Category Archives: Sports
Djokovic wins again, reaches semifinals at ATP finals
LONDON - Novak Djokovic edged a bit closer to the year-end No. 1 ranking. The second-ranked Serb beat Canadian Milos Raonic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) Tuesday to qualify for the semifinals of the ATP finals and...
Nov 15, 2016
Former Flyers GM Clarke says Lindros' spot in Hall of Fame is well-deserved
TORONTO - Philadelphia hockey legend Bobby Clarke remembers a day, before Eric Lindros played his first NHL game, when he hosted the future Flyers captain and his father for dinner. At one point Clark...
Nov 15, 2016
Bach answers critics on Russian doping, Rio Games, bidding
DOHA, Qatar - IOC President Thomas Bach defended his handling of the Russian doping scandal, attacked critics of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and claimed no cities would have bid for the 2024 Games wit...
Nov 15, 2016
Swimmers complete 7-hour crawl across shrinking Dead Sea
EIN GEDI, Israel - A multinational group of swimmers swam seven hours through the salty, soupy waters of the Dead Sea on Tuesday in a bid to draw attention to the environmental degradation of the fabl...
Nov 15, 2016
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Tampa Bay 4 N.Y. Islanders 0 — NBA Indiana 88 Orlando 69 Detroit 104 Oklahoma City 88 New York 93 Dallas 77 Houston 115 Philadelphia 88 New Orleans 106 Boston 105 S...
Nov 14, 2016
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Tampa Bay 4 N.Y. Islanders 0 — NBA Indiana 88 Orlando 69 Detroit 104 Oklahoma City 88 New York 93 Dallas 77 Houston 115 Philadelphia 88 New Orleans 106 Boston 105 S...
Nov 14, 2016
Manning throws 3 TDs as gambling Giants beat Bengals
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Ben McAdoo has shown a willingness to gamble in his first season as the Giants coach, and New York is riding his hot hand for a run at their first post-season berth since winni...
Nov 14, 2016
CHL Canada-Russia series at summary
HAMILTON - OHL 5, Russia 2 CHL Canada-Russia series Monday night: First Period No Scoring. Penalties _ Dronov Rus (tripping) 1:37, Friend OHL (tripping) 10:04, Zaitsev Rus (interference) 17:40. Second...
Nov 14, 2016
CFL West Division final coaches Dickenson, Buono know each other well
CALGARY - Wally Buono and Dave Dickenson have a long history together as coach and player. Dickenson was a quarterback on Buono’s teams for nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders and ...
Nov 14, 2016
Hockey Canada hopes better sales strategy will fill seats at world juniors
MONTREAL - Canadian hockey officials don’t want great swaths of empty seats at the Bell Centre at this year’s world junior hockey championship. Hockey Canada president Tom Renney hopes low...
Nov 14, 2016