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Naomi Osaka wins Australian Open for 2nd major, top ranking
MELBOURNE, Australia - So close to victory, Naomi Osaka suddenly was letting the Australian Open final slip away. Three championship points? Gone. A sizable lead? Soon all gone, too. She was playing p...
Jan 26, 2019
Guerrero, Bichette headline Jays' non-roster spring training invitees
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette are among the 15 players announced as non-roster invitees to the Blue Jays' major league spring training camp. The team announced the list Saturday morn...
Jan 26, 2019
Canada's Mark McMorris wins gold in slopestyle at X Games in dramatic fashion
ASPEN, Colo. - Canadian Mark McMorris used a dramatic final run down the slopestyle course on Saturday to take the gold medal at the X Games. The Regina native scored 96 point...
Jan 26, 2019
Canada's Kingsbury back on top of podium with gold at home course
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. - Canadian Mikael Kingsbury landed back on top of the podium Saturday, winning gold at a moguls World Cup race after a disappointing performance a week earlier. Kingsbury, the rei...
Jan 26, 2019
Violence and FA Cup upsets: Millwall lives up to reputation
Synonymous for decades with having violent fans, English soccer team Millwall has gained a reputation in recent years for being a so-called "giant killer" in the FA Cup. Both sides of the club were on...
Jan 26, 2019
Crosby, Lundqvist lead Metropolitan to All-Star win
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sidney Crosby had two goals and three assists, and Henriq Lundqvist pitched a first-half shutout to lead the Metropolitan Division to a 10-5 victory over the Central Division in the...
Jan 26, 2019
Canada's Leman wins gold in ski cross, Thompson takes silver medal
BLUE MOUNTAIN, Ont. - Reigning Olympic champion Brady Leman of Calgary won gold on Saturday at a skicross World Cup event while Canada's Marielle Thompson took silver on the women's side. Top-ranked F...
Jan 26, 2019
Video shows brutality of knife attack on helpless inmates
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A newly released video shows the brutality of an Ohio inmate's knife attack on four other prisoners who were handcuffed to a table and unable to defend themselves. The video obtained ...
Jan 26, 2019
Trump aides struggle to show some shutdown empathy
NEW YORK - One White House aide mused that the shutdown was like a paid vacation for some furloughed workers. President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law said employees' "little bit of pain" was worth it...
Jan 26, 2019
Australia bakes in heat that's sparking fires, taxing grid
MELBOURNE, Australia - Scorching heat knocked out power to homes and businesses, raised wildfire risks and sent tennis fans looking for water and shade Friday in Australia's second-largest city, which...
Jan 26, 2019
