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Top football recruit O'Leary, Nicklaus' grandson, suspended 2 games for gesture
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - The grandson of Jack Nicklaus — one of the nation's top football recruits — was suspended for two games by Florida officials for making an obscene gesture toward the sta...
Women's short-track speedskating team to have more new faces than men's squad
MONTREAL - The Canadian short-track speedskating squad is getting a partial makeover. While the men's team is expected to stay largely the same this season, the women's will have a different look, ...
Peterborough and New Westminster to contest Mann Cup in Peterborough
There surely will be a broad smile on the face of Ted Higgins when he stands for the national anthem before the opening game of Canadian senior lacrosse championship Friday night. Higgins, 69, is t...
Nelson swipes home to help Rockies beat Reds 6-5, complete four-game sweep
DENVER - Chris Nelson swiped home in the eighth inning to send the Colorado Rockies to a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, completing a four-game series sweep and extending their winni...
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach ices money for new NHL arenas in
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has made short work of any suggestion that his province will be forking over some cash to help build new hockey arenas in Edmonton and Calgary. Stelmach was co...
India-Pakistan pairing hopes on-court success will lead to off-court progress
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The best measure of what India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi accomplished at the U.S. Open could be found in the stands, not the scoreline. The doubles team r...
Findlay flying, Whitfield wobbly heading into world triathlon final
Paula Findlay and Simon Whitfield are on different paths heading into the world triathlon championship final in Budapest, Hungary. Findlay, the young upstart from Edmonton, has won back-to-back wor...
Beckham activated from disabled list, eligible to play for LA Galaxy on Saturday
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Los Angeles Galaxy activated David Beckham from their disabled list Thursday, clearing the English superstar for his return to MLS competition. The midfielder is eligible ...
Pakistan Cricket Board says fast bowler Riaz will be questioned by police
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Cricket Board revealed on Thursday that fast bowler Wahab Riaz is to be questioned by police on Sept. 14, the fourth Pakistan player to appear before Scotland Yard in relation...
Wayne Gretzky: Out of hockey but still swinging a big stick
TORONTO - Laying waste to a living room with a hockey stick for a commercial to promote his new video game brought back memories for Wayne Gretzky. The Great One remembers doing it for real as a ki...
