Category Archives: Sports

BOSTON - A former friend of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez told the jury at his double-murder trial Monday that Hernandez opened fire on a car because he believed two men inside had taunted him at a Bost...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...