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WNBA games postponed following shooting of Jacob Blake
The WNBA postponed its three games Wednesday night following the shooting of Jacob Blake over the weekend. The move came hours after the NBA decided to postpone its three playoff games with its player...
Aug 26, 2020
Lightning pound Bruins 7-1, take 2-1 lead in second-round playoff series
TORONTO - Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning thumped the Boston Bruins 7-1 on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff s...
Aug 26, 2020
Typhoon barrels into N. Korea after causing damage in South
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A typhoon that grazed South Korea, ripping off roofs and knocking out power to more than 1,600 households, made landfall in North Korea early Thursday. South Korean authori...
Aug 26, 2020
New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The judge impose...
Aug 26, 2020
Hrudey says NHL should have postponed playoff games after NBA boycott
TORONTO - Hockey analyst Kelly Hrudey wanted the NHL to respond in a meaningful way after NBA teams boycotted their playoff games Wednesday in the wake of the weekend shooting of a Black man...
Aug 26, 2020
Tellez hits 2 homers in Blue Jays 9-1 win over Red Sox
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Rowdy Tellez drove in four runs with two homers and a double, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox 9-1 on Wednesday night. Vladimir Guererro Jr. hit a pair of doubles,...
Aug 26, 2020
3 MLB games postponed in wake of Kenosha shooting
MILWAUKEE - Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape reacted in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisc...
Aug 26, 2020
Osaka withdraws from W&S in call for justice
NEW YORK - Fourth-seeded Naomi Osaka reached the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday and withdrew a few hours later in a call for racial justice. The last Top 10 seed in the wom...
Aug 26, 2020
Defence official: Arson suspected as cause of Navy ship fire
SAN DIEGO - Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to the USS Bonhomme Richard and a U.S. Navy sailor is being questioned as a potential suspect, a senior defence...
Aug 26, 2020
California signs deal to more than double testing capacity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will more than double its coronavirus testing to up to 250,000 people a day while reducing costs and providing faster results under terms of a contract with a Massachus...
Aug 26, 2020