Category Archives: Sports
Documentary about anxiety taps a world-class athlete
NEW YORK - A new documentary about anxiety argues that everyone to some extent suffers from stress, nerves and social fear. And, to make their point, the filmmakers have enlisted as Exhibit A the most...
Oct 11, 2017
Division III Albright cuts player for kneeling during anthem
READING, Pa. - A backup quarterback for Division III Albright College in Pennsylvania has been cut for kneeling during the national anthem. Sophomore Gyree Durante took a knee before Saturday’s ...
Oct 11, 2017
Mike Ditka apologizes for comment on racial oppression
CHICAGO - Mike Ditka has apologized for saying he wasn’t aware any racial oppression over the last 100 years in the United States. The famed Chicago Bears coach came under fire for making the co...
Oct 11, 2017
CWHL season kicks off with more money and more travel for players
CALGARY - Canadian Women’s Hockey League players will be paid for the first time in its 11-year history, but they’re being asked to do more for the money. Two new teams from China helped t...
Oct 11, 2017
Trump: 'About time' NFL demands players stand during anthem
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says “it is about time” that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell demands “that all players STAND for our great National Anthem-RESPECT OUR COUNTRY.R...
Oct 11, 2017
FIFA suspends Pakistan from international soccer
GENEVA - FIFA suspended Pakistan from international soccer on Wednesday because of government interference after disputed national federation elections. The Pakistan soccer federation’s “o...
Oct 11, 2017
Kyrgios fined $31,085 for incident at Shanghai Masters
SHANGHAI - Nick Kyrgios was fined $31,085 by the ATP on Wednesday after walking off the court during his opening match at the Shanghai Masters a day earlier. The 13th-seeded Australian packed his bag ...
Oct 11, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights rout Coyotes 5-2 in inspired home debut
LAS VEGAS - One by one under the spotlights, the Vegas Golden Knights skated up to take their place behind a first responder to the shooting massacre. The arena then illuminated the victims’ nam...
Oct 10, 2017
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Ottawa 3 Vancouver 2 (SO) Chicago 3 Montreal 1 Columbus 2 Carolina 1 (OT) St. Louis 3 N.Y. Rangers 1 Nashville 6 Philadelphia 5 Dallas 4 Detroit 2 Vegas 5 Arizona 2 — M...
Oct 10, 2017
Stone scores SO winner as Senators beat Canucks in Burrows' return to Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The Ottawa Senators finally figured out a way to win a shootout, and in the process made Alexandre Burrows’ return to Vancouver a happy one. Mark Stone scored in the fifth round of t...
Oct 10, 2017
