Category Archives: Sports
Azarenka withdraws from US Open amid child custody dispute
NEW YORK - Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka withdrew from the U.S. Open on Monday because she was unable to resolve a custody dispute with her infant son’s father. The 28-year...
Aug 21, 2017
Veteran receiver Nik Lewis closing in on all-time receptions record
TORONTO - Two down, one more to go for Nik Lewis. The veteran receiver began the season fourth on the CFL’s all-time reception list behind Hall of Famers Terry Vaughn (1,006), Ben Cahoon (1,017)...
Aug 21, 2017
Norman Rockwell baseball painting sells for $1.6M at auction
DALLAS - A rendering by Norman Rockwell of one of his best known baseball-themed paintings has sold at auction for $1.6 million. The work was a study, or a preliminary work, for Rockwell’s ̶...
Aug 21, 2017
With turmoil at home, Venezuela Little Leaguers get big lift
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The players from Venezuela look as happy as any other team, dancing to “Shake Your Groove Thing” with the tournament mascot before a win over Mexico and raising t...
Aug 21, 2017
LSU officially has new live tiger mascot on campus
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana State University officially has a new live tiger mascot on its campus. The tiger arrived in Baton Rouge last week, coming from a rescue facility in Okeechobee, Florida. Th...
Aug 21, 2017
AP source: NFL, Goodell working on 5-year contract extension
Commissioner Roger Goodell is on track to maintain his prominent place at the table for the next round of collective bargaining between NFL owners and players, a process that’s sure to be conten...
Aug 21, 2017
Potomaks want to make Winter Olympics a family affair
CALGARY - With two daughters trying out for Canada’s Olympic women’s hockey team, Steve and Jane Potomak are prepared for joy, tears or perhaps both. Sarah, 19, and Amy, 18, would be the f...
Aug 21, 2017
Man who shot judge was father of player convicted of rape
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man who shot and wounded a judge outside a county courthouse before being gunned down by a probation officer was the father of a high school football player who was convicted of rap...
Aug 21, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games MLB Interleague Chicago Cubs 6 Toronto 5 (10 innings) Detroit 6 L.A. Dodgers 1 Minnesota 12 Arizona 5 American League Tampa Bay 3 Seattle 0 Boston 5 N.Y. Yankees 1 L.A. Angels 5 B...
Aug 20, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games MLB Interleague Chicago Cubs 6 Toronto 5 (10 innings) Detroit 6 L.A. Dodgers 1 Minnesota 12 Arizona 5 American League Tampa Bay 3 Seattle 0 Boston 5 N.Y. Yankees 1 L.A. Angels 5 B...
Aug 20, 2017