Category Archives: Sports
Canadian Football Hall of Fame game returns to Hamilton for first time since '08
HAMILTON - The annual Canadian Football Hall of Fame game is returning to Hamilton. The 2016 induction class - which includes builder Don McDonald and former players Doug Brown, Rodney Harding, Derrel...
Aug 16, 2016
Joao Havelange, former president of FIFA, dies at age 100
RIO DE JANEIRO - Joao Havelange, who as president of FIFA for two decades transformed soccer’s governing body into a multibillion-dollar business and a hotbed for subsequent corruption that dama...
Aug 16, 2016

Lions hold on to beat Tiger-Cats 45-38 after blowing 20-point lead
VANCOUVER - Manny Arceneaux said he hadn’t done enough to help the B.C. Lions. So he made one more catch when it mattered most as his team escaped with a 45-38 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats S...
Aug 16, 2016
Green's arm, Judge's bat lead Yankees over Blue Jays 1-0
NEW YORK - This youth movement has brought a new feeling to the New York Yankees. It’s put them in a new position in the pennant race, too. Chad Green struck out 11 in six dominant innings, fell...
Aug 16, 2016

Adele: I won't sing at Super Bowl; show 'not about music'
LOS ANGELES - Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Adele says she turned down an offer to perform at the 2017 Super Bowl halftime show. The British singer told an audience Saturday at her Los Angeles ...
Aug 16, 2016
Altidore scores 3rd goal in 4 games, Toronto FC ties Houston
HOUSTON - Jozy Altidore scored his third goal in four games and Toronto FC played to a 1-1 tie with the 10-man Houston Dynamo on Sunday night in a game postponed Saturday because of rain. Toronto (10-...
Aug 16, 2016

Canadian women win bronze medal in cycling team pursuit
RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada defeated New Zealand on Saturday to win a bronze medal in the women’s track cycling team pursuit event at the Rio Olympics. Montreal’s Kirsti Lay, Calgary’s A...
Aug 16, 2016
Alex Rodriguez says he won't play for any team this season
NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez says he won’t play again this season. The three-time AL MVP was released Saturday by the New York Yankees, who owed him about $27 million for the rest of his contract, ...
Aug 16, 2016
ESPN acquires US rights to 2020 European Championship soccer
BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN will televise the European Championship in 2020 for the fourth straight time. The network said Monday it had acquired U.S. English-language broadcast rights to the tournament, wh...
Aug 16, 2016
Contrasting fortunes for Wenger and Mourinho
LONDON - While a defeated Arsene Wenger was counting the cost of Arsenal’s young defenders, a triumphant Jose Mourinho highlighted the value of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s experience to Mancheste...
Aug 16, 2016