Category Archives: Sports
Paralympics body eases ban on Russian athletes
MOSCOW - The International Paralympic Committee has eased a ban on Russian athletes, allowing them to compete in qualifying events for next year’s winter games in South Korea. The IPC banned all...
Sep 06, 2017
Froome loses time in brutal Spanish Vuelta climb
LOS MACHUCOS, Spain - Chris Froome lost some of his Spanish Vuelta lead in a brutal climb that challenged riders in a 17th stage won by Stefan Denifl of Austria on Wednesday. Canadian Michael Woods fi...
Sep 06, 2017
No Rafa vs. Roger at US Open: del Potro beats Federer in QF
NEW YORK - So much for the first U.S. Open matchup between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Federer failed to live up to his end of the bargain. Hours after Nadal did his part with an easy-as-can-be vi...
Sep 06, 2017
Senators' Karlsson has no timeline to return after surgery
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson has no timetable to get back on the ice following off-season foot surgery. Karlsson, the runner-up for the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defence...
Sep 06, 2017
Miami Hurricanes, other teams bow to Irma's potential impact
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The Miami Hurricanes decided to take the weekend off, the Miami Dolphins were given the weekend off, and many other teams around the state of Florida kept a very cautious eye Wedn...
Sep 06, 2017
Kevin Glenn, Alex Singleton and Shaquille Richardson earn CFL honours
TORONTO - Quarterback Kevin Glenn of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders defensive players Alex Singleton and Shaquille Richardson were named the CFL’s players of the week Wednes...
Sep 06, 2017
Germany opens memorial to Israelis killed at 1972 Olympics
BERLIN - The presidents of Germany and Israel on Wednesday inaugurated a memorial to 11 Israeli athletes and coaches and a West German police officer killed 45 years ago during an attack by a Palestin...
Sep 06, 2017
'Boomer and Carton' radio co-host Craig Carton arrested
NEW YORK - Sports radio personality Craig Carton was arrested Wednesday on fraud charges alleging he and others used a Ponzi scheme and a concert ticket-selling scam for acts including Katy Perry to t...
Sep 06, 2017
Injured Murray says he is unlikely to play again this season
LONDON - Andy Murray says he is unlikely to play again this season because of his hip injury. The second-ranked Murray says he will miss the upcoming events in Beijing and Shanghai, and most likely th...
Sep 06, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games MLB American League Boston 3 Toronto 2 (19 innings) Baltimore 7 N.Y. Yankees 6 Detroit 13 Kansas City 2 Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 1 Cleveland 9 Chicago White Sox 4 Houston 3 Seattle ...
Sep 05, 2017
