Category Archives: Sports
Coach reminds Toronto FC players to focus on the game, not the event at MLS Cup
TORONTO - Having played in three MLS Cups, Greg Vanney had some advice for his players Friday ahead of next week’s MLS championship game against Seattle. Don’t get swallowed up by the hoop...
Dec 02, 2016
Bach: 'Rational arguments' favour NHL going to Pyeongchang
LONDON - IOC President Thomas Bach says it is in the interest of all parties for NHL players to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The NHL and International Ice Hocke...
Dec 02, 2016
Jones beats Homan to secure first place and spot in Canada Cup final
BRANDON, Man. - Jennifer Jones is bypassing elimination play and heading straight to the women’s final of the 2016 Canada Cup. Jones downed defending champion Rachel Homan of Ottawa 8-6 in a sho...
Dec 02, 2016
LA 2024 releases $5.3 billion budget; no new stadiums needed
The Los Angeles bid committee for the 2024 Olympics released details of a nearly unheard-of budget plan Friday, insisting $5.3 billion will be enough to cover both operational and infrastructure costs...
Dec 02, 2016
Herdman, Sinclair shut out of FIFA awards, Griezmann takes on Messi, Ronaldo
ZURICH - Canadian coach John Herdman and captain Christine Sinclair were shut out of the shortlists for FIFA’s annual awards Friday. Both were in the original list of 10 candidates for female co...
Dec 02, 2016
Bolt says 200-meter world record now likely beyond him
MONACO - The world’s fastest man is slowing down. Usain Bolt again said he doesn’t plan to run the 200 metres in his final season, realizing that his world record of 19.19 seconds is now l...
Dec 02, 2016
The Latest: McKnight's Jets teammates remember him fondly
The Latest on the fatal shooting of Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Joe McKnight (all times local): 3:30 p.m. In a mostly sombre New York Jets locker room, former teammates remembered slain form...
Dec 02, 2016
Former Chelsea player says he was paid to keep abuse quiet
LONDON - A former Chelsea player said he was paid 50,000 pounds ($77,500) by the Premier League club to “keep a lid” on sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of its former chief scout. Gar...
Dec 02, 2016
Formula One champion Nico Rosberg announces retirement
Quitting at the top, Formula One champion Nico Rosberg shocked the world of motor racing Friday by announcing he was retiring at the age of 31, five days after earning his first world championship. &#...
Dec 02, 2016
Sheriff: McKnight shooting was 'road rage'; defends case
HARVEY, La. - The shooting death of a CFL player in a New Orleans suburb was a “road rage” incident that began on a nearby bridge, a sheriff said Friday, as he urged against a rush to judg...
Dec 02, 2016