Category Archives: Sports
Joel Embiid, 76ers barely hold on, edge Raptors 117-111
PHILADELPHIA - Just as the Philadelphia 76ers were letting yet another big lead slip away, a leak in their locker room sent water spilling into the hallway. Sixers employees stopped the stream before ...
Jan 15, 2018
Less is More: New approach helped Jays' Justin Smoak finally reach potential
VANCOUVER - Doing less wound up getting Justin Smoak a lot more. The Toronto Blue Jays first baseman set career highs in almost every statistical category last season after realizing he needed to take...
Jan 15, 2018
Blue Jays to replace and extend protective netting at Rogers Centre
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays became the latest Major League Baseball team to announce plans to extend the protective netting at their home stadium Monday. New netting will be extended to the outfie...
Jan 15, 2018
Lions acquire running back Rutley from Alouettes for future considerations
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions acquired running back Brandon Rutley from the Montreal Alouettes on Monday for future considerations. Rutley spent four seasons with Montreal after originally signing with t...
Jan 15, 2018
Glenn first CFL player to have rights held by all nine teams after joining Esks
Kevin Glenn has hit for the CFL cycle. The 17-year veteran quarterback signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on Monday. The CFL said that makes Glenn the only player in its history to have had his rights h...
Jan 15, 2018
Khan hits 53 in losing cause for Canada at ICC U19 Cricket World Cup
LINCOLN, New Zealand - Captain Arslan Khan scored 63 runs in a losing cause Monday as Canada dropped its opener at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2018, beaten by 66 runs by Bangladesh. Put into bat, Ba...
Jan 15, 2018
Toronto Argonauts sign receiver Armanti Edwards to two-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed receiver Armanti Edwards to a two-year contract extension Monday. Edwards was scheduled to become a free agent next month. "Armanti has a great team-first attitu...
Jan 15, 2018
Major letdown for US women: Venus, Stephens out in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia - Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens were upset early and the bleak opening day for Americans continued at the Australian Open with the women going 1 for 9 and two of the highest-...
Jan 15, 2018
Criticism of Margaret Court is muted at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Marriage equality proponents draped themselves in rainbow flags at Margaret Court Arena on the first day of the Australian Open to protest tennis great Margaret Court’s co...
Jan 15, 2018
Koreas may field a joint women's hockey team at Olympics
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North and South Korea want to field a joint women’s hockey team at the Pyeongchang Olympics, and they have relayed their position to the International Olympic Committ...
Jan 15, 2018
