Category Archives: Sports
McDevitt quits as head of Australia's anti-doping agency
CANBERRA, Australia - Ben McDevitt has quit as chief executive of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, warning in his outgoing statement that the country faces continuing and more sophisticate...
Feb 07, 2017
Canucks forward Anton Rodin undergoes knee surgery; expected to miss six months
Vancouver Canucks forward Anton Rodin underwent successful surgery on his troublesome left knee, the club announced Tuesday. The Canucks said in a two-paragraph statement the 26-year-old Swede’s...
Feb 07, 2017
Canada opens round-robin play at Fed Cup with 2-1 win over Venezuela
METEPEC, Mexico - Canada defeated Venezuela 2-1 in the round-robin opener at the Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I event on Tuesday. Charlotte Robillard-Millette of Blainville, Que., dropped a 6-3, 6-4 de...
Feb 07, 2017
Houston police still searching for missing Brady jersey
HOUSTON - Tom Brady and his missing jersey have still not been reunited. The investigation, which is being led by the Houston police department’s Major Offenders division, has so far not turned ...
Feb 07, 2017
US, Russian heavyweight boxers square off in doping case
NEW YORK - Two heavyweight boxers squared off without throwing a punch Tuesday, as an American champion accused a Russian fighter of using a performance-enhancing substance implicated in his country...
Feb 07, 2017

Olympic and world champion Drouin adding a new challenge: the decathlon
TORONTO - Derek Drouin may be one of the world’s greatest high jumpers, but he’s a multi-event athlete at heart. And so while he was soaring to world and Olympic high jump gold, the 26-yea...
Feb 07, 2017
Herdman has one eye on the future as his team celebrates the recent past
John Herdman saw plenty of rust but also lots to celebrate in Canada’s 3-2 win over Mexico on the weekend. The B.C. Place Stadium friendly was billed as a tribute to his Olympic bronze-medal tea...
Feb 07, 2017

Baylor assistant fired; charged with soliciting prostitute
WACO, Texas - Baylor University fired a newly hired assistant strength and conditioning coach after he was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge, the latest legal development at a school wrac...
Feb 07, 2017
Midfielder Romero aims for Impact's opener after missing 2016 with knee injury
MONTREAL - Having Andres Romero back after missing an entire season will be almost like adding a new player for the Montreal Impact. The Argentine midfielder feels at home in Impact blue and black, ha...
Feb 07, 2017

Former CFL veteran Dante Marsh close to making good on his promise
Dante Marsh is close to making good on his promise. When Marsh began his pro football career in 2001 with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, it was before completing his sociology degree at Fresno Stat...
Feb 07, 2017