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Jockey, former Premier League player, 4 other men face horseracing corruption charges
LONDON – A jockey and a former Premier League soccer player were among six men charged on Wednesday with serious breaches of horseracing rules in the latest corruption scandal to hit the sport in Britain. The British Horseracing Authority said Irish jockey Eddie Ahern, who has ridden more than 1,000 winners in Britain, is accused
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Red Sox look for innings in Dempster after finalizing two-year, US$26.5M deal
BOSTON – The Boston Red Sox have the reliable starter they sought in Ryan Dempster. The Gibsons, B.C., native has pitched at least 200 innings in four of the past five seasons, impressive to general manager Ben Cherington but not so special to Dempster. “That’s your responsibility as a starting pitcher in the big leagues,”
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Donald Fehr says NHLPA waiting for NHL to resume collective bargaining talks
TORONTO – Donald Fehr says the NHL Players’ Association is ready to get back to the bargaining table at any moment. He’s just waiting for the NHL to feel the same way. “(We aren’t talking) because the owners have not indicated a desire to resume,” the NHLPA’s executive director said Wednesday night before a charity
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Donald Fehr says NHLPA waiting for NHL to resume collective bargaining talks
TORONTO – Donald Fehr says the NHL Players’ Association is ready to get back to the bargaining table at any moment. He’s just waiting for the NHL to feel the same way. “(We aren’t talking) because the owners have not indicated a desire to resume,” the NHLPA’s executive director said Wednesday night before a charity
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Eskimos sign outstanding defensive player J.C. Sherritt to extension
EDMONTON – Relegated to the practice roster after his first pre-season, J.C. Sherritt looked like he might become an afterthought with the Edmonton Eskimos. Two seasons and 202 bone-crunching tackles later, Sherritt is not only the cornerstone of the Eskimos’ defence, he’s the top defensive player in the CFL. The Eskimos rewarded Sherritt for his
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Chelsea thrashes old rival Leeds 5-1 to power through to the League Cup semifinals
LEEDS, England – Chelsea scored five goals in a masterful second-half display to beat old rival Leeds 5-1 on Wednesday, setting up a meeting with Swansea in the semifinals of the League Cup. A shock was on when Leeds went in at halftime 1-0 up thanks to Luciano Becchio’s 37th-minute goal at a rain-soaked Elland
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Lord Stanley’s heir laughs when asked whether Canada might take Cup back
ST-HUBERT, Que. – The Stanley Cup may have been created by the office of Canada’s governor general — but don’t count on the current office-holder to take the trophy back. Gov. Gen. David Johnston chuckled when asked whether the prospect of yet another NHL season cancellation could prompt him to reclaim Canada’s beloved national relic.
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Wednesday’s Scoreboard
Wednesday’s Games (All Times Eastern) NBA Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at New York, 7 p.m. Utah at Indiana, 7 p.m. Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Houston, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Milwaukee at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. Golden State
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Buffalo Bills C Eric Wood considers playing home games in Toronto ‘a joke’
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Centre Eric Wood wasn’t laughing when referring to the Buffalo Bills playing so-called home games in Toronto as being “a joke.” That was the opinion Wood expressed during his weekly show on Buffalo’s WGRF-Radio on Monday, a day after a 50-17 loss to Seattle at Toronto. And he stuck by his
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Twitter picture of Kane holding stacks of cash stirs social media hornets’ nest
Winnipeg Jets forward Evander Kane has stirred a hornets’ nest on social media after posting a photograph of himself with wads of cash. The photo, taken on a Las Vegas rooftop, shows Kane pretending to use the money as a phone to call boxer Floyd Mayweather. It was posted early Wednesday morning on his @EKane9JETS
