Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Masse wins third straight world 100 backstroke medal with silver in Budapest
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Kylie Masse took silver in the women's 100-metre backstroke at the world aquatic championships, finishing just short of a third straight world title in the event. Masse, from LaSal...
Jun 20, 2022
CHL announces new Memorial Cup point system hours before 2022 tournament begins
TORONTO - The Canadian Hockey League announced a new point system for the Memorial Cup hours before the start of the 2022 tournament. Teams will now earn three points for a regulation win, two points ...
Jun 20, 2022
Curling Canada to kick off quadrennial with new PointsBet Invitational
OTTAWA - Curling Canada plans to kick off the quadrennial with a new event on its Season of Champions calendar. The PointsBet Invitational will be played Sept. 21-25 at Willie O'Ree Place in Frederict...
Jun 20, 2022
Title IX: Ann Meyers Drysdale shares how law shaped her life
(Editor's Note: Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship at UCLA. The Hall of Famer, longtime TV basketball analyst mother of three kids shares how Title IX has help ...
Jun 19, 2022
"Not protective": Early bodychecking doesn't prevent hockey injuries, study finds
EDMONTON - Introducing young hockey players to bodychecking at an early age doesn't protect them from injury as they move into older, harder-hitting leagues, new research has concluded. In fact, the o...
Jun 19, 2022
Masters champ Scheffler ties for second at U.S. Open
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler stood in the eighth fairway at The Country Club and waited for his ball to stop rolling. When it did, he took a few steps to his left and tried for a third ti...
Jun 19, 2022
Fitzpatrick wins U.S. Open; Kupcho takes LPGA Meijer Classic
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - Matt Fitzpatrick of England is a champion again at The Country Club, this time with the grandest of trophies in golf. A U.S. Amateur champion in 2013. The U.S. Open champion Su...
Jun 19, 2022
Suwinski hits 3 HRs, Pirates beat Giants 4-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jack Suwinski hit his third homer of the game in the ninth inning, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 4-3, walk-off victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday to avoid a three-game...
Jun 19, 2022
World swimming bans transgender athletes from women's events
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - World swimming's governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women's events, starting Monday. FINA members widely adopted a new "gender inclusion...
Jun 19, 2022
Fitzpatrick a winner again at Brookline as U.S. Open champion
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - Matt Fitzpatrick of England is a champion again at The Country Club, this time with the grandest of trophies. A U.S. Amateur champion in 2013. The U.S. Open champion Sunday. In...
Jun 19, 2022