Ken Ploen, a two-way star who led the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to four Grey Cup titles, has died at 88. The Blue Bombers confirmed Ploen’s death in a statement Tuesday.Continue Reading
A 45-year-old man was arrested in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas, police announced Tuesday.Continue Reading
Nearly 68 million Americans were expected to bet on the Super Bowl, with an estimated $23 billion wagered on who will win the game and other bets.Continue Reading
The San Francisco 49ers take on Kansas City in the Super Bowl.Continue Reading
Faster. Higher. Stronger. Together — and just don’t test positive. That’s the rallying cry for thousands of athletes as they prepare for the Olympics.Continue Reading
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu nearly became the first skater to land a quadruple axel while easily outpacing Shoma Uno and Yumi Kagayami to win the Japanese national championship on Sunday.Continue Reading
A clean, fifth-place performance in Saturday’s free skate was enough for Canada’s Keegan Messing to hold off Russia’s Andrei Mozalev for the win at figure skating’s Golden Spin of Zagreb in Croatia.Continue Reading
Two-time Olympian Gabrielle Daleman was victorious in Sunday’s free skate to win the women’s event at the 2022 Skate Canada Challenge in Regina.Continue Reading
The figure skating Grand Prix Final next week has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic for the second season in a row. The Dec. 9-12 event in Osaka, Japan, was the only global event matching the best skaters across all four disciplines before the Winter Olympics in Beijing inContinue Reading
The three fans, all in their 80s, are Don Crisman, Gregory Eaton and Tom Henschel. The men have attended every final since the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, the forerunner to the modern Super Bowl, took place in Los Angeles in 1967.Continue Reading
