Category Archives: Sports

WADA says Russian hackers published athletes' medical data
GENEVA - Russian hackers have been blamed for breaking into a World Anti-Doping Agency database and posting confidential medical data of some American athletes online. WADA said Tuesday the attack - w...
Sep 13, 2016
Lemieux, Hull goals among top highlights of past Canada/World Cups of hockey
The Canada Cup and World Cup of Hockey have been held seven times between 1976 and 2004, with Canada winning five times. Here are five memorable moments from the tournaments: MARIO SCORES 1987 CANADA ...
Sep 13, 2016
Premiere of film about Gypsy club cancelled after threats
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Threats by football fans to disrupt the Prague premiere of a documentary film about a Czech Republic club of mainly Romany players has forced the showing to be cancelled. The ...
Sep 13, 2016

Veteran Joe Thornton could be representing Canada for the last time
Mario Lemieux was the unofficial greybeard of Team Canada when the last World Cup of Hockey was played a dozen years ago. This time around, the role falls to Joe Thornton, the 37-year-old who played a...
Sep 13, 2016
Russians stripped of 2 Beijing Olympic medals for doping
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Russia has been stripped of two track and field medals from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after retests showed their athletes doped with an anabolic steroid. The International Olym...
Sep 13, 2016

Injury forces Canadian doubles star Daniel Nestor to miss Davis Cup
HALIFAX - A lingering left calf injury has forced doubles star Daniel Nestor to skip this weekend’s Davis Cup playoff, putting Canada in an awkward spot as top player Milos Raonic has already bo...
Sep 13, 2016

'DWTS' host: Lochte protesters rushing stage was 'unnerving'
LOS ANGELES - “Dancing with the Stars” host Tom Bergeron said everyone in the studio was shocked when two men rushed the stage to protest Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte after his performance ...
Sep 13, 2016

Kevin Harlan gives fan on field Super Bowl play-by-play call
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Radio announcer Kevin Harlan used a fan who ran onto the field to spice up his call of Monday night’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, offering sp...
Sep 13, 2016
Maria Sharapova to find out decision on appeal in October
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The verdict in Maria Sharapova’s appeal against a two-year ban for doping has been delayed for a second time. Sharapova should now find out the decision in her case again...
Sep 13, 2016
Czech ice hockey referee dies after hit in head by puck
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - An ice hockey referee in the Czech Republic has died after he was injured in a game. The Czech Ice Hockey Federation says Pavel Lainka, aged 24, died on Saturday, without elab...
Sep 13, 2016