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Tatis hits 2-run homer, King strikes out 12 as Padres beat Braves 4-0 in playoff opener
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years and Michael King struck out 12 in his first post-season start as the San Diego Padres beat roo...
Oct 01, 2024

Senators score four power-play goals to edge Canadiens 4-3
MONTREAL - The Ottawa Senators' special teams turned in a superb performance in helping the visitors knock off the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in NHL pre-season action on Tuesday evening. Michael Amadio, A...
Oct 01, 2024

Walz and Vance argue their running mates would reduce Middle East instability in VP debate
NEW YORK (AP) - Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday each pointed to the crises of the day as reasons for voters to choose their respective running mates for president, opening their vice presidential deb...
Oct 01, 2024

New Brunswick welterweight Christien Savoie beaten on Dana White's Contender Series
LAS VEGAS - Canadian welterweight Christien (Tiger) Savoie was stopped in the second round by unbeaten American Jacobe Smith on Dana White's Contender Series on Tuesday. The 32-year-old from Saint Joh...
Oct 01, 2024

Mets continue wild ride with 8-4 win over Brewers in playoff opener
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Mark Vientos hit a tiebreaking, two-run single during a five-run outburst in the fifth inning as the indefatigable New York Mets continued their thrilling week by beating the Milwauke...
Oct 01, 2024

A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man convicted of fatally stabbing twin 16-year-old girls more than three decades ago was executed on Tuesday evening. Garcia Glenn White was pronounced dead at 6:56 p....
Oct 01, 2024

Bobby Witt Jr. and Cole Ragans lead the Royals over the Orioles 1-0 to open AL Wild Card Series
BALTIMORE (AP) - Bobby Witt Jr. made the most of his much-anticipated playoff debut, driving in the only run Tuesday to back Cole Ragans' six sharp innings and help the Kansas City Royals return from ...
Oct 01, 2024

RDP Athletics weekend recap
This past week, the RDP Kings and Queens Soccer teams defeated the Ambrose University Lions in Calgary. The Queens blanked the University of Alberta Augustana Vikings at home. The Red Deer Polytechnic...
Oct 01, 2024

Stars on Ice coming to Red Deer
"Let it Show, Let it Show, Let it Show!" Officials at Westerner Park in Red Deer say Stars on Ice is bringing a spectacular holiday treat to figure skating fans across Canada with its dazzling, award-...
Oct 01, 2024

A plane carrying Brazil's president back home returns to Mexico City due to a technical problem
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's air force said Tuesday that the airplane carrying Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva experienced a technical problem after leaving Mexico City and will return to th...
Oct 01, 2024