Category Archives: Sports
Road rage ends in McKnight's death; criticism of case looms
HARVEY, La. - A road rage incident possibly sparked by a driver cutting off another on a nearby bridge spiraled into a shooting that left a CFL player dead, authorities said, amid criticism the shoote...
Dec 03, 2016
Toronto FC learns that success on the field can come at a cost off it
TORONTO - Success can come at a cost, as Toronto FC has learned. Celebrations over making the MLS Cup final have been mixed with blowback from some season ticket-holders unhappy that while they can bu...
Dec 03, 2016
AP source: Beltran reaches deal with Astros, $16M for 1 year
Carlos Beltran is headed back to Houston, hoping his 20th season in the majors could bring him - and the Astros - a most elusive World Series championship. A person familiar with the deal told The Ass...
Dec 03, 2016
Canadian long-tracker Vincent de Haitre wins World Cup gold in 1,000 metres
ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Canadian long-track speedskater Vincent de Haitre won his first individual gold medal at the senior level Saturday by finishing first in the men’s 1,000 metres at the ISU Wo...
Dec 03, 2016
Carruthers advances to men's Canada Cup final; will face Team Gushue
BRANDON, Man. - Reid Carruthers is heading to the men’s final at the 2016 Canada Cup. After giving away a 5-1 lead in Saturday night’s semifinal, Carruthers and his Winnipeg rink managed t...
Dec 03, 2016
Relay team takes gold on three-medal day for Canadian lugers at World Cup
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - The Canadian relay team capped this country’s best performance at a luge World Cup on Saturday with a surprising victory at Mount Van Hoevenberg, shortly after Kim McRae and ...
Dec 03, 2016
Kjetil Jansrud wins first World Cup downhill of season
VAL D’ISERE, France - Norway dominated, Kjetil Jansrud won, Austria struggled. The first downhill of the men’s World Cup season on Saturday traced the same path down the sun-soaked Val d&#...
Dec 03, 2016
Canadian men's rugby sevens team finishes 13th in season-opening event in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - After suffering four straight losses at the Dubai Sevens, Canada ended its campaign with a pair of wins to finish 13th Saturday at the opening leg of the HSBC World Rugby...
Dec 03, 2016
Chelsea apologizes to victim of sex abuse
LONDON - Chelsea has apologized to a former player who was sexually abused while a member of the club’s youth team, and said Saturday it was “inappropriate” to pay him 50,000 pounds ...
Dec 03, 2016
Rain and sorrow accentuate memorial for dead at Brazil club
CHAPECO, Brazil - On a rainy Saturday that only accentuated the grief, 20,000 people filled a tiny stadium under umbrellas and plastic ponchos to say goodbye to members of the Chapecoense soccer club ...
Dec 03, 2016