Category Archives: Sports
Braves hire former Dodgers, Blue Jays exec Anthopoulos as GM
ATLANTA - The remake of the Atlanta Braves’ management was completed Monday when Alex Anthopoulos was named general manager and John Hart was removed as team president. Anthopoulos, a former Dod...
Nov 13, 2017
Ex-tennis star Jelena Dokic: Father beat and spit at her
SYDNEY, Australia - Former tennis star Jelena Dokic says from a young age her father regularly beat and kicked her. He would pull her hair, spit in her face and belittle her with vile insults. Dokic, ...
Nov 13, 2017
Colin Kaepernick named GQ magazine's citizen of the year
NEW YORK - Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been named GQ’s magazine’s “Citizen of the Year” for his activism. Kaepernick began kneeling instead of standing during t...
Nov 13, 2017
Russia asks for joint doping investigation with WADA
MOSCOW - Russian law enforcement officials have asked the World Anti-Doping Agency to join its investigation into new information about doping cases. WADA said Friday it had obtained a database of all...
Nov 13, 2017
Billionaire's lawsuit for yacht decorating tab goes to trial
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Billionaire Thomas Golisano is going to court over the interior decorator’s bill for his $80 million yacht. The Democrat and Chronicle reports that the former Buffalo Sabres ow...
Nov 13, 2017
Waiting so long for Hall of Fame call makes it even sweeter for Dave Andreychuk
TORONTO - Dave Andreychuk had a sense that his numbers would be good enough to get him into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He just had to stay patient. Andreychuk retired in 2006 after a 23-year NHL career,...
Nov 13, 2017
Sunday's Games
Sunday’s Games CFL East Division semifinal Saskatchewan 31 Ottawa 20 West Division semifinal Edmonton 39 Winnipeg 32 — NFL New Orleans 47 Buffalo 10 Green Bay 23 Chicago 16 Tampa Bay 15 N....
Nov 12, 2017
Brady, Patriots send Broncos to fifth straight loss, 41-16
Denver is no longer Tom Brady’s House of Horrors and the Broncos sure don’t scare anybody anymore. Brady threw three touchdown passes and the New England Patriots matched their own AFC rec...
Nov 12, 2017
Alex Morgan leads United States over Canada in women's soccer friendly
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Alex Morgan scored the go-ahead goal in the second half as the United States downed Canada 3-1 on Sunday in a women’s soccer friendly. Julie Ertz and Carli Lloyd also scored f...
Nov 12, 2017
Oshie's shootout goal gives Capitals 2-1 win over Oilers
WASHINGTON - Usually, when the Washington Capitals and Edmonton Oilers meet, Alex Ovechkin or Connor McDavid would be expected to figure in the win. This time, it was the goalies who stood out until T...
Nov 12, 2017
