Category Archives: Sports
Inspired U.S. women down Canada 2-0 to open world hockey championship
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - There was extra emotion in the U.S. women’s centre-ice hug following their 2-0 win over Canada to open the world hockey championship Friday. The Americans not only shook off th...
Mar 31, 2017
DeMar DeRozan with another 40-point performance, Raptors beat Pacers 111-100
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan was at it again on Friday. DeRozan scored 40 points for the seventh time this season to help the Toronto Raptors keep up with the congested race for the top of the Eastern Conf...
Mar 31, 2017
Tiger Woods decides to sit out another Masters
Tiger Woods won’t play in the Masters for the third time in the last four years, announcing Friday night on his website that rehabilitation on his back didn’t allow him enough time to prep...
Mar 31, 2017
Cal Ripken's son signs minor league deal with Orioles
BALTIMORE - The Baltimore Orioles have signed the son of Cal Ripken Jr. to a minor league contract. First baseman Ryan Ripken signed with the Class A Aberdeen IronBirds, the team announced Friday on T...
Mar 31, 2017
Perfect pick: North Carolina seventh-grader nails Final Four
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Although many college basketball fans ripped up their NCAA Tournament brackets days ago, a North Carolina middle school student may consider having hers framed. The Charlotte Observe...
Mar 31, 2017
Las Vegas oddsmakers favour Chicago Cubs to repeat in 2017
LAS VEGAS - The Chicago Cubs have already broken the curse and won a World Series. Now, oddsmakers in Las Vegas predict the team will become only the third in almost 40 years to win it a second straig...
Mar 31, 2017
Former Expos star Raines gets long ovation from Big O to honour Hall nomination
MONTREAL - Tim Raines returned to Olympic Stadium as a hero. The former Montreal Expos outfielder, who was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame in January, got a long, thunderous ovation when he was int...
Mar 31, 2017
Brad Gushue leads Canadian team at world men's curling championship
EDMONTON - A most unusual season has turned out to be one of the more successful campaigns of Brad Gushue’s career. The recently crowned Tim Hortons Brier champion is hoping to ride the momentum...
Mar 31, 2017
Women's hockey a winner and a loser in lead-up to world championship
PLYMOUTH, Mich. - Women’s hockey took a step forward and a step back in the span of a day this week. Over 100 players in and outside the United States national team pool exercised collective pow...
Mar 31, 2017
Judge: 2 athletes can pursue suit against Al Jazeera
WASHINGTON - A federal judge says two Major League Baseball players can go ahead with their lawsuit on claims that an Al Jazeera documentary defamed them by linking them to performance-enhancing drugs...
Mar 31, 2017
