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A.J. Burnett, Adam Lind stay hot as Blue Jays top Yankees 2-1

TORONTO - A.J. Burnett continued down what could be a road to personal riches on Tuesday night. Whether the surging right-hander can help the Toronto Blue Jays in a meaningful way remains open to d...

British cycling team keeps rolling at Olympics with another gold medal

BEIJING - Britain's dominating cycling team has pushed the country to its best Olympic showing since London first hosted the Games in 1908. Chris Hoy won the 15th gold medal of the Beijing Games fo...

Baseball roundup: Tuesday's action on the diamonds

The Chicago Cubs traded for Rich Harden expecting to get an ace pitcher, but they probably didn't expect to receive a hitter as well. The Victoria native allowed two hits in seven innings Tuesday n...

SCORECARD:

Here are the sports results from Tuesday: American League baseball Toronto 2 N.Y. Yankees 1 Tampa Bay 4 L.A. Angels 2 Cleveland 9 Kansas City 4 Boston 7 Baltimore 2 Chicago White...

France's Amelie Mauresmo struggles to victory at Pilot Pen tournament

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Amelie Mauresmo dominated at times and struggled at others Tuesday in a 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2 victory over Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the first round of the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament. ...

Jamaica's Usain Bolt set for golden double at Beijing Games

BEIJING - While Olympic watchers waited Wednesday for the Usain Bolt show to begin, a marathon swimmer from Russia, a power-hitting American softball star and a Spanish field hockey player provided so...

Canada adds four medals to Beijing haul, eclipses Athens medal count

BEIJING - Canada's dramatic second-half turnaround continued at the Beijing Olympics as another multi-medal performance by Canadian athletes helped the team eclipse its overall performance from four y...

Canada's Lopes-Schliep captures bronze in women's 100-metre hurdles

BEIJING - Priscilla Lopes-Schliep drove hard to the finish - leaning with all her might - and in that split second, she raced out of the shadows for good. The unheralded athlete from Whitby, Ont., ...

Money earned by selling Toronto FC midfielder could lead to new grass field

TORONTO - Maurice Edu is headed for greener pastures with Glasgow Rangers. But the U.S. international midfielder could leave a green legacy of his own in Toronto. Mo Johnston, director of football ...

Toronto's Jason Burnett wins silver medal in trampoline at Beijing Games

BEIJING - Jason Burnett's nickname around the Skyriders trampoline club in Toronto is Skills. He was given the handle because he's known for doing all kinds of crazy, over-the-top tricks on the tra...