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Asia Today: Japan halts all foreign arrivals over UK variant
TOKYO - Japan is barring entry of all nonresident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and potentially more contagious coronavirus variant that has spread across Britain. The Foreign Minist...
Dec 26, 2020
Shooting at Illinois bowling alley leaves 3 dead, 3 injured
ROCKFORD, Ill. - A gunman opened fire inside an Illinois bowling alley, killing three people and injuring three others Saturday night in what authorities believe was a random attack. A 37-year-old mal...
Dec 26, 2020
Ottawa Senators acquire Derek Stepan from Arizona Coyotes in exchange for draft pick
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators acquired centre Derek Stepan from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for a second-round draft pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. Stepan, 30, scored 10 goals and 28 points in 7...
Dec 26, 2020
DeRozan has 27 points for Spurs, Raptors remain winless on season
SAN ANTONIO - Former Raptors star DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 119-114 victory over Toronto on Saturday. Fred VanVleet had 27 points to top the Raptors, who are 0-...
Dec 26, 2020
Gilgeous-Alexander jumper lifts Thunder past Hornets 109-107
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a tiebreaking jumper with 1.4 seconds left and finished with 24 points, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder hold off a furious rally by the Charlotte Hornet...
Dec 26, 2020
Canada steamrolls Germany 16-2 at world juniors as P.A. connection makes impression
EDMONTON - Dylan Cozens scored a hat trick and had three assists in Canada's 16-2 win over Germany to open the world junior men's hockey championship Saturday.Meanwhile, Prince Albert Raider blue line...
Dec 26, 2020
Third-string QB Beathard throws 3 TDs, 49ers stun Cardinals
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Third-string quarterback C.J. Beathard threw three touchdown passes, Jeff Wilson ran for 183 yards, and the San Francisco 49ers dealt a brutal blow to the Arizona Cardinals' playoff ...
Dec 26, 2020
New lockdown measures begin in Ontario as some provinces move Boxing Day online
MONTREAL - Ontario began a provincewide lockdown on Saturday as several provinces are opting for online or scaled-down Boxing Day shopping to limit the spread of COVID-19. The province has reported mo...
Dec 26, 2020
No. 1 Gonzaga rolls over Virginia, Canadian Nembhard adds seven points in win
FORT WORTH, Texas - Corey Kispert recorded career highs with 32 points and nine 3-pointers, leading No. 1 Gonzaga to a 98-75 romp over 16th-ranked Virginia, the most recent NCAA champion, on Saturday....
Dec 26, 2020
Gingerbread monolith delights San Francisco on Christmas Day
SAN FRANCISCO - In true pop-up art fashion, a nearly 7-foot-tall monolith made of gingerbread mysteriously appeared on a San Francisco hilltop on Christmas Day and collapsed the next day. The three-si...
Dec 26, 2020