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Whitecaps lose 1-0 to Cavalry, but advance to Voyageurs Cup semifinals
VANCOUVER - Both sides came out winners in Canadian Championship competition at BC Place on Tuesday night. Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League logged its first road win of the year with a 1-0 vi...
May 21, 2024
Barbie will make dolls to honour Williams, Sinclair and star athletes
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - Barbie dolls will honour Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair and tennis champion Venus Williams, plus seven other athletes as part of a project announced by Mattel on Wed...
May 21, 2024
Stingers scorch Surge 97-79 in front of record CEBL crowd
CALGARY - The Edmonton Stingers had Tuesday's season opener circled on the calendar a few months ago, determined and motivated to knock off a provincial rival that gave them nothing but headaches last...
May 21, 2024
Jaques scores twice, Minnesota beats Boston 3-0 to even PWHL final
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) - Michela Cava and Sophie Jaques scored less than two minutes apart late in the first period and Minnesota beat Boston 3-0 on Tuesday night to even the PWHL championship series at a...
May 21, 2024
Tatum scores 36, Celtics edge Pacers 133-128 in OT to take Game 1 of East finals
BOSTON (AP) - Jayson Tatum scored 36 points, including 10 in overtime after Jaylen Brown's tying 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds remaining in regulation, and the Boston Celtics rallied just in time for a 1...
May 21, 2024
California lawmaker Vince Fong wins special election to finish ousted House Speaker McCarthy’s term
LOS ANGELES (AP) - State Assembly member Vince Fong, a California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump, has captured a special election to complete the remainder of the term of deposed f...
May 21, 2024
Vietnam’s top security official To Lam confirmed as president
BANGKOK (AP) - Vietnam's top security official To Lam was confirmed Wednesday as the nation's new president. He oversaw police and intelligence operations over a period when rights groups say basic li...
May 21, 2024
Crochet, three relievers combine on two-hit shutout as White Sox blank Blue Jays 5-0
TORONTO - Chicago starter Garrett Crochet and three relievers combined on a two-hit shutout as the White Sox dumped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. Crochet retired the fir...
May 21, 2024
Deandre Kerr scores four goals as Toronto FC sets cup scoring record in lopsided win
TORONTO - Deandre Kerr had four goals as eight-time champion Toronto FC scored early and often in thumping semi-pro CS Saint-Laurent 8-1 Tuesday for a 11-1 aggregate win and a berth in the Canadian Ch...
May 21, 2024
London Drugs says it's unwilling to pay ransom demanded by hackers
RICHMOND, B.C. - Retailer London Drugs says it is "unwilling and unable" to pay a multimillion-dollar ransom to cybercriminals who claim to have stolen data in a hacking attack that recently shut down...
May 21, 2024
