Category Archives: Sports
Gushue, Jacobs, Carruthers lead men after two days at Grand Slam of Curling
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., downed Saskatoon’s Steve Laycock 6-4 in Wednesday’s late draw at the National, keeping pace with reigning Olympic champion B...
Dec 07, 2016
FIFA to use video replays for 1st time in Japan test
ZURICH - Referees will be able use video replays at this month’s Club World Cup in Japan to help them make “match-changing” decisions in the first ever use of broadcast TV feeds by m...
Dec 07, 2016

Vancouver Whitecaps cut ties with captain Pedro Morales after three seasons
VANCOUVER - One theme kept popping up when the Vancouver Whitecaps began the autopsy on a lost 2016 campaign in late October - leadership. “It’s easy to find your leaders when things are g...
Dec 07, 2016
Calgary Stampeders lead all clubs with nine players named to CFL all-star team
TORONTO - The Western Division champion Calgary Stampeders led all CFL teams with nine players named to the league’s all-star team on Wednesday. Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was the lone unanimo...
Dec 07, 2016

Longtime A's announcer Bill King wins Hall's Frick Award
OXON HILL, Md. - Former Oakland Athletics announcer Bill King has won the Ford C. Frick Award presented by the Hall of Fame for excellence in broadcasting. The award was announced Wednesday at the win...
Dec 07, 2016

IOC approves venues for 5 new sports in 2020 Tokyo Games
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Yokohama Stadium will host the baseball and softball competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Yokohama was among the venues approved Wednesday by the IOC executive board for the...
Dec 07, 2016

IOC extends provisional measures against Russia
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Two days before the release of a new report into Russian doping, the IOC on Wednesday extended the provisional sanctions imposed on the country over allegations of systematic c...
Dec 07, 2016

Hockey arena a unique host to world short-course swim championships
WINDSOR, Ont. - The warm, soupy air hits you before you even see the pool. Something seems amiss at the normally chilly WFCU Centre, the arena that is home to the Ontario Hockey League’s Windsor...
Dec 07, 2016
Belfast police investigating abuse arrest former coach
BELFAST, Ireland - A former soccer coach has been arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse after handing himself into the police in Northern Ireland. Jim McCafferty, who was involved in soccer in Scotlan...
Dec 07, 2016
NHL to move to new 67-story tower on Manhattan's west side
NEW YORK - The National Hockey League is moving its headquarters to a 67-story office tower under construction on Manhattan’s west side. Developer Brookfield Property Partners announced Wednesda...
Dec 07, 2016