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Rested and ready: 13-1 shot Cloud Computing wins Preakness
BALTIMORE - Sometimes it pays to have a fresh horse. Cloud Computing skipped the Kentucky Derby, while eventual winner Always Dreaming and Classic Empire mixed it up in the mud at Churchill Downs. Two...
May 20, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack bash Barrow in top-of-the-table rugby league showdown
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack improved to 8-0-0 Saturday, reeling off 70 unanswered points to bash the previously unbeaten Barrow Raiders 70-2 in a top-of-the-table rugby league showdown short on dra...
May 20, 2017
Celtics' Thomas out for rest of playoffs with hip injury
Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas will miss the rest of the playoffs because of a hip injury, further damaging - if not outright dooming - the team’s chances in the Eastern Conference finals ag...
May 20, 2017
DeBrincat, Strome lead Erie to 4-2 victory over Seattle at Memorial Cup
WINDSOR, Ont. - Alex DeBrincat knows this may be his only chance at capturing a Memorial Cup. He’s put his Erie Otters on the right track to making it happen. DeBrincat opened the scoring, then ...
May 20, 2017
Trudeau responds to Kenney's threat to sue Ottawa with dig at Conservatives
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to Jason Kenney’s threat to sue Ottawa if Kenney becomes premier by making a dig at the former federal Conservative government. Kenney, a major...
May 20, 2017
Family of missing Quebec woman found in Saskatchewan asks Crown for leniency
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec woman who was found safe in Saskatchewan earlier this week is pleading with authorities not to lay charges. They held a news conference Saturday to say that when Kari...
May 20, 2017
Piatti scores twice, Fisher gets career first as Impact down 10-man Portland 4-1
Montreal Impact coach Mauro Biello said young defender Kyle Fisher had a “Gordie Howe game,” even if he didn’t have an assist or a fight to go with his first career MLS goal. But Fis...
May 20, 2017
Blue Jays starter Aaron Sanchez goes on 10-day DL with finger problem
BALTIMORE - The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Aaron Sanchez on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with a right middle finger laceration. Sanchez allowed three earned runs and six hits over six ...
May 20, 2017
Letters show Hernandez asked to move, share cell in prison
BOSTON - Five letters authenticated by state officials show Aaron Hernandez asked prison officials to share a cell with inmates he described as close friends. In a June 2015 letter, Hernandez asks to ...
May 20, 2017
Ducks captain Getzlaf fined for apparent homophobic slur
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf was fined $10,000 on Saturday for apparently using a homophobic slur during Game 4 of the Western Conference finals. The NHL announced the fine sev...
May 20, 2017