Category Archives: Sports
TFC's Giovinco, Impact's Drogba headline 26-man MLS all-star roster
NEW YORK - Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco, Montreal Impact stars Laurent Ciman, Ignacio Piatti and Didier Drogba, and Vancouver Whitecaps defender Kendall Waston were among those named on Sunda...
Jul 18, 2016
Healy homers, his 1st major league hit, as A's beat Jays
OAKLAND, Calif. - Just two days into his major league career, Ryon Healy isn’t wasting any time carving out a name for himself. The Oakland Athletics third baseman hit a three-run homer for his ...
Jul 18, 2016
Berdych, Pliskova withdraw from Rio over Zika concerns
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Another top-10 tennis player, Tomas Berdych, withdrew from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics over concerns about the Zika virus on Saturday. Hours later, another Czech, 16th-ranked ...
Jul 18, 2016
Binstock, Schachter earn Canada's final Olympic berth in beach volleyball
NORTH BAY, Ont. - Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter earned Canada’s final Olympic berth in beach volleyball with a three-set victory over fellow Canadians Sam Pedlow and Grant O’Gorman on Sa...
Jul 18, 2016
Derek Drouin rounding into Olympic form, with season's best high jump in Germany
DARMSTADT, Germany - Reigning world champion Derek Drouin had a season’s best performance in winning the high jump at Eberstadt on Sunday. The 26-year-old from Corunna, Ont., cleared 2.38 metres...
Jul 18, 2016
Villa, Lampard score as NYC keeps MLS East lead with a 3-1 win over Impact
MONTREAL - The big guns came through in another road victory for New York City FC. David Villa and Frank Lampard each had goals as first-place New York City downed the Montreal Impact 3-1 on Sunday. M...
Jul 18, 2016
Mickelson shines in wind and rain, keeps British Open lead
TROON, Scotland - Phil Mickelson wore a black rain suit that he didn’t need until he approached the far end of Royal Troon and already had stretched his lead. Henrik Stenson opened the curtains ...
Jul 18, 2016
Coaches at Penn State with Sandusky find selves on defence
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Newly disclosed allegations from men who have accused Jerry Sandusky of sexual abuse raise fresh questions about what his fellow Penn State assistant coaches might have seen or known...
Jul 18, 2016
Anti-doping officials call for Russian ban in Rio due to scathing doping report
A scathing report detailing a complex system of widespread, state-sponsored doping in Russia - a scheme that included government officials tampering with hundreds of positive samples - has led the Wor...
Jul 18, 2016
Senators acquiring Brassard from Rangers makes immediate impact
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are so convinced Derick Brassard will make an immediate impact in their lineup that they gave up a piece of their future to get him. The Senators traded Mika Zibanejad and...
Jul 18, 2016
