The Associated Press ATLANTA–Tiger Woods, in his Sunday red shirt, both arms raised in victory on the 18th green. For so many years, the scene was familiar. This time, it was surreal. “I can’t believe I pulled this off,” Woods said yesterday during the trophy presentation at the Tour Championship, […]
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The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va.–Kyle Busch is starting to wonder why he even spends time trying to qualify well at Richmond Raceway. Five months after winning the spring race on the 0.75-mile oval from the 32nd starting spot, Busch did even better Saturday night–winning from 39th to complete a season […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Matt Nichols almost had forgotten what it felt like to win. It was good. The Winnipeg quarterback threw one touchdown pass and no interceptions as the Blue Bombers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 31-14 victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night. “Anytime you […]
The Associated PressTom Withers CLEVELAND–Sam Darnold once thought he would be wearing an orange helmet just a few shades brighter than his hair colour. But the former USC star wasn’t precisely what the Browns were looking for in a franchise quarterback in the NFL draft. Darnold checked most of the […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson ATLANTA–Tiger Woods is facing long odds in capturing the FedEx Cup and the $10-million bonus. But that’s all relative this year. Just having his own parking spot at East Lake, being back at the Tour Championship for the first time since 2013, even feeling lost during […]
The Canadian PressJulian McKenzie MONTREAL–The quarterback carousel in Montreal has spun again, and Johnny Manziel once again is the next man up. The former Cleveland Brown took the majority of Montreal’s first-team snaps at practice on Monday and will take over from quarterback Antonio Pipkin when the Alouettes (3-9-0) visit […]
The Associated Press BALTIMORE–One night after setting a dubious record for losses, the Baltimore Orioles were ready to savour a rare win against a division rival. Rookie DJ Stewart hit his first major-league home run and Baltimore used five pitchers to avoid a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue […]
The Associated PressDavid Ginsburg BALTIMORE–A historic defeat for the Baltimore Orioles wasn’t much different than the 106 that preceded it. Baltimore managed only three hits in falling to Toronto 5-0 last night and tied an Orioles’ record for losses in a season. “It’s frustrating, to say the least,” first baseman […]
The Associated PressAndrew Seligman CHICAGO–Khalil Mack once again put on the sort of havoc-wreaking show the Chicago Bears envisioned when they traded for the superstar pass rusher. Even better for them, they came away with the victory this time. Mack had one of six sacks against Russell Wilson, and Prince […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Even Joe Morrow wasn’t really positive he scored the game-winning goal for the Winnipeg Jets last night but he’ll take it. The defenceman’s goal with eight minutes to go in the third period lifted the Jets to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild in pre-season action. […]
By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press Ryan Johansen remembers how the Columbus Blue Jackets didn’t have a captain until one day it clicked and everyone knew it should be Nick Foligno. “There was just no doubt,” Johansen said. “It’s just one of those things you don’t want to force. You […]
The Canadian Press REGINA–Trevor Harris and William Powell led the way as the Ottawa Redblacks snapped the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ four-game winning streak with a 30-25 victory Saturday night. With the win, the Redblacks (7-5) assumed sole possession of first place in the CFL’s East Division. The Riders slipped to 7-5 […]
