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Kings stay hot, beat Senators 3-2 for seventh straight win
LOS ANGELES - Martin Frk scored the go-ahead-goal in the third period, Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Wednesday night for their sev...
Mar 14, 2020

3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager...
Mar 14, 2020

NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus
MIAMI - The NBA has suspended its season "until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the novel coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the leag...
Mar 14, 2020

Fate of NHL season unclear after NBA campaign suspended for positive coronavirus test
NEW YORK - The NHL says it is evaluating its options for the rest of the 2019-20 season after the NBA suspended its season until further notice on Wednesday night. The NBA made its decision after...
Mar 14, 2020

Mother of 3 of Floyd Mayweather Jr's children found dead
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - An ex-girlfriend of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. who was the mother of three of his children was found dead in a Southern California suburb, authorities said. The coroner's offic...
Mar 14, 2020

Toronto Raptors players, staff advised to go into self-isolation
TORONTO - Three days after the Toronto Raptors played in Utah, the players, coaches and travelling staff have gone into self-isolation amid the threat of COVID-19. The Raptors' 14-day isolation c...
Mar 14, 2020

Canada loses another world championship as figure skating event cancelled
For the second time in five days, a world championship in Canada for a major winter sport was cancelled because of the spread of COVID-19. One week before the start of competition, Quebec officials on...
Mar 14, 2020

North American soccer slams on the brakes in face of COVID-19 outbreak
TORONTO - North American soccer slammed on the brakes Thursday in the face of the growing COVID-19 outbreak. Major League Soccer suspended its season for 30 days, joining the NBA in downing tools...
Mar 14, 2020

Biden wins hard-fought Michigan, deals major blow to Sanders
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden decisively won Michigan's Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders' insurgent candidacy four years ago. The...
Mar 14, 2020

Virus locks down Italy amid global push to contain outbreak
ROME - The boisterous hum of Rome dwindled to a whisper and police patrols kept people apart in cafes as Italy enforced an extraordinary, sweeping lockdown in hopes of not becoming the next epicenter ...
Mar 14, 2020