National Sports

CHESTERMERE, Alta. – Canadian Brad Gushue won the Grand Slam of Curling’s Na- tional on Sunday while Tracy Fleury dropped the women’s final. Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., captured his 12th career Grand Slam title by defeating Scot- land’s Bruce Mouat 5-2 in the men’s final. Gushue, third Mark Nichols, […]

The NCAA on Monday set the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports that will give each of its three divisions the power to govern itself. The nation’s biggest and most influential governing body in college athletics released a draft of an 18 1/2-page constitution, cut down from 43 […]

GENEVA (AP) – Amid a bitter divide with athletes over the removal of horse riding from the Olympic event of modern pentathlon, the sport’s governing body on Monday invited them to talks this week. The Monaco-based UIPM said it would host a video call Friday to consult athletes on which […]

Tom Brady had one memento he wanted back from a fan in the stands and one he wanted to give his biggest little fan after his latest historic performance. Both of the Brady admirers left Raymond James Stadium happy and sporting swag on the day Brady led Tampa Bay’s 38-3 […]

LIVERPOOL, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA – Krista McCarville of Thunder Bay, Ont., scored back-to-back deuces in the fifth and sixth ends in a 7-5 win over Jestyn Murphy of Mississauga, Ont., on Monday in the first draw of Canada’s Olympic curling pre-trials. McCarville, backed by vice-skip Kendra Lilly, second Ashley Sippala, […]

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) – Elijah Moore sent the expectations for his rookie year soaring through the spring and summer with an outstanding offseason. The New York Jets wide receiver is still looking to make an impact in the regular season. Moore, a second-round pick out of Mississippi, has eight […]

TORONTO – After punching their playoff ticket last week, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers can solidify a shorter route to the 2021 Grey Cup. The Bombers (9-1) can cement top spot in the West Division on Saturday with a home victory over the B.C. Lions (4-5). Winnipeg, the defending Grey Cup […]

Six weeks into the NFL season and each conference has only six teams with a winning record. A league that prides itself on parity is loaded with mediocre and poor teams. Five clubs have one win, the Lions are winless and four division races are all but over, barring major […]

Vancouver Canucks (1-1-1, third in the Pacific) vs. Buffalo Sabres (2-0-0, second in the Atlantic) Buffalo, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sabres +118, Canucks -143; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit Buffalo after the Sabres defeated Arizona 2-1 in a shootout. Buffalo went […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Gabe Kapler repeatedly blew bubbles with his gum and popped them during his postseason managerial debut against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and oh does Dave Roberts remember his division counterpart doing that during their playing days in Double-A. Kapler absolutely gets butterflies, he says, and he […]

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) – Grand Slam title winners Ana Ivanovic, Flavia Pennetta, Carlos Moya and Cara Black are the new nominees on the International Tennis Hall of Fame ballot for the Class of 2022, joining holdovers Lisa Raymond and Juan Carlos Ferrero. The Rhode Island-based Hall announced the candidates Thursday. […]