SINGAPORE-EugenieBouchardsbrilliantseasonontheWTATourcametoananticlimacticend.IkerCasillasRealMadridJersey.Bouchardwasdefeated6-1,6-1bySerenaWilliamsonThursday,eliminatingherfromsemifinalcontentionattheseason-endingWTAFinals.ThenativeofWestmount,Que.,struggledattheprestigioustournament,failingtowinasetinthreestraightlossesagainstSimonaHalep,AnaIvanovicandWilliams.Still,themerefactthatBouchardmadei...[
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SOCHI,Russia--CanadianskipJenniferJoneswonOlympicgoldThursday,defeatingSweden6-3tocompletehercurlingtrophycasewithanunbeatenrunonthesportsbiggeststage.NikeAirForce107MidWhiteTrainers.AstealoftwointheninthsealedthewinoverSwedishskipMargarethaSigfridsson,whothrowsleadstonesbutcallstheshotsasskip.JoneshasnowaddedOlympicgoldtotheworldchampionshipshewonin2008aswellasfourCanadiancrowns.Intheprocess,sheh...[
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BIRMINGHAM,England--AstonVillaaddedtoitsoptionsinattackwiththearrivalofforwardGrantHoltonloanfromWiganuntiltheendoftheseason.ValtteriFilppulaJersey.HoltpreviouslyplayedforcurrentVillamanagerPaulLambertwhilethetwowereatNorwichCity,andafterLambertlostforwardLiborKozaktoabrokenlegintraining,LambertdidnthesitatetoinquireaboutHolt."WhenIknewGranthadbecomeavailableitwassomethingIwantedtopursuequick...[
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FOXBOROUGH,Mass.NikeJuvenateGrijs.--PatriotsnosetackleVinceWilforksayshesclosertoachievinghisgoaloffinishinghiscareerwithNewEngland.The10-yearveteranwhomissedmostoflastseasonwithatornAchillestendonhastweetedthathelooksforwardtoreturningtofootballandhelpinghisteamhaveachancetowinaSuperBowl.WilforkoriginallyhadbalkedatthePatriotsattempttorestructurehiscontracttolessenthesalarycaphit.Hetweetedamidrep...[
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VANCOUVER--SteveMasonhadabusynightMonday,buthewasnotcomplaining.DaleMurphyBravesJersey.ThePhiladelphiagoaltenderposted41savesashebackstoppedtheFlyerstoacomeback4-3shootoutwinovertheVancouverCanucks."Itwasthefirsttimeinalongtimethatwehavegivenupover30shots,soIactuallyenjoyedit,"saidMason."Itwasnicetogetintoagameandfeellikeyouaredoingsomethingoutthere."VincentLecavalierscoredthes...[
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ZURICH-Spaintopstheyear-endFIFArankingsforthesixthstraightyear,sincestartingitsrunofmajortournamentwinsatthe2008EuropeanChampionship.AsicsGelNoosaTri8Womens.The2010WorldCupwinnerleadsGermany,ArgentinaandColombiaattheheadofanunchangedtop10.CanadarosetwopositionstoNo.112afterhittinganall-timerankingslowlastmonth.CanadaissandwichedbetweenBahrainandGuatemalaandisbehindsuchcountriesasQatar,BeninandLibe...[
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TheagentforTampaBayLightningforwardRyanCallahan,ScottBartlett,tweetedonTuesdaynightthattheplayerandtheteamweremakingpositiveprogressonanewdealaheadofJuly1whentheformerNewYorkRangerscaptainiseligibletobecomeanunrestrictedfreeagent.BuyYeezyBoost350AdidasMens/WomensOnlineGreenBlackCanadaShoes.CallahanwastradedtotheLightningatthetradedeadlineonMarch5forMartinSt.Louis.In20gameswiththeLightning,Callahan...[
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ThebestkickerintheworldbroughtthecrowdatLondonsOlympicStadiumtotheirfeet,asthebuildingshookfornearlyfourteenminutesinanticipationofMohamedFarahssecondlong-distancegoldforthehostnation.RodCarewJersey.GreatBritainhadneverstoodatopthepodiumofalongdistanceOlympicrace,butFarahhastwicenowinthepastweek,andonSaturdaythe2011worldchampionwonG.B.sfirstmedalinthe5000msinceMunich1972.The29-year-oldkickedwith60...[
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TheEdmontonEskimoshavebolsteredtheiroffensivelinewiththesigningofimportOLDAnthonyBatiste.Heren/DamesAdidasNMDRunnerZwart/Grijs/ZilverHighTopSneaker.Batiste,whobrieflysignedwiththeEskimosin2006,hasspenttimewithseveralNFLteamsincludingthePittsburghSteelersandWashingtonRedskins.DuringhistimeintheNFLheappearedin37gamesandmade14starts.The31-year-oldwasafouryearlettermaninNCAAfootballasamemberoftheLouis...[
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ABBOTSFORD,B.EdwinEncarnacionJersey.C.--GlennHowardneededanextraendtomoveintotheMastersGrandSlamofCurlingfinal.Howard,fromColdwater,Ont.,blewa3-1leadbutscoredasingleinthefinalendtobeatWinnipegsJeffStoughton4-3onSaturday.Howard,whoisunbeatenatthetournament,willfaceEdmontonsKevinMartininSundaysfinal.Martinadvancedwitha4-2victoryagainstChinasRuiLui.Inwomensplay,OttawasRachelHomanwillfaceScotlandsEveM...[
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