Corbin Burnes makes one costly mistake as the Orioles lose AL Wild Card...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Corbin Burnes threw one masterful cutter after another, cruising through the Kansas City Royals’ order like the ace he has been all season for the Baltimore Orioles. […]
View ArticleJapanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts
TOKYO (AP) — The International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts. This leaves the IOC without a Japanese sponsor...
View ArticleMets continue wild ride with 8-4 win over Brewers in playoff opener
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mark Vientos hit a tiebreaking, two-run single during a five-run outburst in the fifth inning as the indefatigable New York Mets continued their thrilling week by beating […]
View ArticleNew Brunswick welterweight Christien Savoie beaten on Dana White’s Contender...
LAS VEGAS – Canadian welterweight Christien (Tiger) Savoie was stopped in the second round by unbeaten American Jacobe Smith on Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday. The 32-year-old from Saint […]
View ArticleLack of ambition in Canada creating ‘600-pound beaver in the room’: Shopify...
TORONTO – The president of e-commerce giant Shopify Inc. wants Canada to address a problem he calls “the 600-pound beaver in the room.” Harley Finkelstein says that problem is a […]
View ArticleIn India, warming climate pressures scientists to keep developing tougher seeds
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Unpredictable rains and increasing heat aren’t just making life more difficult for the people of Rayanpet, a village in India’s arid south. They’re also taking a […]
View ArticleAtlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan died from an accidental drug overdose, medical...
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Rich Homie Quan died from an accidental drug overdose, the medical examiner’s office in Georgia confirmed. The cause of death for the hip-hop performer, born Dequantes […]
View ArticleFederal prosecutors file new indictment against ex-Louisville police officers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed a new indictment Tuesday against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor’s door before they […]
View ArticleUtah Hockey Club hopes to reward new city by ending long playoff drought
Utah Hockey Club Last season: 36-41-5, did not make the playoffs. COACH: André Tourigny (89-131-26 over 3 seasons with the Arizona Coyotes). Utah Hockey Club forward Gabe Smith (93) shoots […]
View ArticlePGA Tour commissioner and Saudi fund governor paired at pro-am event in Scotland
Three weeks after PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan met with Saudi Arabia’s financial backer of LIV Golf, they will be together again this week in Scotland, this time inside the […]
View ArticleTourism spending in Manitoba ticks up to new high
Tourism spending has exceeded pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels for the second year in a row — again, though, without a full return of visitors. Travel Manitoba and Tourism Economics shared its […]
View ArticleAstros face uncertain future with Bregman and Verlander after early playoff exit
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s early playoff exit means Alex Bregman and Justin Verlander might have played their last games for the Astros. The AL West champions were swept by the […]
View ArticleCFL playoff picture coming into focus
HAMILTON — It was fun while it lasted, but the fairy tale that was brewing in Edmonton is no more. The Elks were the talk of the CFL in recent […]
View ArticleTyphoon Krathon shuts parts of Taiwan for a third day as it nears the island...
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — A slow-moving typhoon approaching Taiwan led to school and office closures for a third consecutive day Thursday, with authorities asking people to stay indoors. Typhoon...
View ArticleHurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Kirk strengthened Wednesday into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and was expected to grow rapidly into a major hurricane, forecasters said. There were […]
View ArticleVirginia House candidates debate abortion and affordability as congressional...
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Nearly a month before election day, Republican Derrick Anderson and Democrat Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman attempted to portray themselves as the candidate best fit for Congress...
View ArticleFrom lullabies to fairy tales
Once upon a time, Heather O’Neill wrote a fairy tale about Sofia, a teenage girl in a fictional, occupied European country, as she and her travelling companion, a talking goose, […]
View ArticleBobby Witt Jr. and the Royals go from 2 late 7-game losing streaks to the AL...
BALTIMORE (AP) — After another September loss gave the Kansas City Royals a second seven-game slide in the final month of the season, Will Smith saw the upcoming off day […]
View ArticleJudge blocks new California law cracking down on election deepfakes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes has been put on pause after a federal judge granted a preliminary […]
View Article6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a fleeing truck near the border with Guatemala, Mexico’s Defense Department said Wednesday. The department said […]
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