Category Archives: Sports
Lawmaker: Mascot wrong to rally for kneeling cheerleaders
KENNESAW, Ga. - The student who wears the owl mascot costume at a Georgia public university where five cheerleaders knelt during the national anthem had no business leading a cross-campus march in sup...
Oct 17, 2017
Canadian women's team defenceman Tara Watchorn announces retirement
CALGARY - Defenceman Tara Watchorn, who won an Olympic gold medal with Canada’s women’s hockey team at the Sochi Olympics, announced her retirement from international competition on Monday...
Oct 17, 2017
Rick Pitino out at Louisville as expected amid federal probe
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Rick Pitino has been able to roam the sidelines as Louisville’s iconic men’s basketball coach, even defiantly at times, holding onto his job amid a series of highly embar...
Oct 17, 2017
Chris Paul's free agency decision becomes a documentary
Chris Paul had a new home in Los Angeles and the potential for a $200 million contract if he stayed with the Clippers. He also had reason to doubt a championship would ever come there. So sometime bet...
Oct 17, 2017
Jaguars apologize to local military for anthem demonstration
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Jaguars have apologized to local military leaders for demonstrating during the national anthem in London last month. Jaguars President Mark Lamping sent a letter ...
Oct 17, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Tampa Bay 3 Detroit 2 — MLB Post-season American League Championship Series New York 8 Houston 1 (Astros lead series 2-1) — NFL Tennessee 36 Indianapolis 22 —...
Oct 17, 2017
Despite off-season moves, Canucks still searching for power-play success
VANCOUVER - A punchless power-play was one of the main reasons the Vancouver Canucks struggled the last two seasons. It’s still early, but not much has changed in 2017-18. The Canucks were just ...
Oct 17, 2017
Cowboys' Elliott gets another reprieve, will play vs 49ers
NEW YORK - Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott was granted another legal reprieve Tuesday night in the running back’s fight to avoid a six-game suspension over domestic violence allegations. A N...
Oct 17, 2017
San Antonio Stars moving to Las Vegas, bought by MGM Resorts
NEW YORK - Las Vegas is getting a WNBA franchise. The San Antonio Stars are moving to the gambling mecca after being bought by MGM Resorts International, the league said Tuesday. “Las Vegas has ...
Oct 17, 2017
Manning, Pierre-Paul and rest of Giants stun Broncos 23-10
DENVER - It was a wipe-out all right, just not the one expected by just about everyone outside the New York Giants. “I don’t think anyone picked us to win this game,” Eli Manning sai...
Oct 16, 2017