Category Archives: Sports
Cyclists Langlois, Roth lead eight-man Canadian team for UCI road races
MONTREAL - National road race champion Bruno Langlois of Quebec City and Ryan Roth of Cambridge, Ont., were among eight riders named Thursday to the Canadian team that will participate in a pair of UC...
Aug 25, 2016
Bettman on fighting, ads on jerseys, European expansion, outdoor games and more
Would the NHL ever look to eliminate fighting? Are ads coming to NHL sweaters? And what of expansion, Las Vegas and the Olympics? NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke to those issues and more in a rece...
Aug 25, 2016
Ex-NFL-star Sharper gets 20 years in Louisiana rape case
NEW ORLEANS - Making clear that she thought the sentence was a light one, a Louisiana judge Thursday formally imposed a 20-year prison sentence on former NFL star Darren Sharper, who last week was sen...
Aug 25, 2016
Blatter says he will accept verdict as CAS appeal begins
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter arrived for his appeal hearing against a six-year ban from football on Thursday, pledging to accept the verdict of the Court of Arbitration f...
Aug 25, 2016

Putin calls ban on Russia's Paralympic team inhumane
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked the ban on his country from the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics as immoral and inhumane on Thursday, while six Russian athletes launched a bid to compete ...
Aug 25, 2016

Hope Solo suspended from US soccer team for 6 months
CHICAGO - U.S. women’s goalkeeper Hope Solo was suspended Wednesday for six months by U.S. Soccer for disparaging comments about Sweden following the Americans’ early departure from the Ri...
Aug 25, 2016
Chella Choi takes early lead at round-shortened Canadian Women's Open
PRIDDIS, Alta. - Stephanie Meadow didn’t mind the inclement weather conditions during the first round of the LPGA’s Canadian Open on Thursday. After a lightning delay that lasted nearly th...
Aug 25, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games MLB American L.A. Angels 8 Toronto 2 Oakland 5 Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 5 Seattle 0 Tampa Bay 4 Boston 3 (11 innings) Detroit 9 Minnesota 4 — National Milwaukee 7 Colorad...
Aug 25, 2016

Marco Estrada gets burned by Trout, Pujols as Angels rout Blue Jays
TORONTO - The dynamic duo of Mike Trout and Albert Pujols got the best of Marco Estrada. Trout and Pujols hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning as the Los Angeles Angels snapped an 11-game ro...
Aug 24, 2016
Altidore, Giovinco help Toronto FC beat Orlando City 2-1
ORLANDO, Fla. - Jozy Altidore scored in the 86th minute, Sebastian Giovinco had two assists and Toronto FC beat Orlando City 2-1 on Wednesday night. Toronto (12-7-7) won its sixth game during a seven-...
Aug 24, 2016