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Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:03:53 +0000

Here are the sports results from Tuesday: NBA Toronto 104 Cleveland 84 Houston 96 Memphis 93 Dallas 108 Washington 82 Utah 71 L.A. Lakers 65 (in 3rd) Portland 72 Sacramento 57 (i...

Raptors down Cavaliers 104-84 as James rests after only eight minutes

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:36:38 +0000

CLEVELAND - LeBron James spent a rare night relaxing on the bench, Mo Williams showed why Cleveland traded for him this summer, and the Cavaliers opened their exhibition season with a 104-84 loss to t...

Laval, Queen's, Saint Mary's top Canadian university football rankings

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:16:22 +0000

OTTAWA - The Laval Rouge et Or maintained their lead atop the Canadian university football rankings, with the Queen's Golden Gaels and Saint Mary's Huskies remaining second and third, respectively. ...

Doping probe into Tour de France cyclist Frank Schleck being extended

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:06:04 +0000

LUXEMBOURG - Luxembourg's anti-doping agency has expanded its investigation of cyclist Frank Schleck, who was provisionally suspended by his team last week. Schleck, who finished sixth overall in t...

IOC official: cycling's Olympic future in limbo due to doping problems

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:05:51 +0000

LONDON - The future of men's road cycling in the Olympics could be threatened unless the sport cleans up its doping record. Thomas Bach, vice-president of the International Olympic Committee, said ...

Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme hails new anti-doping test

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:05:55 +0000

PARIS - The head of the Tour de France on Tuesday hailed a new lab test that has exposed three riders in the 2008 race for cheating with an advanced form of the blood booster EPO. "It's very good. ...

Chicago: economic crisis won't affect bid for 2016 Summer Games

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:05:55 +0000

MEXICO CITY - Chicago organizers are confident the global economic crisis will have no negative effect on the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympics. Members of the Chicago organizing committee will ...

London mayor Boris Johnson vows to 'bear down' on Olympic costs

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:53:08 +0000

LONDON - Olympic organizers intend to "bear down" on costs in the wake of the global financial crisis and do everything possible to avoid overruns on the $17 billion budget for the 2012 Summer Games. ...

Own The Podium coffers expand and athletes finding ways to spend it

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:53:12 +0000

CALGARY - Money, and there's more of it now, makes a difference in Clara Hughes' preparation to defend her speedskating gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Games. Own The Podium, the plan designed to ge...

From bad boy to coach, UFC fighter Chris (The Crippler) Leben grows up

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:24:01 +0000

Chris (The Crippler) Leben used to be the UFC's class clown, thanks to his drunken, emotional turn on Season 1 of "The Ultimate Fighter." But the boozy bad boy, no stranger to being behind bars, is...

Canadian Grand Prix dropped from the 2009 Formula One calendar

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:51:08 +0000

MONTREAL - An announcement that the Canadian Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2009 Formula One schedule was greeted with shock, alarm and skepticism on Tuesday. FIA, the world governing body fo...

Calgarian invests in English soccer club, says he's 'fan of anything fun'

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:44:22 +0000

CALGARY - Some people collect stamps, others build ships in bottles and there are those who have grander hobbies and hefty enough pocketbooks to indulge them. Meet Calgary businessman Brett Wilson,...

Own The Podium has seen $10-million increase ahead of 2010 Olympics

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:42:10 +0000

CALGARY - Own The Podium has seen a $10-million increase in the money it has to spend on winter athletes ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics. When OTP was established in 2004 to get Canada to the top...

German cycling Federation starts proceedings against Schumacher

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:40:41 +0000

FRANKFURT, Germany - The German cycling federation confirmed Tuesday that Stefan Schumacher tested positive for blood doping before and during this year's Tour de France and has started proceedings ag...

Horses pre-entered in 14 Breeders' Cup races face drug testing

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:28:27 +0000

ARCADIA, Calif. - Horses pre-entered in the 14 Breeders'Cup races to be run Oct. 24-25 at Santa Anita will face drug testing ahead of racing's richest event. Horses will be selected randomly for te...