Category Archives: Sports
Review: Proper concussion assessment procedures weren't followed at '14 World Cup
TORONTO - An avid soccer fan, Toronto-based neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Cusimano gets concerned every time he sees a player stay on the pitch after showing symptoms of a head injury. He decided to explor...
Jun 27, 2017
Calgary track to host 2021 world luge championship after renovation
BERCHTESGADEN, Germany - Calgary will host the 2021 world luge championship. The world governing body of the sport awarded the championship to Calgary at its recent congress. The city previously hoste...
Jun 27, 2017
Serena's latest shot: pregnant and nude on magazine cover
NEW YORK - Serena Williams is showing off her pregnancy with a nude photo on the cover of the August issue of Vanity Fair. The tennis superstar is seen in profile with her right arm covering her breas...
Jun 27, 2017
LaVar Ball appears at WWE event, son LaMelo uses slur
LOS ANGELES - LaVar Ball has brought his Big Baller Brand from the basketball court to the wrestling ring. The outspoken father of NBA Draft No. 2 pick Lonzo Ball showed up with the newly-minted Los A...
Jun 27, 2017
Major League Soccer clears Canadian soccer star Cyle Larin to return to action
NEW YORK - Cyle Larin has been cleared to return by Major League Soccer. The Canadian international striker was sidelined after a drunk-driving charge, pending an assessment by the league’s Subs...
Jun 27, 2017
FIFA publishes Garcia report on 2018-2022 World Cup bidding
SOCHI, Russia - After years of intrigue about allegedly corrupt World Cup bidding, FIFA published an investigation report Tuesday that showed how voters exploited the murky system yet allowed Russia a...
Jun 27, 2017
WADA allows Russian doping agency to run drug testing again
KAZAN, Russia - The World Anti-Doping Agency has partly restored drug-testing duties to the Russian anti-doping agency. RUSADA was suspended in 2015 when its staff was accused of helping to cover up d...
Jun 27, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games MLB American League Boston 4 Minnesota 1 Cleveland 15 Texas 9 N.Y. Yankees 6 Chicago White Sox 5 National League Arizona 6 Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 8 Cincinnati 2 Chicago Cubs 5 W...
Jun 26, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games MLB American League Boston 4 Minnesota 1 Cleveland 15 Texas 9 N.Y. Yankees 6 Chicago White Sox 5 National League Arizona 6 Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 8 Cincinnati 2 Chicago Cubs 5 W...
Jun 26, 2017
Russell Westbrook wins NBA MVP; Rockets, Bucks take 2 awards
NEW YORK - Russell Westbrook moved past Oscar Robertson and kept right on going to the top of the NBA. Westbrook was voted MVP on Monday night after setting a record with 42 triple-doubles during his ...
Jun 26, 2017