Category Archives: Sports
Scully, Jordan, Abdul-Jabbar to receive Medal of Freedom
LOS ANGELES - Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday at the White House. Scully retired last month after spending his entire 67-year career in th...
Nov 17, 2016
FIFA opens disciplinary cases against England, Scotland
ZURICH - FIFA says it opened disciplinary cases against England and Scotland after players from both teams wore armbands with poppy emblems at a World Cup qualifying match. FIFA did not specify detail...
Nov 17, 2016
World Cup stadium accused of breaching air quality rules
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - A St. Petersburg stadium which will host a 2018 World Cup semifinal has been accused of breaking Russian rules on air quality. The construction site for the 69,000-seat arena ...
Nov 17, 2016
Raonic advances to ATP Finals semis with straight-sets win over Thiem
LONDON - Canada’s Milos Raonic qualified for the semifinals of the ATP Finals with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Dominic Thiem on Thursday. Raonic fired 14 aces in the match to advance to the semifina...
Nov 17, 2016
Deal set to dismiss domestic assault case against Manziel
DALLAS - Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel has reached a deal with prosecutors for the conditional dismissal of a misdemeanour domestic assault charge involving his former girlfriend. ...
Nov 17, 2016
Premier League managers counting cost of international games
MANCHESTER, England - The final round of international fixtures in 2016 did no favours for managers of some of the English Premier League’s title hopefuls. Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger, in pa...
Nov 17, 2016
Mark Cuban: Decision to avoid Trump hotels made 'months ago'
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says the team’s decision not to stay at Donald Trump-branded hotels in New York and Chicago was made before the presidential election. The billionaire technolog...
Nov 17, 2016
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Washington 7 Pittsburgh 1 Calgary 2 Arizona 1 (OT) — AHL Manitoba 4 Bakersfield 1 Hershey 4 Utica 2 Hartford 3 Springfield 2, SO Grand Rapids 6 Texas 3 Albany 3 Roche...
Nov 16, 2016
Michael Frolik stars in overtime as Calgary Flames top Arizona Coyotes 2-1
CALGARY - Stopped twice on dangerous chances earlier, Michael Frolik wasn’t about to let Mike Smith thwart him a third time. Frolik’s team-leading sixth goal 49 seconds into overtime on We...
Nov 16, 2016
Alpine World Cup skiing event in Alberta Rockies cancelled over warm weather
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Warm weather has wiped out next week's scheduled men's World Cup alpine skiing event in Lake Louise, Alta., for the first time in 29 years. Despite using snow guns and installing ...
Nov 16, 2016