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Bettman says NHL projected to set revenue record this season
DENVER (AP) - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league is projecting record revenue this season, an increase he credits to more scoring leading to higher television ratings and more interest in t...
Jun 15, 2022

Willis opts to retire from Colts, pursue ministry
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Khari Willis found there was more to life than football. So on Tuesday, the Indianapolis Colts' promising 26-year-old starting safety surprised many by retiring to join the ministr...
Jun 15, 2022

Turbide toughs it out in pool to win world title
MADEIR, Portugal - Don't call Nicolas-Guy Turbide an overnight success. But feel free to call the Quebec City athlete a world champion. Making his fourth career appearance at Madeira, the longtime nat...
Jun 15, 2022

U.S. Open: Bradley up for big Boston sports week
BROOKLINE, Mass (AP) - New Englander Keegan Bradley is looking forward to a big weekend in Boston sports. And taking part in it, too. The Vermont native - and relative of Red Sox Hall of Famer Carlton...
Jun 15, 2022

U.S. Open turns focus from Saudi money to golf's toughest test
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - The U.S. Open isn't the only American major that has felt like an afterthought, lost among chatter and innuendo about topics unrelated to birdies and bogeys. Golf was no longer...
Jun 15, 2022

Brazil official: Police find human remains in Amazon search
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's justice minister said Wednesday that police reported finding human remains in the Amazon area where an Indigenous expert and British journalist disappeared mor...
Jun 15, 2022

Red Deer man arrested in Swan Hills area for alleged oil site thefts
A 37-year-old Red Deer man is one of four people charged in connection to thefts of copper from oil sites in the Swan Hills area, north of Whitecourt.RCMP there say they've seen a 22 per cent increase...
Jun 15, 2022

Thurber grad calls on Red Deerians to donate blood
A graduate this month of Red Deer's Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School is asking her fellow citizens to strongly consider donating blood now and going forward.Elena Bakker, 18, recently became ...
Jun 15, 2022

Flood of atmospheric rivers in B.C. cost $675 million in insured damage: bureau
VANCOUVER - November's floods in British Columbia that swamped homes and farms, swept away roads and bridges and killed five people are now the most costly weather event in provincial history. The Ins...
Jun 15, 2022

Brewers' closer Hader on paternity list, likely out 3 days
NEW YORK (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers put closer Josh Hader on the paternity list before Wednesday's game against the New York Mets and expect him to miss three days. Hader began Wednesday tied with S...
Jun 15, 2022