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FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Xhaka, Shaqiri
MOSCOW - FIFA’s disciplinary committee has opened proceedings against Swiss players Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri for goal celebrations during their 2-1 win over Serbia in Kaliningrad. FIFA a...
Jun 23, 2018
Serbs angrier at World Cup ref than at nationalist gestures
KALININGRAD, Russia - Serbs appeared angrier Saturday at the referee who officiated their country’s 2-1 World Cup defeat than at two Swiss players who provocatively flashed Albanian nationalist ...
Jun 23, 2018
Dockal scores twice as Union beat Whitecaps 4-0, snap skid
CHESTER, Pa. - Borek Dockal scored twice, Ilson Pereira had a goal and an assist and the Philadelphia Union beat the Whitecaps 4-0 on Saturday to snap Vancouver’s six-game unbeaten streak Philad...
Jun 23, 2018
Brigitte Nielsen, 54, has given birth to her fifth child
LOS ANGELES - Brigitte Nielsen says she has given birth at age 54. The model, actress and reality star and her 39-year-old husband Mattia Dessi released a statement to People magazine Saturday saying ...
Jun 23, 2018
Shannon Miller returns to Canada to coach the CWHL's Calgary Inferno
CALGARY - Shannon Miller has been named head coach of the CWHL’s Calgary Inferno. Canada’s coach when women’s hockey made its Olympic debut in 1998, returns to Calgary where she was ...
Jun 23, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack thump undermanned Barrow Raiders to stretch win streak to 14
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack continue to take no prisoners on their march toward the Super League. The transatlantic rugby league team battered the undermanned Barrow Raiders 64-0 on Saturday, stret...
Jun 23, 2018
Lacombe road closure planned
Residents are advised that a Telus contractor will be onsite in the downtown area Monday, June 25 to replace a manhole at the intersection of Main Street (50 Avenue) and 49C Avenue (see map). For the ...
Jun 23, 2018
RCMP arrest Innisfail shoplifters from Red Deer
Innisfail RCMP are touting the importance of civilian cooperation in their crime reduction efforts by reporting any and all suspicious activity. This after Innisfail Mounties arrested a man and woman ...
Jun 23, 2018
Flames-Hurricanes blockbuster deal highlights second day of NHL draft
DALLAS - The NHL draft provided few fireworks in Friday’s first round. It looked like there would be a repeat Saturday until a five-player trade finally shook things up. The Calgary Flames dealt...
Jun 23, 2018
Dolan scores hat trick, Americans down Canada 42-17 in rugby test match
HALIFAX - Cam Dolan scored three tries as the United States downed Canada 42-17 to take home the Can-Am Cup in a rugby test match Saturday. Nate Augspurger, Blaine Scully and Ruben de Haas also scored...
Jun 23, 2018