Category Archives: Sports
Pyeongchang Olympics are icy path to warmer Korean relations
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Tears and hugs after North and South Korean women won the 1991 team table tennis world championships. A standing ovation when athletes from the two Koreas marched together ...
Jul 4, 2017
Wigginton scores 21 points to lead Canada to win over Japan at U19 World Cup
CAIRO - Lindell Wigginton scored 21 points to lead Canada to a 100-75 win over Japan at the FIBA under-19 Basketball World Cup on Tuesday. Canada (2-1) secured second place in Group C with the victory...
Jul 4, 2017
Canada's Milos Raonic beats Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets at Wimbledon
LONDON - Canada’s Milos Raonic defeated Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (4) in first-round play at Wimbledon on Tuesday while Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil lost his opening ma...
Jul 4, 2017
Baseball in London! Major league showcase set for Hyde Park
LONDON - A bit of American sports culture will be on display in London’s Hyde Park as baseball comes to town on July 4, the U.S. Independence Day. The exhibition Tuesday will feature several for...
Jul 4, 2017
Blue Jays RHP Marcus Stroman points blistering finger at MLB
NEW YORK - Marcus Stroman has an idea who’s to blame for all the nagging blisters bothering pitchers lately. He’s pointing a finger at Major League Baseball. “I feel like it’s ...
Jul 4, 2017
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games MLB American League N.Y. Yankees 6 Toronto 3 Minnesota 9 L.A. Angels 5 Boston 7 Texas 5 (11 innings) Chicago White Sox 7 Oakland 2 Kansas City 3 Seattle 1 National League Washingt...
Jul 3, 2017
Blue Jays' Stroman leaves game against Yankees with blister on finger
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman had to leave Monday’s game against the New York Yankees after five innings with a blister on his right ring finger. Stroman, the second B...
Jul 3, 2017
Tanaka pitches Yankees to 6-3 win over slumping Blue Jays
NEW YORK - One big development for the banged-up Yankees as they’ve limped toward the All-Star break the past few weeks: Masahiro Tanaka is back in top form. Tanaka pitched seven sharp innings f...
Jul 3, 2017
Umpire Hernandez sues MLB, claiming race discrimination
CINCINNATI - Angel Hernandez, a big league umpire for nearly a quarter-century, sued Major League Baseball on Monday alleging race discrimination. In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Cincin...
Jul 3, 2017
Blue Jays acquire catcher Miguel Montero from Cubs
NEW YORK - Cast off by the World Series champions, Miguel Montero has a new home north of the border. The veteran catcher was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, six days af...
Jul 3, 2017
