Category Archives: Sports

ZURICH - Brazil’s victories in World Cup qualifying this month lifted it from ninth to No. 4 in the FIFA rankings, which Argentina still lead. Brazil beat Ecuador and Colombia, which is tied for...

Wednesday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Exhibition At Pittsburgh Czech Republic 3 North America 2 Canada 3 Russia 2 (OT) At Washington Europe 6 Sweden 2 — MLB American Tampa Bay 8 Toronto 1 ...

Wednesday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Exhibition At Pittsburgh Czech Republic 3 North America 2 Canada 3 Russia 2 (OT) At Washington Europe 6 Sweden 2 — MLB American Tampa Bay 8 Toronto 1 ...

GENEVA - A two-time Wimbledon singles champion, two Tour de France winners and an Olympic discus gold medallist had the same answer Thursday to the latest leak by hackers of confidential medical infor...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Katarina Roxon finally has a Paralympic Games medal. The Kippens, N.L., native shed tears of joy after winning gold in the S8 100-metre breaststroke on Wednesday night at the Rio Game...

SAN FRANCISCO - A new Twitter app is coming to Xbox One, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV, where viewers will be able to watch NFL games on Thursday nights. The short-messaging service secured the rights t...

PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin fought to a draw on their home ice. Canada, however, remains a bit ahead of Russia. At least for now. Ryan Getzlaf beat Sergei Bobrovsky on a breakaway at ...

QUEBEC - Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard had a successful start to the National Bank Cup on Wednesday, downing Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-3, 6-4 in first round action. Bouchard, the top seed at the...

T.J. Heath and Drew Willy won’t have to wait long to see their former teammates. Heath and Willy were key figures in the trade Sunday night between Toronto and Winnipeg. The Argos acquired Willy...

WASHINGTON - The NHL is overhauling its concussion monitoring system. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said the league will have four concussion spotters watching all games from a centralized location in...