Category Archives: Sports
Astros beat Red Sox 5-4 in Game 4, advance to ALCS
BOSTON - The Houston Astros poured back onto the field after advancing to their first AL Championship Series, posing for pictures with the Green Monster as a backdrop before a few players bellyflopped...
Oct 9, 2017
Penguins: White House visit not about politics
PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby and the rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins view their trip to the White House on Tuesday as the final moment of celebration for a championship season, not some sort of statemen...
Oct 9, 2017
ESPN suspends anchor for breaking social media rules
HARTFORD, Conn. - ESPN suspended anchor Jemele Hill on Monday for two weeks for making political statements on social media. Hill, an African-American co-host of the 6 p.m. broadcast of “SportsC...
Oct 9, 2017
Eskimos end 6-game losing run; eliminate Alouettes with 42-24 win
MONTREAL - The losing streak is over for the Edmonton Eskimos, but the misery goes on for the Montreal Alouettes. Recently acquired running back C.J. Gable scored a pair of touchdowns as the Eskimos (...
Oct 9, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games CFL Edmonton 42 Montreal 24 — NFL Minnesota 20 Chicago 17 — NHL Toronto 4 Chicago 3 (OT) Winnipeg 5 Edmonton 2 Calgary 2 Anaheim 0 St. Louis 3 N.Y. Islanders 2 (SO) Co...
Oct 9, 2017
Watt and Mercilus out for season with injuries
HOUSTON - As the Houston Texans face another long stretch without superstar J.J. Watt, they know the rest of their defence will have to step up to make up for his absence after he and linebacker Whitn...
Oct 9, 2017
Giants' Beckham to have ankle surgery later this week
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The winless New York Giants are going to be without offensive catalyst Odell Beckham Jr. for the rest of the season. Veteran wide receiver Brandon Marshall’s season is ov...
Oct 9, 2017
Ovechkin named NHL's first star of the week after seven goals in two games
NEW YORK - Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals was named the NHL’s first star on Monday for the week ending on Oct. 8, while Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and Philadelphia right-winger Way...
Oct 9, 2017
1 athlete caught doping in 2010 Vancouver Olympic retesting
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - One athlete tested positive for doping in reanalysis of 1,195 samples from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, the IOC said Monday. Three positive tests in total all came from the sam...
Oct 9, 2017
Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign free-agent kicker/punter Kenny Allen
HAMILTON - Placekicker and punter Kenny Allen was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Monday. The Tiger-Cats also announced that punter/kicker Sergio Castillo was added to the six-game injured list. ...
Oct 9, 2017
