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Big Brown to run in Monmouth Stakes in preparation for Breeders' Cup Classic
OCEANPORT, N.J. - Big Brown is heading back to the grass in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Classic. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will run in the Monmouth Stakes on Sept. 13. It will b...
Eric the Great: Lamaze snags gold medal in show jumping at Beijing Olympics
BEIJING - After waiting more than a decade to appear in his first Olympics, Eric Lamaze provided a performance for the history books. The Schomberg, Ont., rider posted three perfect runs aboard Hic...
Eric Lamaze takes home gold in Olympic individual show jumping
HONG KONG - Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, Ont., captured the show-jumping title Thursday at the Beijing Games, giving Canada its first-ever individual equestrian gold. Lamaze, aboard Hickstead, posted ...
Jamaicans sweep, Americans stumble on track at Beijing Olympics
BEIJING - The Jamaican sprint sweep at the Olympics was completed Thursday by Veronica Campbell-Brown. To make it even worse for the U.S. team, both the men's and the women's teams failed to make i...
NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies of cancer at age 63 of pancreatic cancer
NEW YORK - Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63. Upshaw died Wedne...
Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh win another Olympic gold medal
BEIJING - The Jamaican sprint sweep at the Olympics was completed Thursday by Veronica Campbell-Brown. To make it even worse for the U.S. team, both the men's and the women's teams failed to make i...
NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dead at the age of 63 of pancreatic cancer
NEW YORK - Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63. Upshaw died Wedne...
ATP president Etienne de Villiers to step down when contract expires in December
LONDON - Etienne de Villiers is set to step down as executive chairman and president of the ATP when his contract expires in December. De Villiers will leave the post after instigating a series of ...
Emilie Heymans wins silver medal in women's 10-metre platform diving
BEIJING - Emilie Heymans has won the silver medal in women's 10-metre platform diving at the Beijing Olympics. The 26-year-old from Greenfield Park, Que., posted a five-dive score of 437.05 en rout...
Heymans puts Canada back on the board with silver medal in diving
BEIJING - Emilie Heymans ended Canada's one-day absence from the podium by claiming a silver medal in women's 10-metre platform diving Thursday. Rallying from a mistake-filled semifinal earlier in ...
NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw dies at age 63
NEW YORK - Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63. Upshaw's death was announced by the NFL Pl...
Big names shut out in International Olympic Committee athletes vote
BEIJING - A South Korean taekwondo champion, a German fencer, a Cuban volleyball player and a Russian swimmer are the newest members of the International Olympic Committee. Failing to make the grad...
Afghans fight at Games shows more money not the only reason for more medals
BEIJING - Afghanistan's Nesar Bahave gets in what training sessions he can at a dusty gym in Kabul that lacks showers or medical facilities. Canada's Ivett Gonda took a year's leave from her studie...
Russian sumo wrestler Wakanoho banned for life after drug arrest
TOKYO - Russian wrestler Wakanoho was banned for life by the Japan Sumo Association on Thursday after being arrested earlier this week on suspicion of possessing marijuana. Wakanoho, whose real nam...
Canadians Heymans, Marleau qualify for women's platform final in Beijing
BEIJING - With the mistakes of the semifinal behind her, Emilie Heymans is looking forward to correcting her errors when it counts. Heymans, from Greenfield Park, Que., and Marie-Eve Marleau of Lav...
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Here are the sports results from Wednesday: American League baseball N.Y. Yankees 5 Toronto 1 Minnesota 3 Oakland 1 Chicago White Sox 15 Seattle 3 Baltimore 11 Boston 6 Cleveland...
Bolt completes Olympic 100-200 double with another world record
BEIJING - Move over Michael Phelps, the Beijing Olympics has another superstar. Usain Bolt entered the Olympic history books in a big way Wednesday, becoming the first man ever to break world recor...
Canadian national junior team needs a new head coach after Groulx steps down
The Canadian national junior hockey team is in need of a new head coach. Benoit Groulx has left the position after apparently taking a job in the American Hockey League, a source told The Canadian ...
Canada's medal streak stopped at four days, but many hopefuls still to compete
BEIJING - Canada's march to the podium was interrupted on Wednesday, as a light day of finals and some disappointing results ended the country's four-day medal streak. The Canadian softball team ch...
Coach tries to see positives in Canada-Jamaica tie in World Cup qualifier
TORONTO - Canada got a point and a slap on the back from opponent Jamaica for its efforts Wednesday night. Kissing a sister may be next. Still Canadian coach Dale Mitchell tried to see positives in...
Hantuchova overcomes Govortsova, moves into quarter-finals of Pilot Pen
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Second-seeded Daniela Hantuchova survived three match points in a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory over Olga Govortsova of Belarus in a second round match Wednesday night at the Pilot Pen....
United States beats Canada 4-1 in first game of women's U-18 hockey series
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Brianna Decker tallied two goals and an assist and goaltender Alex Rigsby turned aside 35 shots to lead the U.S. women's under-18 team to a 4-1 victory over Canada in the first of ...
Yankees chase David Purcey after four innings, beat Blue Jays 5-1
TORONTO - With the Toronto Blue Jays turning to the back end of their rotation and the New York Yankees countering with a tricky left-hander, fans at the Rogers Centre should have been warned they wer...
Canada ties Jamaica in World Cup men's soccer qualifying match
TORONTO - Canada gave up an unlikely goal and dropped two valuable points in a 1-1 tie with Jamaica in a World Cup qualifying soccer match Wednesday night. The Canadian men have five matches remain...
England and Italy struggle to draw in friendly matches; Spain wins
World champion Italy and England struggled to achieve ties in their final matches before the start of World Cup qualifying, and European champion Spain won its first game under new coach Vicente Del B...
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