Category Archives: Sports

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A woman imprisoned for trying to extort money from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino is now in a halfway house. Fifty-six-year-old Karen Cunagin Sypher was senten...

ARDMORE, Pa. - Authorities say memorabilia from Kobe Bryant’s high school career have been stolen from a display case at the former NBA star’s school near Philadelphia. Philly.com reports ...

Forget the Lombardi Trophy. The New England Patriots’ shocking comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51 earned one fan a date with Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard. With the F...

GRETNA, La. - The man accused of fatally shooting CFL player Joe McKnight formally pleaded not guilty Monday to a second-degree murder charge. Ronald Gasser, 55, of Terrytown, had initially been arres...

James Reimer is something of a rarity in the NHL this season. The 28-year-old is among the few backup goaltenders who can play regularly at around the same level as the starter. In fact, in his first ...

NEW YORK - For advertisers on Super Bowl Sunday, it was time to get political - or provide some escapist humour. On advertising’s biggest night, marketers took different tactics to appeal to the...

NEW YORK - The New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons during a nailbiter Super Bowl 51 - and there were clear winners and losers off the field, too. Advertisers had to tread carefully this ...

MONTREAL - Isabelle Charest knew she wanted to remain involved in sports when she retired after winning a short-track speedskating bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. That dedi...

Joost van der Westhuizen, who won the 1995 World Cup with South Africa as Nelson Mandela looked on, has died after a six-year-battle with motor neuron disease. He was 45. SA Rugby announced the death ...

MOSCOW - Russia has increased government spending on the 2018 World Cup by 19.1 billion rubles ($325 million) without explanation. Total spending rises to 638.8 billion rubles ($10.8 billion), with al...