Tag Archives: Sports

LOS ANGELES (AP) - After weeks of guest hosts on "Jeopardy!" that included celebrities from TV, sports and journalism, the daily syndicated quiz show chose its executive producer, Mike Richards, as th...

CINCINNATI - Big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic and Spanish star Rafael Nadal are the latest players to withdraw from the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, set to get underway this weekend...

Denis Shapovalov's frustration was evident Wednesday night. The 22-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., made an early exit from the second round of the National Bank Open, dropping a 6-1, 6-4 decision t...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed hometown prospect Tyler Benson to a one-year, two-way contract extension worth US$750,000 at the NHL level. The 23-year-old forward was Edmonton's second-rou...

There are few people who better understand and appreciate the prestige and significance of the $1-million Queen's Plate than Rob Landry. The general manager of Chiefswood Stables won Canada's most pre...

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran defenceman Neal Pionk to a four-year contract worth roughly $23.5 million. The team made the announcement in a statement, noting the 26-year-old blue l...

The National Football League must love the No Fun League moniker that has become so popular. The NFL will crack down on taunting penalties this season. Coaches and managers believe the players have be...

PARIS (AP) - Lionel Messi said he's "in the right place" to win another Champions League trophy and cited a reunion with Neymar as a key factor in his decision to sign with Paris Saint-Germain. The 34...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Justin Upton and Phil Gosselin each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Tuesday in the first game of an unusual doublehea...

NEW YORK (AP) - In what was otherwise a rough two weeks in Tokyo for NBC, television viewers responded - at least slightly - to the U.S. Olympic team's strong performance in the second half of the Gam...