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Jamaica's Usain Bolt set for golden double at Beijing Games

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:08:40 +0000

BEIJING - While Olympic watchers waited Wednesday for the Usain Bolt show to begin, three Russian swimmers - one a marathoner, the other two who have made synchronized swimming's duet event their own ...

Canada not going to reach the podium on Wednesday at Beijing Games

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:42:17 +0000

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...

Major leaguers could play in Olympics come 2016 if baseball makes comeback

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:42:16 +0000

BEIJING - Major leaguers might be headed to the Olympics in eight years if the sport gets back on the program and international baseball organizers have their way. International Baseball Federation...

Canada looks unlikely to reach the podium on Wednesday at Beijing Games

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:34:57 +0000

A.J. Burnett, Adam Lind stay hot as Blue Jays top Yankees 2-1

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:37:40 +0000

TORONTO - A.J. Burnett continued down what could be a road to personal riches on Tuesday night. Whether the surging right-hander can help the Toronto Blue Jays in a meaningful way remains open to d...

SCORECARD:

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:25:10 +0000

Here are the sports results from Tuesday: American League baseball Toronto 2 N.Y. Yankees 1 Tampa Bay 4 L.A. Angels 2 Cleveland 9 Kansas City 4 Boston 7 Baltimore 2 Chicago White...

France's Amelie Mauresmo struggles to victory at Pilot Pen tournament

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:25:13 +0000

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Amelie Mauresmo dominated at times and struggled at others Tuesday in a 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2 victory over Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the first round of the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament. ...

British cycling team keeps rolling at Olympics with another gold medal

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:25:12 +0000

BEIJING - Britain's dominating cycling team has pushed the country to its best Olympic showing since London first hosted the Games in 1908. Chris Hoy won the 15th gold medal of the Beijing Games fo...

Baseball roundup: Tuesday's action on the diamonds

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:25:18 +0000

The Chicago Cubs traded for Rich Harden expecting to get an ace pitcher, but they probably didn't expect to receive a hitter as well. The Victoria native allowed two hits in seven innings Tuesday n...

Canada adds four medals to Beijing haul, eclipses Athens medal count

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:51:40 +0000

BEIJING - Canada's dramatic second-half turnaround continued at the Beijing Olympics as another multi-medal performance by Canadian athletes helped the team eclipse its overall performance from four y...

Canada's Lopes-Schliep captures bronze in women's 100-metre hurdles

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:03:52 +0000

BEIJING - Priscilla Lopes-Schliep drove hard to the finish - leaning with all her might - and in that split second, she raced out of the shadows for good. The unheralded athlete from Whitby, Ont., ...

Money earned by selling Toronto FC midfielder could lead to new grass field

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:06:21 +0000

TORONTO - Maurice Edu is headed for greener pastures with Glasgow Rangers. But the U.S. international midfielder could leave a green legacy of his own in Toronto. Mo Johnston, director of football ...

Toronto's Jason Burnett wins silver medal in trampoline at Beijing Games

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:41:05 +0000

BEIJING - Jason Burnett's nickname around the Skyriders trampoline club in Toronto is Skills. He was given the handle because he's known for doing all kinds of crazy, over-the-top tricks on the tra...

Winning silver like a gold medal for diver Alexandre Despatie

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:41:15 +0000

BEIJING - The medal hanging around his neck showed he had finished second in the three-metre springboard at the Olympic Games, but in Alexandre Despatie's heart he knew he had won a much bigger battle...

Affidavits link former Marshall football coach Pruett to violations

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:51:27 +0000

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Sworn affidavits in a federal lawsuit implicate former Marshall football coach Bob Pruett in an academic scandal and a jobs program for athletes that drew NCAA violations. The N...