The NHL will soon have 32 teams if Seattle is approved as expected next week. An even balance between conferences. A cross-border rival for the Vancouver Canucks in the Pacific Northwest.Surely the league is done growing for a while?Maybe…
Month: November 2018
8 late challenges received for America's Cup
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Defender Team New Zealand could face as many as 11 challengers for sailing’s America’s Cup when the 36th contest for the trophy takes place off Auckland in early 2021.Eight new challenges were received…
Major League Soccer
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.x-clinched playoff berth___New York 1, Atlanta 0Portland 3, Sporting Kansas City 2Portland at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
Prithvi Shaw ankle injury a blow to India ahead of 1st test
SYDNEY (AP) — India sustained a significant setback ahead of the first cricket test against Australia when young opening batsman Prithvi Shaw was ruled out with a left ankle injury Friday on the third day of a tour match against the…
Defending champion has 2nd-round lead at Australian PGA
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Cameron Smith held a one-stroke lead over Marc Leishman and fellow Australian Jake McLeod after the second round of the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Pines on Friday.Smith shot…
South Africa Rugby World Cup winner Drotske shot in robbery
Rugby World Cup winner Naka Drotske was shot three times after charging at armed robbers to force them out of his brother’s house in South Africa, police and a community safety official said.Drotske was shot in the chest, arm, and…
FIFA bans former soccer official for 4 years in bribery case
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA’s ethics committee has imposed a four-year ban on a soccer official for accepting a bribe, reportedly from former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam.FIFA says Manuel Dende, former president of the Sao Tomean…
Japan faces pivotal contest against Qatar in FIBA World Cup qualifier
Looking for a fifth straight victory in its upcoming match against Qatar in the second round of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers, the …
George Foreman reflects on bouts in Japan, interactions
Second in a seriesWhen he was presumably closer to retirement home age than prime-time sports figure, George Foreman produced one of the most stunning feats …