Category Archives: Sports

MINNEAPOLIS - Longtime Minnesota wrestling coach J Robinson was fired Wednesday, after the university said an investigation into an alleged drug ring within the program revealed he wasn’t forthc...

VANCOUVER - After another failed bid to qualify for the World Cup, Canada Soccer is once again faced with the task of figuring out how to turn around its men’s program. Canada was eliminated fro...

GIJANG, Korea, Republic Of - Canada opened the super round of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup with a 5-3 win over Australia on Wednesday. After building a five-run lead and holding Australia...

LONDON - Formula One is being bought by Liberty Media, a U.S. company that invests in entertainment and sports, for $4.4 billion. Liberty Media Corp., which is controlled by 75-year-old tycoon John Ma...

Solomon Elimimian is back wreaking havoc on CFL offences. The B.C. Lions’ tenacious linebacker has regained the form that made him the CFL’s outstanding player in 2014. This comes after El...

TORONTO - American pop band OneRepublic will headline the 2016 Grey Cup halftime show Nov. 27 at Toronto’s BMO Field. The band’s fourth album, “Oh My My,” will be released Oct....

ROME - In a story Sept. 7 about the Italian football federation condemning fascist salutes, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Francesco Maria Talo was the Israeli ambassador to Italy. Tal...

OTTAWA - Carey Price will play his first game in 289 days when he starts Canada’s World Cup of Hockey exhibition opener on Friday against the United States. The Montreal Canadiens goalie last pl...

NEW YORK - Andy Murray lost his way, seven consecutive games and, eventually, his riveting five-set U.S. Open quarterfinal against Kei Nishikori after a loud noise from a malfunctioning sound system i...

CARMEL, Ind. - Out of golf for more than a year, Tiger Woods said Wednesday he hopes to play the first event of the PGA Tour season next month and could play as much as twice more before the end of th...