Category Archives: Sports

LAS VEGAS - A 42-year-old runner dressed as Elvis won the Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon on Sunday night, setting a record for the fastest marathon run by someone dressed as “The K...

MOSCOW - The Kontinental Hockey League, widely considered the world’s strongest hockey competition outside the NHL, is considering cutting teams because of financial pressure. A recession in Rus...

JOHANNESBURG - The South African government says convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has been moved at his request to a prison that is better able to accommodate disabled offenders. The Department of C...

TORONTO - The NHL hopes to inch closer to a decision on the 2018 Olympics later this week. League officials will meet with the International Ice Hockey Federation in New York on Wednesday. Deputy comm...

So much about the career of Eric Lindros reads like a Hollywood script, including where the incoming Hall of Famer lived when he entered the National Hockey League. It was about a month into Lindros&#...

CALGARY - Forever linked by their junior hockey success, Matthew Tkachuk, Mitch Marner and Christian Dvorak keep tabs on each other’s progress in their rookie NHL seasons. The night of Nov. 3 ha...

Carey Price is flying again for the Montreal Canadiens. The 29-year-old star goaltender, who missed most of last season with a knee injury, is currently 10-0-0 with a .957 save percentage this season....

TORONTO - Heather Moyse, whose achievements include three sports and Olympic gold, takes another remarkable step on her career path this week. The 38-year-old from Summerside, P.E.I., now based in Tor...

HAMILTON - As defensive back Kenny Ladler dressed after the Eskimos’ 24-21 victory over Hamilton in the CFL Eastern semifinal, an Edmonton teammate deposited $30 in his locker-room stall with th...

DOHA, Qatar - Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election looms over the race for the 2024 Summer Games as the three bid cities prepare to make their first presentations to a key ga...