Sports

MLB pitcher Rich Hill and wife arrested at Patriots game

BOSTON - Free agent pitcher Rich Hill and his wife were arrested outside Saturday's New England Patriots game after police said his wife attempted to enter the stadium with an oversized bag and he arg...

Dec 23, 2019

A look at some of the players to watch at the world junior hockey championship

The 2020 world junior hockey championship starts Thursday in Ostrava and Trinec, Czech Republic. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the players to watch at this year's under-20 tournament. &nb...

Dec 23, 2019

2019 a year of women in hockey flexing collective muscle for a pro league

The women's hockey landscape didn't just tilt in 2019. It was turned upside down and shaken like a Polaroid picture. From the folding of the Canadian Women's Hockey League to the upending of the estab...

Dec 23, 2019

AP source: Ryu, Blue Jays agree to $80 million, 4-year deal

Hyun-Jin Ryu is headed north of the border to a Toronto Blue Jays team in dire need of starting pitching. One that was willing to pay for it, too. Ryu and the Blue Jays agreed to an $80 million, four-...

Dec 23, 2019

Tristan Jarry, Penguins beat Oilers 5-2

EDMONTON - Secondary scoring carried the Pittsburgh Penguins to a fourth straight win on Friday. Tristan Jarry made 26 saves and Jared McCann scored the eventual winner as the Penguins emerged with a ...

Dec 22, 2019

Nylander, Marner lead Maple Leafs past Rangers 6-3

NEW YORK - The Toronto Maple Leafs are beginning to show that they can be an elite team in the Eastern Conference. William Nylander and Mitchell Marner each scored their second goal of the game early ...

Dec 22, 2019

Flames score 3 power-play goals, beat Stars 5-1

DALLAS - Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan and Mikael Backlund scored power-play goals and the Calgary Flames beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Sunday night. Tkachuk's 14th goal of the season broke a 1-1 tie i...

Dec 22, 2019

Junior Johnson, "The Last American Hero," dies at 88

Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson, the moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as "The Last American Hero" by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. He was 88. NASCAR announc...

Dec 22, 2019

Raptors record biggest comeback in franchise history to beat Dallas 110-107

TORONTO - On a night the Toronto Raptors looked headed for their worst loss of the season, they recorded their greatest comeback in franchise history. Kyle Lowry scored 20 of his 32 points in a t...

Dec 22, 2019

In-game anti-racism pleas as Chelsea faces abuse at Spurs

LONDON - Chelsea defender Antonio Rdiger reported being targeted with monkey noises during a London derby at Tottenham on Sunday, forcing the stadium announcer to issue three warnings in an unpreceden...

Dec 22, 2019