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NHLPA leader: Deal can be quick after breakthrough
A new NHL labor deal might not be as far off as it seems. Steve Fehr, special counsel to the NHL Players' Association, believes the collective ...
Sherwin-Williams to spend $2.34B on paint maker
Sherwin-Williams is buying the privately held Mexican paint company Consorcio Comex in an all-cash deal valued at about $2.34 billion.
No progress made in new round of NHL labor talks
As quickly as NHL labor negotiations got going again, they came to a screeching halt. Now there is no telling when the league and the players will ...
Paraguay action film thrills and challenges
A new action movie featuring a poor delivery boy whose life depends on the mysterious cargo in his wheelbarrow has Paraguayans excited and proud to ...
Canada PM urges Obama to avoid "fiscal cliff"
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged President Obama on Thursday to work with the U.S. Congress to resolve the "fiscal cliff." Harper's office ...
Nordstrom's 3rd-quarter profit rises 15 percent
Nordstrom Inc. reported a 15 percent increase in third-quarter net income, fueled by strong demand of men's shoes, men's clothing and children's ...
Westbrook leads Thunder past Raptors 108-88
Thunder coach Scott Brooks was happy to see his team get off to a fast start that made his job easy at the end. Russell Westbrook shrugged off a sore ...
Nets beat Raptors 107-100 in Brooklyn debut
The chant was 55 years in the making, delayed a couple days by disaster, and delivered by a sold-out crowd that wasn't missing this party no matter ...
Canada to take more time on CNOOC takeover
Canada is taking more time to review Chinese state-owned CNOOC's takeover bid for Canadian oil and gas producer Nexen. It would be China's biggest ...
WADA backs sanctions in Lance Armstrong case
The World Anti-Doping Agency accepted the decision that stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles, saying Friday it was the "right ...
RIM says its new BlackBerry phone in testing
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion said Wednesday that its much-delayed new smartphones are now being tested by 50 wireless carriers around the world
RIM's CEO says new BlackBerry phone being tested
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion says its much-delayed new smartphones are now being tested by 50 wireless carriers around the world. The Canadian ...
'Liar's Autobiography' honors Python's 'dead one'
Some call Graham Chapman the forgotten Python. Some call him the enigmatic one. John Cleese calls him the dead one. Don't expect the animated film "A ...
Wife of tall ship captain awaits word on his fate
The Coast Guard used ships and airplanes to search the Atlantic on Tuesday for the captain of the sunken HMS Bounty as the sailor's wife held on to ...
1 dead, captain missing after Sandy claims ship
When the Bounty set sail last week, the captain running the ship made famous in Hollywood adventure films believed he could navigate around Hurricane ...
HI tsunami smaller than feared; ports reopened
Officials in Hawaii reopened the state's ports on Sunday and canceled a tsunami advisory as fears receded that there would be damaging waves from a ...
Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes off Canadian coast
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, but there were no reports of major damage. Residents in parts of British Columbia were ...
Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes off western Canada
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada and a tsunami warning was issued, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports ...
Brooklyn ice: NHL's Islanders to Barclays in 2015
The New York Islanders finally have a new home and it's in Brooklyn, the borough that is suddenly a hot bed of pro sports 54 years after baseball's ...
Farrell introduced as new Red Sox manager
Larry Lucchino cracked open a fortune cookie from the Chinese dinner that Red Sox officials and John Farrell shared during their final discussion ...
Target to sell credit card business to TD Bank
Target Corp. on Tuesday said it reached a deal to sell its entire consumer credit card business to TD Bank Group, ending an almost two-year search for ...
Wash. pollution case tests international law
The glistening waters and sandy beaches of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area have drawn millions of tourists over the years. But the lake ...
NHL, union still talking but not negotiating
While the NHL and the players' association are keeping the lines of communication open, they don't seem to be moving any closer to getting back to the ...
Blue Jays trade manager John Farrell to Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are hoping that two big trades will help them get back to the playoffs after missing out three years in a row. The first was a ...