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Tapia, Blue Jays take advantage of Boston blunders for sweep
BOSTON (AP) - Raimel Tapia had three hits and drove in four runs, giving him 10 RBIs for the series, and Vladimir Guerrero had four hits for the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday as they pounded the bumblin...
Jul 24, 2022
Alcaraz loses Hamburg thriller; 1st tour title for Musetti
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Lorenzo Musetti needed six match points Sunday to upset top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4 in the final of the Hamburg European Open. The 20-year-old Italian claimed h...
Jul 24, 2022
Muhammad Ali's 'Rumble in the Jungle' belt sells for $6.1M
DALLAS (AP) - Muhammad Ali's championship belt from his 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight title fight was sold at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million. The winner of the heated competition for th...
Jul 24, 2022
Muhammad Ali's 'Rumble in the Jungle' belt sells for $6.1M
DALLAS (AP) - Muhammad Ali's championship belt from his 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight title fight was sold at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million. The winner of the heated competition for th...
Jul 24, 2022
Papal visit to Alberta: Statement from Premier Kenney
Premier Jason Kenney issued a statement Sunday welcoming Pope Francis to Alberta:"It is a great honour to welcome His Holiness Pope Francis to Alberta on his pilgrimage of prayer, penitence, healing a...
Jul 24, 2022
Houston rookie Canadian receiver John Metchie III diagnosed with leukemia
HOUSTON (AP) - Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia. In a statement posted on the Texans' Twitter account, the Bramp...
Jul 24, 2022
Jonas Vingegaard wins Tour de France for 1st time
PARIS (AP) - Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark won his first Tour de France title on Sunday after coming out on top of a thrilling three-week duel with defending champion Tadej Pogacar. The 25-year-old Ving...
Jul 24, 2022
Wiebes wins on Champs Elysees as women's Tour returns
PARIS (AP) - Lorena Wiebes of the Netherlands sprinted to victory on Sunday in the first stage of the women's Tour de France which returned after a 33-year absence. The Team DSM rider struck in the la...
Jul 24, 2022
MPs look into alleged political interference in N.S. shooting probe
OTTAWA - MPs on the House of Commons public safety committee meet Monday to explore whether there was political meddling with the RCMP as it investigated the April 2020 shootings in Nova Scotia. Just ...
Jul 24, 2022
Arenado, Goldschmidt unvaccinated, won't make Toronto trip
CINCINNATI (AP) - Two of the St. Louis Cardinals' best players, third baseman Nolan Arenado and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, won't be making the trip to Toronto for a short series with the Blue Jay...
Jul 24, 2022