Olympic News
Svetlana Kuznetsova loses at U.S. Open, Federer and Jankovic advance
NEW YORK - Roger Federer flicked a final winner, trotted to the net and started to shake hands. Then, there was one last challenge. Playfully, Thiago Alves called for a replay review. So the man tr...
Tara Whitten upsets Olympian Gina Grain for gold at track cycling nationals
BURNABY, B.C. - Tara Whitten of Edmonton upset Olympic team member Gina Grain of Burnaby to win the gold medal in the women's points race Friday at the Tim Hortons Track Nationals cycling competition....
Canada's Diane Szmiett wins bronze medal at figure skating junior Grand Prix
COURCHEVEL, France - Diane Szmiett of Watford, Ont., won the bronze medal Friday in women's singles at the season opening event on the figure skating junior Grand Prix circuit. Kristine Musademba l...
Obama's speech seen by 38 million-plus viewers: Nielsen Media Research
NEW YORK - Barack Obama's audience for his acceptance speech likely topped 40 million people, and the Democratic gathering that nominated him was a more popular television event than any other politic...
American multi-medallist Michael Phelps continues whirlwind of appearances
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Michael Phelps and his eight gold medals are everywhere these days. The swimmer celebrated his record-breaking haul from the Beijing Games with a parade Friday at Walt Disn...
Svetlana Kuznetsova loses at U.S. Open, Jankovic works overtime
NEW YORK - Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova became the last upset victim at the U.S. Open, beaten by 28th-ranked Katarina Srebotnik 6-3, 6-7 (1), 6-3 in the third round Friday. A day after No. 1...
Usain Bolt eases to 100 win as Jelimo runs historic 800 metre
ZURICH, Switzerland - Usain Bolt returned to the track after the Olympics to win the 100 metres in 9.83 seconds at the Weltklasse meet on Friday. The superstar of the Beijing Games was merely excel...
Chinese Olympic gymnast not upset by age dispute
HONG KONG - The Chinese gold-medal winning gymnast at the centre of an Olympic age dispute isn't upset by the controversy. He Kexin - who won two golds at the Beijing Olympics - and four other memb...
Oprah Winfrey opens new season with Michael Phelps, other Olympians
CHICAGO - Gold medallists Michael Phelps, Nastia Liukin and Kobe Bryant, along with 150 other U.S. Olympic team members, will be on the season premiere of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Winfrey plans to...
CIBC says Canadian gasoline could spike to $1.75 a litre if storms ravage Gulf
TORONTO - A perfect storm of waning supplies coupled with a bad hurricane season could send gasoline prices higher again for good - to perharps as high as $1.75 per litre, says an economist with CIBC....
Rage Against The Machine drew an estimated crowd of 9,000 to its concert and anti-war rally at the Denver Coliseum on
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