Category Archives: Sports
Vidal says beating Germany would make Chile world's best
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Arturo Vidal and Chile want to be the unofficial world champions. It may be only the Confederations Cup on the line when Chile faces Germany in Sunday’s final, but the c...
Jul 02, 2017
Kittel Tour win in Germany contrasts with cycling dirty past
LIEGE, Belgium - The thriving current state of German cycling stood out in sharp contrast to the sport’s dirty past during the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday. As Marcel Kittel rode...
Jul 02, 2017
Carey Price plans to retire with the Canadiens thanks to new eight-year deal
MONTREAL - Carey Price never wants to wear another hockey jersey other than Montreal’s red, white and blue. The Montreal Canadiens signed Price to an eight-year contact extension that reportedly...
Jul 02, 2017
RHP Grilli traded from Toronto to Texas for minor leaguer
CHICAGO - The Toronto Blue Jays have traded right-handed pitcher Jason Grilli to the Texas Rangers for minor league outfielder Eduard Pinto and cash. Grilli was 2-4 with a 7.97 ERA and one save in 26 ...
Jul 02, 2017
Source: Toronto Raptors re-sign forward Serge Ibaka to three-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have retained one of their key free agents, signing forward Serge Ibaka to a three-year deal on Sunday, a source confirmed to The Canadian Press. The athletic big manR...
Jul 02, 2017
Canada falls to 1-1 at FIBA U19 World Cup after 78-73 loss to Spain
CAIRO - Canada dropped a 78-73 decision to Spain on Sunday, to fall to 1-1 at the FIBA U19 World Cup. Abu Kigab of St. Catharines, Ont., had 16 points and eight rebounds, while Toronto’s Prince ...
Jul 02, 2017
Raonic, Bouchard, Pospisil headline six Canadians playing at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, United Kingdom - Canada originally had three direct entrants in the 2017 Wimbledon main-draw singles but that number has doubled over the past two weeks. Milos Raonic, Eugenie Bouchard and ...
Jul 02, 2017
AP Source: Rockets, PJ Tucker agree to 4-year deal
A person with knowledge of the situation says forward P.J. Tucker has agreed to a four-year, $32 million deal with the Houston Rockets. Tucker will give Houston another defensive-minded player on what...
Jul 01, 2017
Pacquiao loses contentious WBO title fight to Jeff Horn
BRISBANE, Australia - It went all the way and ended in a contentiously bitter loss, the opposite of what Manny Pacquiao’s handlers predicted for his WBO welterweight world title fight against Je...
Jul 01, 2017
Blue Bombers spoil Roughriders' home opener with 43-40 overtime win
REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders kicker Tyler Crapigna summed up his team’s 43-40 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday with two words. “It’s football.” The g...
Jul 01, 2017
