Oldies 1410 - Sports News

New Englad Patriots QB Brady unhurt in car crash near Boston home

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:38:00 +0000

BOSTON - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was in a two-car accident near his home Thursday morning but was unhurt and hours later practised as usual with his team just days before the season...

Jimmy Johnson already a 'Survivor' celebrity - season premiere airs Wednesday

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:41:46 +0000

MIAMI - Jimmy Johnson has become a "Survivor" celebrity, even though he has yet to appear on the show. Johnson says he knew the CBS reality series was popular, but lately he's surprised to find him...

Tonya Verbeek loses in bronze medal match at world wrestling championships

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:40:09 +0000

MOSCOW - Olympic medallist Tonya Verbeek lost to Ayako Shoda of Japan in the women's 59-kilogram bronze-medal bout at the world wrestling championships Thursday. The Beamsville, Ont., native lost h...

Thursday's Scoreboard

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:36:43 +0000

Here are the sports results for Thursday: American League Baseball Detroit 6 Chicago White Sox 3 Texas 0 Toronto 0 (top 4th) -- National League Baseball Colorado 6 Cincinnati 5 St...

Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal looking forward to competing on home soil

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:41:59 +0000

QUEBEC - After completing a 12.6-kilometre practice lap in Quebec City, Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal realized that Friday's Pro Tour race will be tougher than expected. "I still haven't seen the...

Portugal fires Queiroz as national team coach after poor qualifying results

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:40:37 +0000

LISBON, Portugal - The Portuguese Football Federation has fired Carlos Queiroz as coach due to poor performances by the national team and his involvement in off-pitch incidents. The federation said...

Blatter asks FIFA panels to study scrapping extra time at World Cup

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:37:37 +0000

GENEVA - FIFA president Sepp Blatter is considering consider scrapping extra time at the 2014 World Cup to encourage attacking ambition after seeing too much defensive tactics in South Africa. Blat...

Youzhny comes back to edge Wawrinka in five sets, reaches U.S. Open semifinals

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:42:16 +0000

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The only other time Mikhail Youzhny reached the U.S. Open semifinals, in 2006, he got there by upsetting Rafael Nadal. So guess who might be waiting for Youzhny now that he is back...

Matt Kuchar takes the lead with 64 in Chicago as Tiger struggles again

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:40:58 +0000

LEMONT, Ill. - Already having his best season, Matt Kuchar got off to his best start of the year Thursday in the BMW Championship. A mystery season for Tiger Woods took another unexpected turn. Kuc...

Top football recruit O'Leary, Nicklaus' grandson, suspended 2 games for gesture

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:37:42 +0000

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - The grandson of Jack Nicklaus — one of the nation's top football recruits — was suspended for two games by Florida officials for making an obscene gesture toward the sta...

Women's short-track speedskating team to have more new faces than men's squad

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:41:32 +0000

MONTREAL - The Canadian short-track speedskating squad is getting a partial makeover. While the men's team is expected to stay largely the same this season, the women's will have a different look, ...

Peterborough and New Westminster to contest Mann Cup in Peterborough

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:39:36 +0000

There surely will be a broad smile on the face of Ted Higgins when he stands for the national anthem before the opening game of Canadian senior lacrosse championship Friday night. Higgins, 69, is t...

Nelson swipes home to help Rockies beat Reds 6-5, complete four-game sweep

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:41:50 +0000

DENVER - Chris Nelson swiped home in the eighth inning to send the Colorado Rockies to a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, completing a four-game series sweep and extending their winni...

Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach ices money for new NHL arenas in

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:40:27 +0000

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has made short work of any suggestion that his province will be forking over some cash to help build new hockey arenas in Edmonton and Calgary. Stelmach was co...

India-Pakistan pairing hopes on-court success will lead to off-court progress

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:36:47 +0000

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The best measure of what India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi accomplished at the U.S. Open could be found in the stands, not the scoreline. The doubles team r...