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Cuban players: We paid thousands for journey to US baseball
MIAMI - Two Cuban baseball players told a federal jury Tuesday that they paid tens of thousands of dollars from signing bonuses with Major League Baseball teams to a smuggling network that prosecutors...
Feb 14, 2017
Blue Jays right-hander Joe Biagini weighs in on high-five from Fallon
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Blue Jays pitcher Joe Biagini made a name for himself last year with his sarcastically awkward personality. Even high-profile talk show hosts took notice. The 26-year-old right-hander ...
Feb 14, 2017
Running back/returner Kendial Lawrence returns to Edmonton Eskimos
EDMONTON - Kendial Lawrence is back with the Edmonton Eskimos. The veteran running back/punt returner signed with Edmonton as a free agent Tuesday. He split last season between the Saskatchewan Roughr...
Feb 14, 2017
Argonauts sign free agent linebacker Winston Venable, quarterback Jeff Matthews
TORONTO - Free agent linebacker Winston Venable agreed to terms with the Toronto Argonauts on Tuesday. Sources tell The Canadian Press that the deal is for two years. The veteran linebacker finished f...
Feb 14, 2017
Fired for Venus Williams remark, ex-commentator sues ESPN
LOS ANGELES - A tennis commentator dropped by ESPN for a remark about Venus Williams during the Australian Open sued the sports network Tuesday for wrongful termination. Former tennis pro Doug Adler m...
Feb 14, 2017
Biagini preparing for possible new role in second spring training with Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Six months after cracking the Blue Jays’ major-league roster, Joe Biagini had a dream he was back in spring training as an unknown pitcher trying to prove himself. He still has t...
Feb 14, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack to make debut against Siddal in Ladbrokes Challenge Cup
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack will make their debut at Siddal in the third round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup later this month. The fledgling Canadian rugby league team will play either Feb. 25 or ...
Feb 14, 2017
Hamilton Tiger-Cats bolster secondary by signing defensive back Abdul Kanneh
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats bolstered their secondary with the signing of free-agent American defensive back Abdul Kanneh on Tuesday. Kanneh spent the last three seasons with the Ottawa Redblac...
Feb 14, 2017
Source: Saskatchewan Roughriders agree to terms with offensive lineman Dennis
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders made a huge splash in CFL free agency Tuesday. The Riders landed American offensive lineman Derek Dennis, the CFL’s outstanding lineman last season. The mov...
Feb 14, 2017
Canada's Brooke Henderson ready for challenge of Women's Australian Open
ADELAIDE, Australia - Brooke Henderson expects her hard work in 2016 is going to pay off in the new LPGA season. Henderson tees off at the Women’s Australian Open on Wednesday, looking to build ...
Feb 14, 2017