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CEBL roundup: Unbeaten Bandits sink winless Shooting Stars 88-83

LANGLEY, B.C. – The last time the Scarborough Shooting Stars played at Langley Events Centre they went home with their first Canadian Elite Basketball League championship title. The return to […]

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Former ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor killed in downtown Los Angeles...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was shot and killed when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car in Los Angeles, his family […]

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Lightning strike kills Colorado rancher and 34 head of cattle

DENVER (AP) — A lightning strike killed a Colorado rancher and 34 head of cattle over the weekend, officials said Sunday. Mike Morgan, 51, was feeding his cattle from a […]

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Valour FC earns draw with Calgary

Valour FC is starting to show some signs of life. After a dreadful 0-0-5 start to the Canadian Premier League season, Winnipeg’s professional soccer club now has four points in […]

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Cyclone floods coastal villages and cuts power in Bangladesh, where 800,000...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A cyclone flooded coastal villages and left hundreds of thousands of people without power Monday after making landfall overnight along India’s West Bengal state and Bangladesh,...

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CFL is fighting for U.S. talent

Most of the American newcomers at Blue Bombers training camp share something in common: they took their talents to a spring league first. Before venturing up north to Canada, the […]

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Nigeria is emerging as a critical mineral hub. The government is cracking...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government is cracking down on illegal mining, making dozens of arrests of unlicensed miners since April for allegedly stealing the country’s lithium, a critical mineral...

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Host Spirit rally to tip Voltigeurs 4-3 for second straight win at Memorial Cup

SAGINAW, Mich. – Hunter Haight’s second goal of the night, a power-play marker at 12:16 of the third period, snapped a 3-3 deadlock and lifted the Saginaw Spirit to a […]

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Muller scores late in 2nd OT, lifting Boston over Minnesota to send PWHL...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Alina Muller scored 18:36 into the second overtime to give Boston a 1-0 win over Minnesota on Sunday night, sending the battle for the Walter […]

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Martinez has 3 extra base hits, Texas heads to WCWS with 6-5 win over Texas A&M

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Viviana Martinez had three hits and drove in two runs to lead No. 1 seeded Texas into the WCWS with a 6-5 win over 16th-seeded Texas […]

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Mariners place Jorge Polanco on 10-day injured list due to troublesome hamstring

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners placed second baseman Jorge Polanco on the 10-day injured list on Monday after a recurrence of tightness in his right hamstring. Polanco missed seven […]

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Popular California beach closed for the holiday after shark bumped surfer off...

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — A 2-mile (3.2-kilometer) stretch of a popular Southern California beach was closed for the Memorial Day holiday after a shark bumped a surfer off his […]

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Astros put pitcher Cristian Javier on injured list and recall José Abreu from...

SEATTLE (AP) — Houston Astros right-handers Cristian Javier and José Urquidy will each undergo an MRI after both experienced forearm discomfort. Javier was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday. […]

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Spy watchdog’s foreign meddling review finds ‘unacceptable gaps’ in...

OTTAWA – The Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Public Safety Canada lacked a system for tracking who received and read specific intelligence on foreign interference, creating “unacceptable...

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Suspected tornado damages homes and barns in Quebec

RIGAUD, Que. – A suspected tornado that touched down in southwestern Quebec has damaged homes and farm buildings, but a local fire official says no injuries have been reported. Rigaud […]

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Walton helped Pacers coach earn NBA title, win over future wife with concert...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle poured out his heart Monday night when he started reflecting on the impact of Bill Walton. He recalled how Walton’s arrival helped […]

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Cronenworth’s bases-loaded walk lifts the Padres to a 2-1 win over the Marlins

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the seventh, one batter after shortstop Tim Anderson committed his second error of the inning, and […]

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Hiroshi Tai wins NCAA golf title and helps Georgia Tech advance

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Georgia Tech sophomore Hiroshi Tai survived a triple bogey on his 17th hole with a closing par for a 1-under 71, and it was just enough […]

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Unbeaten Knights beat winless Warriors 5-4 at Memorial Cup

SAGINAW, Mich. – Sam O’Reilly had a goal and assist, Denver Barkey and Easton Cowan each chipped in with two assists, and the London Knights defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors […]

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3 children hospitalized in Puerto Rico after lightning strikes beach

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Lightning struck a beach in the northern coastal town of Isabela during inclement weather Monday, injuring three children, one seriously. Puerto Rican police said. […]

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