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Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair shot and killed in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was shot multiple times, including a shot to the head, and a pistol was discovered near the body of the 20-year-old woman found dead with him Sat...
World Series of Poker expects longer no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event
LAS VEGAS - The main event of the World Series of Poker will likely last a few hours longer this year as players start the tournament with more chips. Tournament director Jack Effel said Saturday t...
Hall of Fame rider Mike Smith to pilot Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Mike Smith is back on Mine That Bird. The Hall of Fame rider will pilot the Kentucky Derby winner in the US$750,000 West Virginia Derby and the $1 million Travers Stakes next mont...
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Here are the sports results from Saturday. Baseball N.Y. Yankees 6 Toronto 5 (12 ings) Seattle 3 Boston 2 Kansas City 6 Chicago White Sox 4 Minnesota 4 Detroit 3 Cleveland 5 Oakl...
Soto's RBI single leads Venezuela over Canada in Canada Cup opener
SURREY, B.C. - Maria Soto's RBI single in the eighth inning was all the offence Venezuela needed in a 1-0 win over Canada on Saturday at the Canada Cup women's softball tournament. Soto's hit off D...
Scotland defeats Canada in opening four-day match at ICC Intercontinental Cup
ABERDEEN, Scotland - Scotland defeated Canada by 29 runs in the opening match of the 2009-10 ICC Intercontinental Cup cricket competition after the visitors were bowled out in their second innings Sat...
Tiger Woods and Anthony Kim tied for lead at Congressional
BETHESDA, Md. - Anthony Kim finally gets a crack at Tiger Woods, and when he says he has been practising for a moment like this all his life, Kim isn't kidding. As a 10-year-old growing up in Los A...
U.S. defeats Canada 12-6 in first half of Rugby World Cup qualifier
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Veteran fly half Mike Hercus accounted for all the scoring as the U.S. Eagles defeated Canada 12-6 Saturday to take a narrow edge into the second leg of the total-points Rugby World...
Lance Armstrong's first ride at Tour de France: neither bad nor great
MONACO - The nervous plainclothes policeman scrutinized the frenzy, the cameramen elbowed and sweated in the Mediterranean sun and that dead-shark look of determination was back in the eyes of the bik...
Posada's 12th-inning single gives Yanks 6-5 win over Blue Jays
NEW YORK - Jorge Posada tried to find A.J. Burnett after his game-ending hit Saturday. He darted away when Joba Chamberlain jumped in front of him, and Burnett crept up for a direct hit with one of hi...
Williams sisters beat Stubbs, Stosur to win Wimbledon doubles title
LONDON - Serena Williams won a pair of Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon on Saturday, just like her sister Venus did last year. Serena added the women's doubles title to her take at this year's tourna...
Wins in water polo, basketball and soccer for Canada at University Games
BELGRADE, Serbia - Greg Surmacz of Peterborough, Ont., scored 22 points to lead Canada's men's basketball team to a 100-83 win over China on Saturday, a strong day for the Canadians at the World Unive...
Australia's Fabrice Lapierre trumps Mokoena and Saladino in long jump
MADRID - Fabrice Lapierre of Australia used a favourable wind to win the long jump at the Madrid Meet on Saturday, in what was expected to be a duel between Olympic champion Irving Saladino and silver...
Presious Passion wins the United Nations Stakes at Monmouth
OCEANPORT, N.J. - Presious Passion scored a repeat victory in the US$750,000 United Nations Stakes, smashing the course record Saturday at Monmouth Park. The six-year-old gelding ran the 1 3-8 mile...
Canada's Nestor wins second straight Wimbledon men's doubles title
LONDON - Canada's Daniel Nestor tossed his racket up into the Centre Court crowd in celebration, then Nenad Zimonjic pulled off his shirt and wristbands and did the same. Nestor and Serbian partner...
Eunjung Yi leads Jamie Farr by four strokes after third round
SYLVANIA, Ohio - No one was more surprised to find Eunjung Yi leading the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic through three rounds than, well, Eunjung Yi. "I'm the leader?" she repeated, incredulous, ...
Swiss team Alinghi unveil giant catamaran for America's Cup defence
The worst-kept secret in the America's Cup is official: Alinghi of Switzerland will sail a giant catamaran when it defends the oldest trophy in international sports early next year against bitter U.S....
Serena Williams beats sister Venus for women's title at Wimbledon
LONDON - Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a...
Moreno retains WBA bantamweight title
POITIERS, France - Anselmo Moreno of Panama retained his WBA bantamweight title Saturday with a split decision over Mahyar Monshipour of France. Moreno (26-1-1) kept his composure as Monshipour pre...
Cancellara wins first Tour de France stage, Canada's Hesjedal 44th
MONACO - Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong went out early and put up a solid time in the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, then was upstaged by Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland. Ca...
Sea The Stars completes hat trick with Eclipse Stakes win
SANDOWN, England - Sea The Stars became the first horse in 20 years to add the Eclipse Stakes title to wins in the English Derby and the 2000 Guineas. Sea The Stars is only the fifth horse since 19...
Serena Williams tops sister Venus again for third Wimbledon title
LONDON - Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head. After six years, it was her turn to hold up the Venus Rosewater Dish again. In the fou...
Federer takes on Roddick, history in men's final at Wimbledon
LONDON - A year ago, plenty of people were feeling sorry for Roger Federer. They were sending him letters with good wishes or - believe it or not - tennis tips. They were offering advice about how ...
Canada loses to Spain; Croatia beats Argentina at under-19 worlds
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Mangisto Arop of Edmonton had 17 points and six rebounds but it wasn't enough as Canada fell 82-75 to Spain on Saturday at the FIBA under-19 world basketball championships. ...
Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo: I'm worth every penny
MADRID - Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo believes he's worth every penny of his record 80 million (C$146 million) pound transfer fee. "I think that it's a fair figure. If Manchester United and Real...
Serena Williams tops older sister Venus in Wimbledon final Saturday
LONDON - Serena Williams beat her big sister Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Saturday for her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam championship. In the fourth all-Williams final at Wimbledon, Serena cam...
Tour de France starts in Monaco
MONACO - Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong began his comeback at the Tour de France on Saturday by taking an early lead in the first-stage individual time trial in Monaco. The 37-year-old Texan t...
Baseball roundup: Friday's action on the diamonds
Manny Ramirez looked like a guy who missed 50 games. Returning from his suspension for violating baseball's drug policy, the Los Angeles slugger barely hit the ball out of the infield in the Dodger...
Columbus signs star winger Rick Nash to eight-year contract extension
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rick Nash and the Blue Jackets have reached agreement on an eight-year contract extension that will keep the star winger with the team through the 2017-18 season. The team confirme...
Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-2 for eighth win in nine games
NEW YORK - After he was knocked out in the third inning at Fenway Park in early June, A.J. Burnett vowed to improve. Has he ever. Burnett scattered six hits over seven innings to win for the third ...
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