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Junior Johnson, "The Last American Hero," dies at 88
Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson, the moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as "The Last American Hero" by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. He was 88. NASCAR announc...
Dec 22, 2019
Actor Kevin Costner returns to Iowa to support Buttigieg
INDIANOLA, Iowa - "Field of Dreams" actor Kevin Costner returned to Iowa on Sunday to go to bat for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, pitching the small-town mayor as someone worth lis...
Dec 22, 2019
Raptors record biggest comeback in franchise history to beat Dallas 110-107
TORONTO - On a night the Toronto Raptors looked headed for their worst loss of the season, they recorded their greatest comeback in franchise history. Kyle Lowry scored 20 of his 32 points in a t...
Dec 22, 2019
Conservatives postpone policy convention to focus on organizing leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they're postponing a policy convention that had been scheduled for mid-April to allow more time to organize an upcoming leadership race. The party announced the ...
Dec 22, 2019
In-game anti-racism pleas as Chelsea faces abuse at Spurs
LONDON - Chelsea defender Antonio Rdiger reported being targeted with monkey noises during a London derby at Tottenham on Sunday, forcing the stadium announcer to issue three warnings in an unpreceden...
Dec 22, 2019
Canada's Marielle Thompson wins ski-cross silver at World Cup in Italy
INNICHEN, Italy - Canada's Marielle Thompson won silver at a women's ski-cross World Cup on Sunday in Innichen, Italy. The product of Whistler, B.C., finished behind Switzerland's Fanny Smith and ahea...
Dec 22, 2019
Russia accuses doping whistleblower of modifying key data
Russia is blaming the World Anti-Doping Agency's star witness for modifying key laboratory data. His lawyer says that's nonsense. The Russian Investigative Committee, a major law enforcement agency, a...
Dec 22, 2019
Racism in stands mars Chelsea's 2-0 win at Tottenham in EPL
FIFA's protocol for dealing with discrimination at soccer games was implemented for the first time in the Premier League on Sunday with three stadium announcements during a London derby between Totten...
Dec 22, 2019
Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next y...
Dec 22, 2019
Racism in stands mars Chelsea's 2-0 win at Tottenham in EPL
FIFA's protocol for dealing with discrimination at soccer games was implemented for the first time in the Premier League on Sunday with three stadium announcements during a London derby between Totten...
Dec 22, 2019
