Category Archives: Sports
De Grasse vows to bounce back better than ever after London disappointment
TORONTO - Instead of battling Usain Bolt one final time, Andre De Grasse spent the world track and field championships playing tourist in London. The 22-year-old attended the Arsenal-Chelsea soccer ga...
Aug 23, 2017
Supporters want Colin Kaepernick signed by NFL season start
NEW YORK - Supporters of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the national anthem to protest police brutality against blacks, showed their solidarity with ...
Aug 23, 2017
Bruno Mars meets source of nickname: Bruno Sammartino
PITTSBURGH - Bruno Mars has met the man he’s nicknamed after: former pro wrestling champion Bruno Sammartino. The two met Tuesday night when the pop singing sensation’s 24K Magic World Tou...
Aug 23, 2017
Lindsey Vonn, Tiger Woods among celeb photo hack victims
NEW YORK - A representative for Lindsey Vonn calls the theft and publishing of “intimate” personal photos of her and former boyfriend Tiger Woods “an outrageous and despicable invasi...
Aug 23, 2017
Billy Payne retiring as Masters, Augusta National chairman
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Billy Payne ruled more with an open mind than an iron fist. As the sixth chairman of Augusta National Golf Club - and the first with no direct link to co-founders Bobby Jones and Cliffo...
Aug 23, 2017
Alouettes eager for rematch with Bombers after last-play loss in Winnipeg
MONTREAL - If their last meeting was an indication, the clash Thursday night between the Montreal Alouettes and Winnipeg Blue Bombers should be quite the offensive spectacle. On July 28 in Winnipeg, t...
Aug 23, 2017
England record-scorer Wayne Rooney ends international career
England record-scorer Wayne Rooney called time on his often tempestuous international career on Wednesday, retiring from duty after spurning an offer to return to the squad. “I believe now is th...
Aug 23, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Tampa Bay 6 Toronto 5 Oakland 6 Baltimore 4 Boston 9 Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 13 Detroit 4 Minnesota 4 Chicago White Sox 1 L.A. Angels 10 Texas 1 National Lea...
Aug 23, 2017
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Tampa Bay 6 Toronto 5 Oakland 6 Baltimore 4 Boston 9 Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 13 Detroit 4 Minnesota 4 Chicago White Sox 1 L.A. Angels 10 Texas 1 National Lea...
Aug 23, 2017
ESPN broadcaster Robert Lee taken off UVA game due to name
BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN broadcaster Robert Lee will not work Virginia’s season opener because of recent violence in Charlottesville sparked by the decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. R...
Aug 22, 2017