Sports

Paramount will become the new home to all UFC events in the US under 7-year deal with TKO Group

NEW YORK (AP) - Paramount will become the new home to all Ultimate Fighting Championship events in the U.S. under a seven-year agreement with TKO Group announced on Monday. Under the deal, Paramount w...

Aug 11, 2025

Crystal Palace loses appeal against demotion by UEFA to third-tier Conference League

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Crystal Palace lost its appeal at sport's highest court on Monday against demotion to the third-tier Conference League because of breaching UEFA rules on club ownership wi...

Aug 11, 2025

Justin Rose rallies late and beats J.J. Spaun in Memphis playoff

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Justin Rose made up a three-shot deficit over the last five holes against hard-luck Tommy Fleetwood, and then made two birdies in a playoff against U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun ...

Aug 10, 2025

Clement hits ninth-inning homer as Blue Jays hold on to beat Dodgers 5-4

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 41st homer, but Ernie Clement hit the tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth inning, and the American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays hung ...

Aug 10, 2025

Canada's Shapovalov falls to Italy's Nardi in second-round match at Cincinnati Open

CINCINNATI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov dropped a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 decision to Italy's Luca Nardi on Sunday in second-round play at the Cincinnati Open. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., was seede...

Aug 10, 2025

Pawol breaks gender barrier, earns good reviews for her work behind the plate on historic weekend

ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday's Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job. Considering Pawol became the first female umpire to work behind t...

Aug 10, 2025

Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team defeats El Salvador at IWBF Americas Cup

BOGOT - Arinn Young scored a game-high 41 points to lead the Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team to a 93-10 rout of El Salvador at the IWBF Americas Cup on Sunday. Elise Froese chipped in with...

Aug 10, 2025

Scheffler turns to fill-in when caddie Ted Scott leaves for family emergency

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler has turned to a tour chaplain as his caddie Sunday for the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship when Ted Scott had to leave due to a family emergency ...

Aug 10, 2025

Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate wins summer Grand Prix competition

COURCHEVEL - Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate won gold at a Summer Grand Prix event Sunday for the first international victory of her career. The Calgarian finished first on the large HS135 hill wit...

Aug 10, 2025

Henderson the hero as Crystal Palace beats Liverpool in penalty shootout to win the Community Shield

Crystal Palace won the Community Shield on Sunday by beating Premier League champion Liverpool in a penalty shootout at Wembley. The curtain-raiser for the English top-flight season ended 2-2 after 90...

Aug 10, 2025