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Tatis homers again as Padres beat Dodgers 6-5, take 2-1 NLDS lead
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Fernando Tatis Jr.'s towering two-run home run highlighted a six-run second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to beat Shohei Ohtani and the rival Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Tue...
Oct 08, 2024

Playoff atmosphere surrounds inaugural Utah Hockey Club game
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah Hockey Club wasted no effort creating a playoff-like atmosphere for its inaugural regular-season game on Tuesday night. The National Hockey League's newest franchise surroun...
Oct 08, 2024

NHL roundup: Blues rally to beat Kraken 3-2 in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) - Jordan Kyrou scored two goals less than two minutes apart late in the second period, and the St. Louis Blues rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 in the...
Oct 08, 2024

Grazer beats the behemoth that killed her cub to win Alaska's Fat Bear Contest
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this summ...
Oct 08, 2024

Grazer beats the behemoth that killed her cub to win Alaska's Fat Bear Contest
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this summ...
Oct 08, 2024

Mets beat Phillies 7-2 behind Alonso and Manaea, take 2-1 lead in NLDS
NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Alonso launched another homer off Aaron Nola, and Sean Manaea took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning as the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Tuesday in G...
Oct 08, 2024

Kyrou scores twice, Blues spoil Kraken's home opener with 3-2 win
SEATTLE (AP) - Jordan Kyrou scored two goals less than two minutes apart late in the second period, and the St. Louis Blues rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 in the...
Oct 08, 2024

'Thank you, Jim': Ballet legend Baryshnikov honours late politician Jim Peterson
TORONTO - Roughly half a century ago, Mikhail Baryshnikov dashed into a waiting car after a series of Toronto performances, defecting from the Soviet Union in a move that made international headlines....
Oct 08, 2024

Two local players selected for Team Alberta at WHL Cup in Red Deer
A pair of central Alberta hockey players have been named to Team Alberta for the upcoming 2024 WHL Cup. Goaltender Drake Mooney of Blackfalds, and forward Crew Martinson of Olds, will play for Team Al...
Oct 08, 2024

Municipal infrastructure funding now tied to provincial revenues
A new funding formula introduced in the 2024 provincial budget is expected to provide municipalities with more infrastructure funding for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The Government of Alberta introduced ...
Oct 08, 2024