Descrease article font size Increase article font size Katie Ledecky blitzed the field to retain her 1,500 meters freestyle title at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, the American iron-woman securing a record-equalling eighth gold medal in the sport. World record holder Ledecky blew away the field in the grueling, 30-lap race at La Defense Arena, … Read more
Matthew Tkachuk was soaked. Such is life when you’re out in an absolute downpour for a few hours. He did not seem to be bothered by this whatsoever. And as the star Florida forward looked out at the crowd of people, tens of thousands of them, packed onto Fort Lauderdale Beach on Sunday afternoon for … Read more
Golf fans are going to want to keep an eye on 15-year-old phenom Miles Russell. On Friday, Russell became the youngest player to make the cut on the PGA‘s Korn Ferry Tour — the organization’s development tour — breaking an 18-year record. But the high school freshman didn’t stop there. On Sunday, he closed with … Read more
The former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is being charged with federal bank fraud for crimes involving gambling debts and theft of more than $16 million from the Japanese sensation, federal authorities said Thursday. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges Thursday. Ippei Mizuhara served as Ohtani’s interpreter after Ohtani came … Read more
Superstar baseball player Shohei Ohtani is at the centre of a murky story concerning his longtime friend and English-language interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who was fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday amid allegations he engaged in illegal gambling and stole from the player. Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, right, chats with his … Read more
Céline Dion is making the rounds of NHL locker rooms and this time the Quebec chanteuse visited the Boston Bruins. The legendary singer strolled in Thursday night to a round of applause and was introduced by head coach Jim Montgomery, who happens to be from Montreal. As she was about to read the starting lineup … Read more
