Category Archives: Sports
2 Kiermaier catches, 5 pitchers send Rays over Blue Jays 2-0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays were saved by a replay reversal, plus a pair of reversals by star centre fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Alex Cobb and four relievers combined on a six-hitter and Ki...
Aug 24, 2017
Bookies will lose millions if McGregor knocks out Mayweather
LAS VEGAS - Conor McGregor is making a lot of wise guys nervous in this gambling city. Should he somehow manage to knock out Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the early rounds Saturday night, the city’s b...
Aug 24, 2017
Canada's Shapovalov wins second-round qualifying match at US Open
NEW YORK - Canada’s Denis Shapovalov defeated Portugal’s Gastao Elias 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the US Open qualification tournament. The 18-year-old from Richm...
Aug 24, 2017
ESPN Radio host out of Wyoming jail, court date set
JACKSON, Wyo. - ESPN Radio host Ryen Russillo has been released from jail after being arrested on a criminal trespass charge in a Wyoming resort town. Officials say the 42-year-old host of “The ...
Aug 24, 2017
Receiver DeVier Posey returning to Argos offence in time for game versus Calgary
TORONTO - Life on the injured list is a test of patience for DeVier Posey. The speedy receiver returns to the Toronto Argonauts’ lineup Saturday when they visit the Calgary Stampeders. After an ...
Aug 24, 2017
Jones named Ticats head coach; Austin remains VP of football operations
Hamilton Tiger-Cats vice-president of football operations Kent Austin removed himself as head coach of the winless CFL team Thursday and appointed assistant coach June Jones to take over. The announce...
Aug 24, 2017
Marina Alex shoots opening round of 5 under, takes early lead at CP Women's Open
OTTAWA - Playing professional golf isn’t that much different from having a standard 9-5 job. There’s a similar litany of problems. In the first round of the CP Women’s Open, it was a...
Aug 24, 2017
Street-running body tells Olympic gymnastics to back off
GENEVA - Global organizers of street-running known as parkour have set the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) a deadline to end attempts to control their sport and give it Olympic status. Parko...
Aug 24, 2017
Philadelphia Eagles fan gets last laugh with obituary
PORT REPUBLIC, N.J. - A New Jersey man took a parting shot at the Philadelphia Eagles in his obituary. Jeffrey Riegel, 56, died last Friday. Before his death, the Port Republic, New Jersey, man promis...
Aug 24, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 7 Tampa Bay 6 Baltimore 8 Oakland 7 (12 innings) Boston 6 Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 10 Detroit 2 Chicago White Sox 4 Minnesota 3 Texas 7 L.A. Angels ...
Aug 23, 2017
