Category Archives: Sports
Canada begins long road to FIBA World Cup, Tokyo Olympics with game against Bahamas
HALIFAX - Veteran centre Joel Anthony remembers what it was like the last time Canada earned a spot at the FIBA World Cup. He wants to experience that again, especially with the 2019 tournament also s...
Nov 21, 2017
Hard work has taken Canada's Silverman on 'improbable' path to PGA Tour
Ben Silverman has put in the work to climb nearly 1,000 spots in the Official World Golf Ranking since the end of 2016. Now he’s ready for a break. Silverman, from Thornhill, Ont., went through ...
Nov 21, 2017
Olympic gymnastics ex-doctor pleads guilty to sex charges
LANSING, Mich. - A former sports doctor accused of molesting at least 125 girls and young women while he worked for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple ch...
Nov 21, 2017
Witness: Men accused of bribes negotiated sale to Qataris
NEW YORK - A sports marketing company whose owners have been charged with bribing top soccer officials tried to negotiate a sale to an entity associated with Paris Saint-Germain team president Nasser ...
Nov 21, 2017
Russian ice hockey player has 2-year doping ban cut
ZURICH - The International Ice Hockey Federation has slashed a doping ban given to Russian forward Danis Zaripov from two years to six months. He’s eligible to play again from Thursday. Zaripov,...
Nov 21, 2017
School leader criticized for handling of cheerleader protest
ATLANTA - Lawyers for Georgia’s board of regents said Tuesday a university president failed to keep state officials informed about moving cheerleaders off the field before football games after s...
Nov 21, 2017
Ray Allen tells Orlando court he was 'catfished'
ORLANDO, Fla. - Retired NBA star Ray Allen said he is a victim of “catfishing,” and has asked a court to throw out a case where he is accused of stalking someone he met online. Allen filed...
Nov 21, 2017
Morgan urges voters to keep steroid users out of Hall
Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan is urging voters to keep “known steroid users” out of Cooperstown. A day after the Hall revealed its 33-man ballot for the 2018 class, the 74-year-ol...
Nov 21, 2017
OHL leader Jordan Kyrou ready to join Canada's roster at world juniors
GUELPH, Ont. - As far as Sarnia Sting head coach Derian Hatcher is concerned, Jordan Kyrou is meeting his expectations. And Hatcher set that bar as high as possible. “Going into the year we knew...
Nov 21, 2017
Defender Josh Williams says Columbus players trying to ignore off-field concerns
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Defender Josh Williams gets the question pretty much wherever he goes. What does the future hold for the Columbus MLS franchise? Anthony Precourt and Precourt Sports Ventures, which h...
Nov 21, 2017
