Category Archives: Sports
Auburn again replacing landmark oaks at Toomer's Corner
AUBURN, Ala. - Auburn University is once again replacing its landmark oak trees at Toomer’s Corner. A university statement says workers will plant new trees on Saturday because of damage caused ...
Feb 14, 2017
First workouts underway for MLB pitchers and catchers
LAKELAND, Fla. - Winter is over - in baseball, at least. Fifteen major league teams have their first scheduled workouts for pitchers and catchers Tuesday in Florida and Arizona, including the Justin V...
Feb 14, 2017

Next up: Canada's women to face Kazakhstan in Fed Cup tennis action
MONTREAL - Canada will host Kazakhstan in the next round of the Fed Cup women’s tennis competition. The World Group II playoff tie is set for April 22-23, the International Tennis Federation sai...
Feb 14, 2017
NHL 100: A look at hockey's masked men
In the geologic timeline of the NHL’s 100 years, the goalie mask is a somewhat recent artifact. Despite a brief flirtation in 1930, the league did not embrace safety face ware until 1959 and all...
Feb 14, 2017
No stone left unturned: Canada's Patrick Chan focusing on mental game
TORONTO - Even when Patrick Chan is at the top of his physical game, his mental one is a crapshoot. “Usually when I have a good skate, I’m not quite sure how it happened,” Chan mused...
Feb 14, 2017

Maradona to try to give Napoli a boost against Real Madrid
MADRID - Diego Maradona couldn’t do much on the field to keep Napoli from being eliminated by Real Madrid the last time the teams met in a European competition. Almost 30 years later, though, he...
Feb 14, 2017
Kazakhstan says biathletes tested clean after doping raid
ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan’s top sports official says the country’s biathletes passed doping tests following a police raid which seized medical equipment and drugs at the world champi...
Feb 14, 2017
France beats Slovakia to win team event at ski world champs
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - France beat Slovakia in the team event final to win its first medal at the ski world championships on Tuesday. The quartet of Adeline Baud Mugnier, Mathieu Faivre, Alexis Pin...
Feb 14, 2017

Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon on track to SBA
WASHINGTON - Former wrestling entertainment executive Linda McMahon is on track to secure Senate confirmation to be the next leader of the Small Business Administration. The Senate has been split most...
Feb 14, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL N.Y. Rangers 3 Columbus 2 Arizona 5 Calgary 0 — NBA Philadelphia 105 Charlotte 99 San Antonio 110 Indiana 106 Memphis 112 Brooklyn 103 Orlando 116 Miami 107 Milwaukee 10...
Feb 13, 2017