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Mother Nature proves no match for Bills fans attending Buffalo's playoff game vs. Steelers
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - In the end, Mother Nature was no match for Bills Mafia. With the remnants of a lake-effect snowstorm moving north on Monday, the Bills' hearty fanbase took over, helping dig ...
Jan 15, 2024
AP VoteCast: Iowa caucusgoers want big changes, see immigration as more important than the economy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Iowa Republicans are headed to their state's caucuses Monday with a greater desire to focus on immigration than address the health of the U.S. economy - a possible sign that cultural...
Jan 15, 2024
PWHL Toronto keeping perspective while building from slow start to season
TORONTO - Maintaining perspective has helped Toronto in working through a tough start to the Professional Women's Hockey League season. Toronto has gone 1-3-0 to begin its 24-game schedule, losing bot...
Jan 15, 2024
Police put spit hood on 'aggressive' airline passenger at Vancouver's airport
Richmond RCMP say officers put a spit hood on the head of an "aggressive" airline passenger who tried to bite officers after allegedly assaulting a travel companion. Mounties say they were called to V...
Jan 15, 2024
Nichushkin enters the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program, will be away from Avs indefinitely
DENVER (AP) - Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program and will be away from the team for an indefinite amount of time. The league and union ann...
Jan 15, 2024
Marchenko scores the winner in a shootout, Blue Jackets beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Kiril Marchenko scored the only goal in a four-round shootout to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 win over Vancouver Monday, ending the Canucks' five-game winning streak. ...
Jan 15, 2024
Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign American offensive lineman Jordan Murray to extension
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American offensive lineman Jordan Murray to a two-year contract extension Monday. The six-foot-nine, 330-pound Texan made seven regular-season starts after re...
Jan 15, 2024
B.C. Lions sign receiver Keon Hatcher to three-year contract extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions re-signed American receiver Keon Hatcher to a three-year contract extension Monday. Hatcher was slated to become a free agent next month. He's now under contract with B.C. t...
Jan 15, 2024
Quebec man pleads guilty to setting 14 forest fires, forcing hundreds from homes
CHIBOUGAMAU, Que. - A Quebec man has admitted to setting a series of fires that burned hundreds of hectares of forest last year and forced hundreds of people from their homes. Brian Par, 38, pleaded g...
Jan 15, 2024
Herdman likes what he sees as TFC camp opens but says roster is a work in progress
Toronto FC coach John Herdman says his players have shown up for training camp in top shape, bettering required standards, but acknowledged the roster is still a work in progress. "The players have re...
Jan 15, 2024