Category Archives: Sports

BELLEFONTE, Pa. - It’s not Penn State’s fault that a former assistant football coach who reported Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a boy 15 years ago can’t find a new coaching job, a ...

BROSSARD, Que. - Neither Carey Price nor Sidney Crosby is expected on the ice for the Montreal Canadiens’ home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but there are plenty of story lines nonethe...

TORONTO - Finally a little good fortune for Scott Milanovich and the struggling Toronto Argonauts. Veteran quarterback Ricky Ray practised with the starting offence Monday as Toronto began preparing t...

NEW YORK - Edmonton captain Connor McDavid, Toronto rookie forward Auston Matthews and Florida goaltender Roberto Luongo have been named the three stars for the opening week of the NHL season. McDavid...

MADRID - Neymar will sign a three-year contract extension with Barcelona on Friday, a deal that will keep the Brazil forward with the Spanish club until 2021. Barcelona and Neymar had made the announc...

MONTREAL - Duron Carter’s controversy-ridden stay with the Montreal Alouettes ended Monday when he and fellow receiver Kenny Stafford were released by the CFL club. The team gave no ex...

GENEVA - FIFA has blocked rock concerts from being staged in World Cup stadiums in the weeks before the 2018 tournament kicks off in Russia. FIFA passed a rule “to ensure that the field of play ...

CALGARY - The start of this curling season is an attempt to stuff the sweeping genie back in the bottle. Elite curlers now have the same fabric - an “ugly mustard yellow” as skip Brad...

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Thousands of people joined Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay at a candlelight vigil Monday night on a Kentucky high school track honouring Gay’s 15-year-old daughter, who was fatally s...

LONDON - Nick Kyrgios will miss the rest of the season after being suspended by the men’s tour and fined an additional $25,000 on Monday for “tanking” a match and insulting fans in t...