Category Archives: Sports
Celebrity chef Bobby Flay buys interest in Belmont horse
NEW YORK - Celebrity chef Bobby Flay hopes he’s cooked up another winner in the Belmont Stakes. Flay purchased 25 per cent interest in J Boys Echo on Wednesday before the draw that assigned post...
Jun 08, 2017
Sporty hijabs encourage Muslim girls to hit field of play
PORTLAND, Maine - Muslim student athletes at one U.S. high school no longer have to be slowed down by worries that their headscarves might fall off. Deering High School in Portland, Maine, is providin...
Jun 08, 2017
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NBA Finals Golden State 118 Cleveland 113 (Warriors lead series 3-0) — AHL Final Syracuse 5 Grand Rapids 3 (Griffins lead series 2-1) — MLB American League Toronto ...
Jun 08, 2017
Seattle selects influential investor for KeyArena renovation
SEATTLE - For more than a decade, Seattle has spun in circles in the quest for an upgraded sports arena, never finding a solution that didn’t face multiple obstacles. Seattle may have finally fo...
Jun 07, 2017
Toronto Argonauts sign two-time CFL all-star linebacker Bear Woods
TORONTO - Two-time CFL all-star linebacker Bear Woods signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Wednesday night after being released by the Montreal Alouettes earlier in training camp. Woods, a six-foot, 2...
Jun 07, 2017
Red Sox announcer Remy apologizes for no-translator remarks
NEW YORK - Boston Red Sox announcer Jerry Remy apologized Wednesday for his on-air remarks a night earlier that pitchers such as Yankees star Masahiro Tanaka shouldn’t be allowed to have transla...
Jun 07, 2017
Donaldson hits tiebreaking two-run homer against former club
OAKLAND, Calif. - Back when he played here, Josh Donaldson watched many a hard-hit ball get halted by the wind at the Oakland Coliseum short of going over the outfield fences. So he didn’t want ...
Jun 07, 2017
Veteran receiver Nick Moore back with B.C. Lions after 'fluke' injury
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Nick Moore got behind the coverage with ease on a slick corner route, fighting off the glare of the setting sun to haul in his first touchdown of 2016. On his way back to the bench, t...
Jun 07, 2017
Henderson says her game is 'extremely close' ahead of Manulife LPGA Classic
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - This is unfamiliar territory for Canadian golfer Brooke Henderson. She was a phenom during her formative years in the sport and continued to post strong results when she arrived on t...
Jun 07, 2017
Eskimos' quarterback Reilly to honour former star defensive back Larry Highbaugh
EDMONTON - Quarterback Mike Reilly and the Edmonton Eskimos will honour former star defensive back Larry Highbaugh on Sunday. Reilly will don No. 0 when the Eskimos host the Calgary Stampeders in a CF...
Jun 07, 2017