Category Archives: Sports

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....

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...

NEW YORK - Lady Gaga dropped from the top of Houston’s NRG Stadium to open her halftime show and dropped the mic at the end, offering a program that delivered high-energy hits and an inclusive t...

HOUSTON - Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett says he is not worried about upsetting team owner Robert Kraft by not attending New England’s trip to the White House as Super Bowl champions. Benn...

BOSTON - New England Patriots fans have taken to the streets of Boston to celebrate their team’s 34-28 dramatic overtime Super Bowl win over the Atlanta Falcons. Hundreds of fans gathered late S...

HOUSTON - The New England Patriots developed a reputation for playing nearly mistake-free football in winning four Super Bowl rings during the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era. That brand took a beating a...

Sunday’s Games NFL Super Bowl In Houston, Texas New England 34 Atlanta 28 (OT) — NHL Edmonton 1 Montreal 0 (SO) N.Y. Rangers 4 Calgary 3 Washington 5 Los Angeles 0 — A...