Category Archives: Sports
WWE: Pro wrestler Ric Flair out of surgery and resting
ATLANTA - World Wrestling Entertainment says pro wrestling legend Ric Flair is out of surgery and resting after being hospitalized. The statement Monday did not give details about the nature of the su...
Aug 14, 2017
Joannie Rochette leads Skate Canada Hall of Fame class of 2017
OTTAWA - Joannie Rochette, who captured the hearts of Canadians when she competed at the Vancouver Olympics just days after her mother’s death, is headed to Skate Canada’s Hall of Fame. Sh...
Aug 14, 2017
Cristiano Ronaldo banned for 5 games after pushing referee
BARCELONA, Spain - Cristiano Ronaldo lost his cool, and now Real Madrid has lost its main man for five matches at the start of the Spanish season. Ronaldo was banned for five games on Monday after sho...
Aug 14, 2017
Daily Mail branches into TV with syndicated US show
LONDON - The Daily Mail is branching into television, hiring ESPN football analyst Jesse Palmer to host a daily U.S. syndicated show starting next month. The New York-based show seeks to replicate the...
Aug 14, 2017
US medal dominance could reflect doping cleanup in track
LONDON - For years, athletes from the United States have quietly wondered how they might have fared if they had been competing on a level playing field. This year, they may have found out. Final figur...
Aug 14, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games CFL Saskatchewan 41 B.C. 8 — MLB Interleague Toronto 7 Pittsburgh 1 American League Cleveland 4 Tampa Bay 3 Minnesota 6 Detroit 4 Kansas City 14 Chicago White Sox 6 Houston ...
Aug 13, 2017
Canada beats Argentina 67-65 to win FIBA women's AmeriCup final
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Kia Nurse was there when Canada needed her most. Nurse put the Canadian squad ahead for good with just 1:27 to play en route to winning the FIBA women’s AmeriCup with a...
Aug 13, 2017
Ed Gainey's three first-half interceptions lift Riders over Lions 41-8
REGINA - Ed Gainey won’t forget his most recent CFL performance. And neither will Jonathon Jennings. Gainey was all smiles after he and his Saskatchewan Roughriders blasted the B.C. Lions 41-8 S...
Aug 13, 2017
Bid for fifth Olympic gold underway for Canadian women's hockey team
CALGARY - Bailey Bram and Shannon Szabados brought their dogs. Emily Clark says she and roommate Genevieve Lacasse have talked about getting a fish. Their lives will revolve around little else but hoc...
Aug 13, 2017
Justin Thomas rallies to win the PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Justin Thomas emerged from the shadow of a longtime friend and won the PGA Championship to take his place among the young elite in golf. With two big breaks to start the back nine, a...
Aug 13, 2017