Category Archives: Sports

Mario Lemieux was the unofficial greybeard of Team Canada when the last World Cup of Hockey was played a dozen years ago. This time around, the role falls to Joe Thornton, the 37-year-old who played a...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Russia has been stripped of two track and field medals from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after retests showed their athletes doped with an anabolic steroid. The International Olym...

HALIFAX - A lingering left calf injury has forced doubles star Daniel Nestor to skip this weekend’s Davis Cup playoff, putting Canada in an awkward spot as top player Milos Raonic has already bo...

LOS ANGELES - “Dancing with the Stars” host Tom Bergeron said everyone in the studio was shocked when two men rushed the stage to protest Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte after his performance ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Radio announcer Kevin Harlan used a fan who ran onto the field to spice up his call of Monday night’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, offering sp...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The verdict in Maria Sharapova’s appeal against a two-year ban for doping has been delayed for a second time. Sharapova should now find out the decision in her case again...

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - An ice hockey referee in the Czech Republic has died after he was injured in a game. The Czech Ice Hockey Federation says Pavel Lainka, aged 24, died on Saturday, without elab...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The San Francisco 49ers opened the Chip Kelly era with a dominating win while the Rams are still seeking their first points since moving back to Los Angeles. Carlos Hyde ran for ...

Monday’s Games NFL Pittsburgh 38 Washington 16 San Francisco 28 Los Angeles 0 — MLB American Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 2 Boston 12 Baltimore 2 Detroit 4 Minnesota 2 Oakland 16 Kansas City 3 Chic...

BOSTON - Call it the unholy alliance: one-time Super Bowl rivals Tom Brady and Michael Strahan are teaming up to produce a six-part documentary TV series called the “Religion of Sports.” E...