Category Archives: Sports
Giro d'Italia to open 2018 race in Israel
JERUSALEM - The Giro d’Italia cycling race will open next year’s event in Israel, marking the first time any leg of the sport’s Grand Tours will take place outside of Europe. Organiz...
Sep 14, 2017
Israel protests marathon body's exclusion of West Bank race
JERUSALEM - Israel on Thursday said the international marathon body was injecting politics into sports by excluding an Israeli race because it passes through West Bank territory the Palestinians and m...
Sep 14, 2017
Israel protests marathon body's exclusion of West Bank race
JERUSALEM - Israel on Thursday said the international marathon body was injecting politics into sports by excluding an Israeli race because it passes through West Bank territory the Palestinians and m...
Sep 14, 2017
Economists see little payoff for cities that subsidize pro sports facilities
CALGARY - City subsidies for professional sports teams like the Calgary Flames can be justified in the name of civic planning, pride or politics, but suggestions that they result in net growth to the ...
Sep 14, 2017
Economists see little payoff for cities that subsidize pro sports facilities
CALGARY - City subsidies for professional sports teams like the Calgary Flames can be justified in the name of civic planning, pride or politics, but suggestions that they result in net growth to the ...
Sep 14, 2017
Whitecaps down Minnesota 3-0 as Vancouver moves into first in MLS West
VANCOUVER - A long, looping ball from Vancouver Whitecaps defender Marcel de Jong landed perfectly onto the delicate boot of Yordy Reyna early in Wednesday’s match against Minnesota United. The ...
Sep 13, 2017
Whitecaps down Minnesota 3-0 as Vancouver moves into first in MLS West
VANCOUVER - A long, looping ball from Vancouver Whitecaps defender Marcel de Jong landed perfectly onto the delicate boot of Yordy Reyna early in Wednesday’s match against Minnesota United. The ...
Sep 13, 2017
Gausman sharp over seven innings as Orioles top Blue Jays to snap losing streak
TORONTO - Blue Jays manager John Gibbons couldn’t have envisioned that the first pitch of Wednesday’s game would be the difference maker in Toronto’s 2-1 loss to the Baltimore Oriole...
Sep 13, 2017
Dolphins WR Stills calls for athletes to support Kaepernick
OXNARD, Calif. - Kenny Stills wants to know why more athletes aren’t standing with Colin Kaepernick. The Miami Dolphins receiver has restated his questions from a series of tweets Tuesday questi...
Sep 13, 2017
Gausman sharp over seven innings as Orioles top Blue Jays to snap losing streak
TORONTO - Blue Jays manager John Gibbons couldn’t have envisioned that the first pitch of Wednesday’s game would be the difference maker in Toronto’s 2-1 loss to the Baltimore Oriole...
Sep 13, 2017
