Category Archives: Sports
Stephen Curry misses cut with 74, impresses golf's best
HAYWARD, Calif. - Stephen Curry missed the cut Friday night against professional golfers one notch below the PGA Tour. But not before leaving some of golf’s best players impressed that a two-tim...
Aug 4, 2017
Heat forces Halep to withdraw from Citi Open in quarters
WASHINGTON - Top women’s seed Simona Halep retired from her quarter-final match at the Citi Open on Friday because of the heat, allowing Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova to advance to the semif...
Aug 4, 2017
ESPN takes over England's League Championship in US
BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN has taken over U.S. broadcasts of England’s second-tier League Championship and League Cup from BeIN Sports. The matches started airing online on ESPN3 with Friday’s ...
Aug 4, 2017
Four stars missing from men's Rogers Cup, but Federer and Nadal are all they need
MONTREAL - Tournament director Eugene Lapierre isn’t upset that four of the world’s top tennis players won’t be at the men’s Rogers Cup. This year, all that really matters is h...
Aug 4, 2017
Abanda, Ostapenko representing younger wave of tennis stars at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - It wasn’t long ago that Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko and Canadian Francoise Abanda were competing against each other on the junior tennis circuit. Now regulars on the senior scene o...
Aug 4, 2017
Whitecaps trading Texas humidity for Colorado's altitude against Rapids
The Vancouver Whitecaps are trading the steaming Texas humidity for Colorado’s thin air. One thing they hope doesn’t change is the final product. The Whitecaps visit the Colorado Rapids on...
Aug 4, 2017
Blue Jays option Joe Biagini to triple-A, place Miguel Montero on DL
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays optioned right-handed pitcher Joe Biagini to triple-A Buffalo on Friday. Biagini, who has split time as both a starter and reliever this season, is 3-8 with a 5.11 earn...
Aug 4, 2017
Chris Williams to make long-awaited Lions debut as B.C. welcomes Saskatchewan
VANCOUVER - Quarterback Travis Lulay was on the sidelines getting ready for the B.C. Lions’ next possession when a Hamilton Tiger-Cats rookie receiver grabbed everyone’s attention. Inserte...
Aug 4, 2017
Toronto Argonauts to move into new practice facility at former high school
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts will adopt a new practice facility for the remainder of the 2017 season. When the CFL team reconvenes Sunday, it will be at the former Don Bosco Catholic Secondary Scho...
Aug 4, 2017
Mo Ahmed breaks Canadian record en route to eighth-place finish in world 10,000
LONDON - A national record, and a Canadian best-ever eighth place finish - but Mohammed Ahmed wants more. The 26-year-old from St. Catharines, Ont., laid down Canada’s finest performance over 10...
Aug 4, 2017
