Category Archives: Sports

Red Sox flex muscles, power past Rays 14-6 to even ALDS 1-1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - J.D. Martinez hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in his return to the lineup and the Boston Red Sox backed Tanner Houck's clutch relief effort with a franchise postseason r...
Oct 08, 2021

Alex Ovechkin injured in Capitals' preseason finale
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin left the Washington Capitals' preseason finale against Philadelphia on Friday night with what the team called a lower-body injury and is set to be examined further Satu...
Oct 08, 2021

Tellez HR, throw spark Brewers over Braves 2-1 in Game 1
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Rowdy Tellez fouled off Charlie Morton's pitch in a scoreless game, then headed toward the dugout for a deep breath and a new bat. Just the break the Milwaukee Brewers needed. Tellez ...
Oct 08, 2021

Jin Young Ko leads LPGA Tour’s foggy Founders Cup
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. - Jin Young Ko had a three-stroke lead with four holes left Friday when second-round play in the LPGA Tour's Cognizant Founders Cup was suspended because of darkness. Play was dela...
Oct 08, 2021

Correa, Alvarez help Astros take 2-0 lead over Sox in ALDS
HOUSTON (AP) - Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros are relentless at the plate and in the field. That's why they are so tough to beat in the playoffs. Correa hit a two-run double during Houston's fiv...
Oct 08, 2021

Riders QB Fajardo says he's on the same page as his receiving corps
REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo believes it's possible for something good to come out of something bad. Following last week's 23-17 loss to the Stampeders in Calgary, Fajard...
Oct 08, 2021

Sports psychologists: Price will help end the stigma around mental health in sports
No pain, no gain. "What a terrible phrase that we've used for many years to describe our athletes," Gordon Bloom says of the saying that's been thrown around the sports world since the 1980s -- and su...
Oct 08, 2021

Canadian basketball star Kia Nurse suffers torn ACL in right knee
Canadian women's basketball star Kia Nurse will miss the remainder of the 2021 WNBA season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee. The Phoenix guard suffered the injury ju...
Oct 08, 2021

2 parents convicted in 1st trial of college bribery scandal
Two wealthy parents were convicted Friday of buying their kids' way into school as athletic recruits in the first case to go to trial in the college admissions cheating scandal that embroiled prestigi...
Oct 08, 2021

Rugby Canada provides details of its high-performance program review
Rugby Canada has fleshed out details of its high-performance program review, which was triggered by complaints from the women's sevens team. The review panel will consist of Calgary's STRAAD Consultin...
Oct 08, 2021