Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-2 for eighth win in nine games
July 03, 2009 - 7:14 pm
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 time in four starts as the Yankees opened their weekend series with a 4-2 victory over the ...
Armstrong can cause an upset, Hincapie says
July 03, 2009 - 6:24 pm
MONACO - Veteran rider George Hincapie helped Lance Armstrong win seven straight Tour de France titles and believes his old friend could surprise a lot of people this year. Back competing after 3 1/2 years of retirement, Armstrong will start his first Tour since 2005 on Saturday, in the ...
Lance Armstrong under doping watch at Tour de France
July 03, 2009 - 6:23 pm
PARIS - France's sports minister says Lance Armstrong will be "particularly monitored" in anti-doping checks at the Tour de France this year. Roselyne Bachelot, speaking in an interview on French cable TV on Friday, sent the warning to the seven-time Tour winner who has come out of ...
Tour de France ready for start with Lance Armstrong back
July 03, 2009 - 6:21 pm
MONACO - The Tour de France is ready for another edition with Lance Armstrong in the lineup. Saturday's first short stage may show whether Armstrong is ready to challenge for another title. Cycling's biggest name is also its comeback kid as the three-week race begins in Monaco, with a time ...
Speedskating great Claudia Pechstein gets two-year doping ban
July 03, 2009 - 6:14 pm
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Five-time Olympic gold medal winner Claudia Pechstein of Germany was given a two-year ban Friday because of a doping offence. The International Skating Union said an examination of Pechstein's blood profile indicated abnormal changes in a series of tests, in ...
SCORECARD:
July 03, 2009 - 5:06 pm
Here are the sports results from Friday: CFL B.C. at Saskatchewan, 9 p.m. American League baseball N.Y. Yankees 3 Toronto 2 (bot 8th) Oakland at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at ...
Canadian hurdlers finished third and fifth at Bislett Games
July 03, 2009 - 5:02 pm
OSLO - Priscilla Lopes-Schliep came third and fellow Canadian Perdita Felicien finished fifth Friday in the 100-metre hurdes at the Bislett Games. American Damu Cherry won in 12.68 seconds, ahead of Jamaican Brigitte Foster-Hylton in 12.75 and Lopes-Schliep in 12.78. Jamaican Delloreen ...
Belgian star Tom Boonen cleared to ride in Tour de France
July 03, 2009 - 5:01 pm
MONACO - Belgian rider Tom Boonen has been cleared to compete in the Tour de France but fears his lack of preparation will hurt his chances to win the best sprinter's green jersey for a second time. The French Olympic committee arbitration panel ruled Friday in favour of Boonen's appeal ...
Striker Michael Owen joins Manchester United on two-year deal
July 03, 2009 - 4:25 pm
LONDON - Michael Owen has joined English champion Manchester United, a striking reversal of fortunes for an injury-plagued striker who had been consigned to the England scrap heap by Fabio Capello. Owen, 29, was a free agent after his contract with relegated Newcastle expired, but said he ...
Roger Federer, Andy Roddick to meet in third Wimbledon final
July 03, 2009 - 4:22 pm
LONDON - Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title. Federer delivered a masterful grass-court performance to beat Tommy Haas 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3, extending his winning run to ...
Canada opens Rugby World Cup qualifying road against U.S. Eagles
July 03, 2009 - 4:01 pm
Looking to move into the fast lane to the Rugby World Cup, Canada plays the U.S. Eagles on Saturday (4 p.m. ET) in Charleston, S.C. in the opening match of a two-leg qualifying series. Victory in the total-points home-and-away playoff - the teams play again July 11 in Edmonton - is the ...
Carlos Sastre: Lance Armstrong needs to learn about respect
July 03, 2009 - 3:21 pm
MONACO - Defending Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre says Lance Armstrong could use a lesson in respect after the Texan reportedly called the race last year "a bit of a joke." Sastre, a 34-year-old Spanish veteran, says seven-time Tour champion Armstrong is entitled to his opinion - ...
Venus faces little sister Serena in fourth Wimbledon final
July 03, 2009 - 3:19 pm
LONDON - Venus Williams is just about the perfect older sibling: She supports Serena endlessly, protects her fiercely, and even lets her little sister pick which bedroom she wants when they're on the road. Venus draws the line at Grand Slam championships. The American sisters will ...
Cervelo Test Team enjoying early success on pro cycling tour
July 03, 2009 - 2:32 pm
TORONTO - How do you follow seeing someone ride your bike to victory in the Tour de France? If you're Gerard Vroomen and Phil White, you start your own team. Spanish star Carlos Sastre, riding for the CSC team, won last year's Tour aboard a Cervelo bike, a first for a Canadian ...
Canada defeats Syria to even record at world U19 basketball championship
July 03, 2009 - 10:06 am
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Tristan Thompson of Brampton, Ont., scored 13 points and added 10 rebounds as Canada defeated Syria 99-53 Friday to even its record at 1-1 at the FIBA U19 World Basketball Championship. Vancouver's Ty Nurse has six assists for the young Canadians, who shot 52.1 per ...
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