Sports

2,000 cherry trees destroyed at ex-49er's California orchard

BRENTWOOD, Calif. - Former San Francisco 49ers centre Jeremy Newberry says vandals have destroyed nearly half of the 4,000 cherry trees recently planted at his Northern California orchard. Newberry te...

May 19, 2019

Canada's Rebecca Marino beats Yuki Naito to win ITF Kurume title

KURUME, Japan - Canada's Rebecca Marino defeated Japanese qualifier Yuki Naito 6-4, 7-6 (0) on Sunday to win the ITF Kurume title on the World Tennis Tour. The fourth seed from Vancouver nee...

May 19, 2019

Preakness winner War of Will likely to run in Belmont

BALTIMORE - Owner Gary Barber called trainer Mark Casse for the fourth time in 11 hours since War of Will won the Preakness. Only this time, Casse was in the middle of holding court with reporters the...

May 19, 2019

Dickson eager to erase pain of Calgary Roughnecks' NLL final loss in 2014

The Calgary Roughnecks' disappointing loss in the 2014 National Lacrosse League championship still haunts Curtis Dickson. But he and his teammates have an opportunity to erase the heartbreak...

May 19, 2019

Back on top: Nadal beats Djokovic for 9th Italian Open title

ROME - Rafael Nadal is right back where he wants to be. After losing in the semifinals of three straight clay-court tournaments, Nadal dominated for stretches against his longtime rival, Novak Djokovi...

May 19, 2019

Tentative CBA presents one less distraction for Argos rookie Richards

TORONTO - Shane Richards has no shortage of things to deal with as he prepares for his first CFL training camp. Thankfully, the prospect of going out on strike isn't among them. On Wednesday...

May 19, 2019

CFL collective bargaining agreement holds together after 'discrepancy'

Labour peace between the CFL and its players' association held together after reports that a tentative collective bargaining agreement between the two sides had fallen apart. Several media outlets rep...

May 19, 2019

Five skaters using Memorial Cup to influence upcoming NHL Draft

HALIFAX - The majority of draft-eligible skaters in the Canadian Hockey League have run out of time to showcase their skills ahead of this summer's NHL draft with playoffs finished and three league ch...

May 19, 2019

NHL prospects Durzi, Suzuki been working together a long time for a Memorial Cup

HALIFAX - When Guelph Storm defenceman Sean Durzi found out his NHL rights had been traded in late January, he knew exactly which teammate to turn to for some advice. "Nick Suzuki,...

May 19, 2019

Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema joins Paris Saint-Germain blazes soccer trail

TORONTO - Just turned 18, forward Jordyn Huitema is already a soccer trail-blazer. She was 15 when she made her Canadian senior debut on March 2017 and already has six goals in 19 appearance...

May 19, 2019