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After battling back issues, Canadian Julia Budd savours Bellator title win
Julia (The Jewel) Budd was more worried about her quality of life last year than fighting for a mixed martial arts title. Two weeks after learning last April of a Bellator title shot, the 33-year-old ...
Mar 20, 2017
Ex-MMA fighter guilty of 29 felonies in kidnap, beating case
LAS VEGAS - The former mixed martial arts fighter known as War Machine was found guilty Monday of kidnapping, beating and sexually assaulting his porn actress ex-girlfriend over several months in 2014...
Mar 20, 2017
Jury selection begins in Penn State ex-president's trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Penn State’s former president on charges that he put children at risk by mishandling child sex abuse complaints about retired assist...
Mar 20, 2017
Canucks forward Granlund to undergo wrist surgery, likely done for season
Vancouver Canucks forward Markus Granlund will undergo wrist surgery and will likely miss the remainder of the NHL season. The Canucks said in a statement that a timetable for Granlund’s return ...
Mar 20, 2017
Marchand, Crosby and Elliott named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Boston Bruins left-wing Brad Marchand, Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby and Calgary Flames goaltender Brian Elliott are the NHL’s three stars of the week. Marchand led the lea...
Mar 20, 2017
Canada to face Kazakhstan in Fed Cup tie at Montreal's Uniprix Stadium
MONTREAL - Canada will host Kazakhstan at Montreal’s Uniprix Stadium in a Fed Cup World Group II playoff tie next month. The five-match set will be held April 22 and 23, with the winner advancin...
Mar 20, 2017
Leafs get Carrick back for Bruins showdown; Toronto looking for season sweep of Boston
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs’ increasingly wobbly defence will get some help in a big showdown against the Bruins on Monday night. Connor Carrick returns from an 11-game absence due to an upper-bod...
Mar 20, 2017
Shaq latest in the NBA community to join flat-Earth belief
ATLANTA - Count Shaquille O’Neal among the roster of NBA personalities who believe the Earth is flat. The Hall of Famer and TNT analyst says he drives from Florida to California on a regular bas...
Mar 20, 2017
Crosby and McDavid have company as MVP race heats up
Nobody could touch Patrick Kane in last season’s race for the Hart Trophy. The Chicago Blackhawks winger and Art Ross Trophy winner (by 17 points!) earned 121-of-150 first-place votes for NHL MV...
Mar 20, 2017
Police: Brady's missing Super Bowl jerseys tracked to Mexico
BOSTON - Tom Brady’s missing Super Bowl jersey has been found in Mexico six weeks after it vanished from the Patriots’ locker room - but the mystery isn’t over. The NFL said the jers...
Mar 20, 2017
