Category Archives: Sports

Official asks Texas Rangers to help find lost Brady jersey
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is asking the state’s top law enforcement officers to help locate Tom Brady’s missing game jersey, which disappeared from the New England Patriot...
Feb 06, 2017
IAAF freezing nationality switches, upholding Russia ban
MONACO - The IAAF is upholding its global ban on Russian athletes and freezing all nationality switches. Following a council meeting in Monaco on Monday, IAAF president Sebastian Coe said Russian athl...
Feb 06, 2017
Shapovalov fined US$7,000 for launching ball that hit umpire in the face
OTTAWA - Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov was fined US$7,000 by the International Tennis Federation on Monday for his on-court actions in a Davis Cup match against Britain a day earlier. The 17...
Feb 06, 2017
'I've worked hard for it': Canucks centre Bo Horvat excelling in third season
VANCOUVER - More than halfway through his third NHL season, Bo Horvat has a pretty good idea of what’s waiting for him after each game. The Vancouver Canucks centre has a few...
Feb 06, 2017

Pats' owner Kraft has won 5 rings, but 1 belongs to Putin
HOUSTON - Of the five Super Bowl rings Robert Kraft has earned as owner of the New England Patriots, one of them has an unlikely owner: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kraft took part in a recent NF...
Feb 06, 2017
Rick Pitino accuser moved from prison to halfway house
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...
Feb 06, 2017

Kobe Bryant memorabilia stolen from ex-NBA star's alma mater
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 ...
Feb 06, 2017

Pats comeback earns fan date with Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard
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...
Feb 06, 2017

Not guilty plea from man accused of fatally shooting CFL player McKnight
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 ...
Feb 06, 2017
James Reimer rare among NHL's quality backup goaltenders this season
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 s...
Feb 06, 2017