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MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for betting on baseball and suspended four other players for one year after finding the ...
Jun 04, 2024
Veteran defender Doneil Henry named Simcoe County Rovers' sporting director
TORONTO - Canadian international defender Doneil Henry has been named sporting director of League1 Ontario's Simcoe Country Rovers. The 31-year-old from Brampton, Ont. is one of several Canada players...
Jun 04, 2024
MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for betting on baseball and suspended four other players for one year after finding the ...
Jun 04, 2024
Garland to slam attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Merrick Garland will forcefully rebuke what he described as "unprecedented" attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold hi...
Jun 04, 2024
Public servants often disregarded rules when awarding McKinsey contracts, AG finds
OTTAWA - A new report from auditor general Karen Hogan finds government organizations frequently disregarded federal contracting and procurement rules when awarding contracts to consulting firm, McKin...
Jun 04, 2024
Key federal agencies ill-equipped to fight growing cybercrime threat, auditor finds
OTTAWA - The federal spending watchdog says three key agencies lacked the capacity and tools to protect Canadians from cyberattacks and tackle the growing threat of online crime. In a report today, Au...
Jun 04, 2024
Hunter Biden's federal firearms case opens after jury is chosen, with first lady again sitting in
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Lawyers will make their opening statements Tuesday in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden's son Hunter after a jury was seated for the trial while the first lady w...
Jun 04, 2024
Coco Gauff returns to the French Open semifinals by defeating Ons Jabeur. Iga Swiatek could be next
PARIS (AP) - Coco Gauff came back to defeat Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the French Open on Tuesday to reach the semifinals at a third consecutive Grand Slam tournament. Gauff won her first major title...
Jun 04, 2024
Edmonton Oilers' penalty killers holding up their side of the special teams ledger
Move over, Edmonton Oilers power play. The penalty killers are in the spotlight. The Oilers reached their first Stanley Cup final in 18 years in no small measure to a stingy penalty kill that hasn't g...
Jun 04, 2024
Hockey fans in Edmonton, and far, far away, count down hours until Stanley Cup final
EDMONTON - Hockey fans in Edmonton, and many who are far, far away, are counting down the hours until the Oilers hit the ice this weekend for the beginning of their first Stanley Cup final series in n...
Jun 04, 2024