• The Canadian Press

    NFL draft attendance record set with more than 700,000 fans attending the event in Detroit

    DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer broke the news at Campus Martius Park during the third and final day of the draft, which consists of selections in the fourth through seventh rounds. “It has been a historic week here in the great city of Detroit,” Whitmer said Saturday. “We have shown the world what the Motor City is all about.” While it will take years to know if

  • Yahoo Sports

    NFL Draft: Spencer Rattler's long wait ends, as Saints draft him in the 5th round

    Spencer Rattler once looked like a good bet to be a first-round pick.

  • The Canadian Press

    Miserable runs continue for Juventus and injury-hit Milan in 0-0 draw in Serie A

    MILAN (AP) — AC Milan and Juventus prolonged mediocre runs as they played out a 0-0 draw in Serie A on Saturday. The result in Turin could leave the Bianconeri nervously looking over their shoulders at the end of the weekend. Juventus remained third but 11 points above sixth-place Atalanta, which has two games in hand. Injury-hit Milan was five points above Juventus. The top five in Serie A qualify for next season’s Champions League. Juventus, coming off the back of draws against Torino and Cagl

  • The Canadian Press

    New York Giants take Canadian Johnson in fourth round of NFL draft

    It didn't happen when Canadian Theo Johnson thought it would, but he landed where he wanted to. The New York Giants selected the Penn State tight end with the seventh pick of the fourth round, No. 107 overall, of the NFL draft Saturday. Johnson had been projected as a possible second-day selection. "(That) wasn't in the cards for me but I think I got picked exactly when I was supposed to and exactly where I was supposed to," Johnson told reporters in New York after his selection. "Since the begi