Category Archives: Sports
Estrada walks career-high seven in Jays' 7-4 extra-innings loss to Red Sox
TORONTO - Marco Estrada summed up his outing Friday night in two succinct words. “It sucked,” said the right-hander, visibly frustrated after allowing a career-high seven walks in the Toro...
Jun 30, 2017
AP Sources: Pacers trade forward Paul George to Thunder
Paul George has a new home, and Russell Westbrook has a new star teammate. The Indiana Pacers have agreed to trade George to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, said two...
Jun 30, 2017
Rainey, Johnson rally B.C. Lions to road win over Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Ronnie Yell helped rally the B.C. Lions to their first win of the season. B.C. scored 10 second-half points off two Yell turnovers (interception, fumble recovery) en route to a 28-15 win ove...
Jun 30, 2017
Kang zeroes in on first pro win - and it would be major
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. - Danielle Kang won back-to-back majors as an amateur yet she’s never cracked the winner’s circle in her half-dozen years as a pro. The 24-year-old Californian took a ...
Jun 30, 2017
Sheanon Williams cleared to return to Vancouver Whitecaps after assault charge
VANCOUVER - Defender Sheanon Williams was cleared to return to Vancouver Whitecaps activities and competition on Friday following an assessment by Major League Soccer’s substance abuse and behav...
Jun 30, 2017
Blue Jays reinstate Rule 5 pick Sparkman from 60-day disabled list
TORONTO - Blue Jays Rule 5 draft pick Glenn Sparkman didn’t even notice he had broken the thumb on his pitching hand when it first happened at spring training four months ago. Sparkman and a gro...
Jun 30, 2017
Messi to marry childhood sweetheart in Argentina hometown
ROSARIO, Argentina - Lionel Messi and his childhood sweetheart are getting ready for their marriage in his Argentine hometown of Rosario at a ceremony attended by some of the biggest names in world so...
Jun 30, 2017
Flames GM Brad Treliving keeps up torrid pace re-signing Michael Stone
CALGARY - General manager Brad Treliving didn’t wait until the start of unrestricted free agency to fill the Calgary Flames’ needs. The most aggressive GM in the NHL in recent days kept up...
Jun 30, 2017
Caps coach Robinson does not cherish memories of battle with German star
VANCOUVER - Carl Robinson does not exactly have fond memories of playing against Bastian Schweinsteiger. “He was probably the hardest player I’ve played against,” said Robinson, a We...
Jun 30, 2017
Saskatchewan-born offensive lineman LaBatte, Neufeld to open new CFL chapter in Regina
REGINA - Brendon LaBatte and Patrick Neufeld will help launch a new era of CFL football in Regina when their teams face off in the first regular-season game at the city’s new Mosiac Stadium on S...
Jun 30, 2017
