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Raptors hold off Pistons 108-98
DETROIT - On the second night of a back-to-back - with first place in the Eastern Conference already wrapped up - the Toronto Raptors easily could have packed it in after falling behind by 17 points. ...
Apr 9, 2018
Decathlon ends early for Canadian star Damian Warner after pole vault debacle
GOLD COAST, Australia - As expected, Canada won a decathlon medal at the Commonwealth Games. But it was Pierce LePage of Whitby, Ont., who climbed the podium to collect a silver behind Grenada’s...
Apr 9, 2018
Bruins announce fundraising plans for Humboldt Broncos ahead of NHL playoffs
BOSTON - The Boston Bruins and the Boston Bruins Foundation have announced two fundraising initiatives to help support those affected by the Humboldt Broncos tragedy. The Boston Bruins Foundation will...
Apr 9, 2018
Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman' to open in August
NEW YORK - Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” will open in theatres on the one-year anniversary of the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white nationalists marched and a...
Apr 9, 2018
Top-100 tennis pro sues WTA, ITF on blood testing procedure
American professional tennis player Madison Brengle sued the WTA and International Tennis Federation in Florida state court on Monday, seeking unspecified damages for “physical and emotional con...
Apr 9, 2018
Le Sommer leads France past Canada 1-0 in women's international friendly
RENNES, France - Eugenie Le Sommer scored on a penalty kick in the 10th minute and France beat Canada 1-0 on Monday in an international friendly. Le Sommer’s goal was one of two penalties in the...
Apr 9, 2018
Attempted murder trial set for Oriole Park stabbing suspect
A man charged with attempted murder after a person was stabbed in Oriole Park last summer will go to trial a year from now. Just after 5 a.m. on August 6, 2017, Red Deer RCMP responded to a complaint ...
Apr 9, 2018
Naked and unafraid: Nude man jogs through Baltimore streets
BALTIMORE - With Baltimore temperatures hovering around 40 degrees Fahrenheit, a naked jogger may have pruned, but he certainly proved to be no prude. The Baltimore Sun reports that the sight of the n...
Apr 9, 2018
Drummond out for Detroit's home finale against Raptors
DETROIT - Andre Drummond is out for Monday night’s game between the Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors with a sore Achilles tendon. With the Pistons out of playoff contention and Toronto having...
Apr 9, 2018
Nova Scotia cannabis legislation to move ahead without amendments
HALIFAX - Legislation governing legalized cannabis in Nova Scotia is moving ahead, despite calls from several health groups for the Liberal government to strengthen provisions governing where the drug...
Apr 9, 2018