Category Archives: Sports
Report: Runner, age 101, takes women's record for age group
BATON ROUGE, La. - A 101-year-old runner from Louisiana who just took up the sport a year ago has set a woman’s world record in the 100-yard dash for her age group, a newspaper reports. With a t...
Jul 03, 2017
Stars sign Radulov to $31.25 million, 5-year deal
DALLAS - Right winger Alexander Radulov got the richest contract given to an unrestricted free agent this off-season when he signed a $31.25 million, five-year deal with the Dallas Stars. Only after a...
Jul 03, 2017
Montreal Canadiens agree to terms on one-year deal with forward Ales Hemsky
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free agent forward Ales Hemsky on Monday. The 33-year-old Czech missed most of the 2016-17 campaign after undergoing hip s...
Jul 03, 2017
Blue Jays acquire Montero from Chicago Cubs for player to be named or cash
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays acquired catcher Miguel Montero and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs on Monday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Montero has a...
Jul 03, 2017
Discussing crash, Venus Williams sheds tears at Wimbledon
LONDON - Venus Williams wiped tears from her eyes during her Wimbledon news conference Monday. She shook her head, fiddled with her hair and sat, silently. The wave of emotion came as Williams attempt...
Jul 03, 2017
On Day 11, hockey players break record for longest game
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Fatigue gave way to emotion for Les Kuntar on Monday when he attempted to put into perspective spending the past 11 days playing one continuous hockey game. Standing at centre ice and ...
Jul 03, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games MLB American League Boston 15 Toronto 1 Cleveland 11 Detroit 8 Baltimore 7 Tampa Bay 1 Chicago White Sox 6 Texas 5 Houston 8 N.Y. Yankees 1 Kansas City 6 Minnesota 2 Seattle 5 L.A...
Jul 02, 2017
Blue Jays first baseman Justin Smoak among 12 first-time All-Star starters
NEW YORK - Once again, a late push of online votes from Canadians has made one of the Toronto Blue Jays a starter for the American League all-star team. Blue Jays first baseman Justin Smoak was among ...
Jul 02, 2017
Baseball Capsules
CINCINNATI - Jake Arrieta pitched one-hit ball for seven innings without allowing a stolen base, and Ian Happ homered twice in the ballpark where he played as a college star, leading Chicago past Cinc...
Jul 02, 2017
Kang wins KPMG Women's PGA Championship; Henderson a shot short of repeating
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. - Danielle Kang birdied the final hole to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, edging defending champion Brooke Henderson of Canada...
Jul 02, 2017