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Homegrown centre Dan Clark signs two-year extension with Roughriders
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian centre Dan Clark to a two-year contract extension. The six-foot-two, 310-pound Regina native was named a CFL all-star last season for the fir...
Dec 29, 2019
Ace left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu signs four-year deal with Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - Persistence paid off for the Toronto Blue Jays as they were able to introduce a much-needed ace for their starting rotation on Friday. The Blue Jays welcomed pitcher Hyun...
Dec 29, 2019
Clutch Clemson: No. 3 Tigers beat No. 2 Ohio State 29-23
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Blaring from the Clemson locker room after yet another playoff victory was Aretha Franklin's classic "Respect." The Tigers have won two of the last three national titles and become c...
Dec 29, 2019
Jacob Markstrom makes 49 saves, Canucks hold on to beat Kings 3-2
VANCOUVER - Jacob Markstrom made it sound like hitting a career high with 49 saves on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings was really no big deal. "I feel like if you look at it again, they th...
Dec 29, 2019
The King reigns: LeBron James is AP's male athlete of decade
He left Cleveland for Miami, finally became a champion, went back to his beloved northeast Ohio, delivered on another title promise, then left for the Los Angeles Lakers and the next challenge. He pla...
Dec 29, 2019
Lafreniere won't play against Germany; world junior status up in the air
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Alexis Lafreniere flashed a smile as he watched the tail end of practice Sunday. There was also a clear sense of relief. After crumpling to the ice and clutching his left kne...
Dec 29, 2019
The King reigns: LeBron James is AP's male athlete of decade
He left Cleveland for Miami, finally became a champion, went back to his beloved northeast Ohio, delivered on another title promise, then left for the Los Angeles Lakers and the next challenge. He pla...
Dec 29, 2019
Taliban council agrees to cease-fire in Afghanistan
KABUL - The Taliban's ruling council agreed Sunday to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a window in which a peace agreement with the United States can be signed, officials from the insu...
Dec 29, 2019
5 stabbed at rabbi's house on Hanukkah; suspect arraigned
MONSEY, N.Y. - A knife-wielding man stormed into a rabbi's home and stabbed five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City, an ambush the governor said ...
Dec 29, 2019
Sports Year in Review; Zach Cook Memorial debut a huge success
The debut of the Zach Cook Memorial Tournament starting up this year makes our Top Sports Stories for 2019. Zach Cook loved slo-pitch so much, he played games right after getting chemotherapy treatmen...
Dec 29, 2019 Donna and Jim Cook at the Zach Cook Memorial Charity Slo-Pitch Tournament. (Submitted photo/Donna Cook)
