important a backup quarterback is in the CFL. The 33-year-old threw for a career-best 436 yards and three TDs Saturday night in leading B.C. past the...
Jul 17, 2017
Despite odd soccer shape, Yankee Stadium a perfect fit for Sebastian Giovinco
TORONTO - While Yankee Stadium has proved to be a strangely shaped home to soccer, it seems to fit Sebastian Giovinco. The Atomic Ant has seven goals and three assists in four trips to the Bronx ahead...
Jul 17, 2017