Category Archives: Sports

Joost van der Westhuizen, who won the 1995 World Cup with South Africa as Nelson Mandela looked on, has died after a six-year-battle with motor neuron disease. He was 45. SA Rugby announced the death ...

MOSCOW - Russia has increased government spending on the 2018 World Cup by 19.1 billion rubles ($325 million) without explanation. Total spending rises to 638.8 billion rubles ($10.8 billion), with al...

NEW YORK - Lady Gaga dropped from the top of Houston’s NRG Stadium to open her halftime show and dropped the mic at the end, offering a program that delivered high-energy hits and an inclusive t...

HOUSTON - Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett says he is not worried about upsetting team owner Robert Kraft by not attending New England’s trip to the White House as Super Bowl champions. Benn...

BOSTON - New England Patriots fans have taken to the streets of Boston to celebrate their team’s 34-28 dramatic overtime Super Bowl win over the Atlanta Falcons. Hundreds of fans gathered late S...

HOUSTON - The New England Patriots developed a reputation for playing nearly mistake-free football in winning four Super Bowl rings during the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era. That brand took a beating a...

Sunday’s Games NFL Super Bowl In Houston, Texas New England 34 Atlanta 28 (OT) — NHL Edmonton 1 Montreal 0 (SO) N.Y. Rangers 4 Calgary 3 Washington 5 Los Angeles 0 — AHL Toronto 3 Sy...

Adam Casey and veteran Glenn Howard earned berths into the Tim Hortons Brier on Sunday after victories in their respective provincial championships. Casey’s Regina-based rink won their first Sas...

TORONTO - Quebec City’s Francois Lavoie has been named PBA Tour rookie of the year, adding another chapter to a historic season. The 23-year-old Lavoie, who beat out Graham Fach of Guelph, Ont.,...

NEW YORK - Although the New York Rangers weren’t happy with every aspect of the game, they were glad to get a needed win at home. Chris Kreider and Jesper Fast scored 3:12 apart in the middle of...