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Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign Canadian kicker Liegghio to extension
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed Canadian kicker Marc Liegghio to a two-year contract extension Thursday. Liegghio, 27, of Woodbridge, Ont., remains under contract with Hamilton through the 2...
Oct 24, 2024
Moore leads by one shot at Zozo Championship after opening with 7-under 63
INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) - Taylor Moore shot a 7-under 63 to lead by one shot after the first round of the Zozo Championship, the only PGA Tour event in Japan, on Thursday. Max Greyserman, Nico Echavarr...
Oct 24, 2024
Maria Sharapova and the Bryan brothers are elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion known for plenty of on-court grit and off-court attention, and Bob and Mike Bryan, twins who won a record 16 major titles in men's doubles toge...
Oct 24, 2024
LPGA Tour rookie Mao Saigo of Japan takes 1st-round lead at Malaysian tournament
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - LPGA Tour rookie Mao Saigo birdied six of her first nine holes on Thursday for a 9-under 63 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Maybank Championship. Haera...
Oct 24, 2024
British killer nurse Lucy Letby loses appeal bid for attempted baby murder conviction
LONDON (AP) - British killer nurse Lucy Letby lost her bid Thursday to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl in her care. Letby, 34, is serving multiple life sentences with ...
Oct 24, 2024
Cook-Searson urges Indigenous Peoples to vote in provincial election
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is urging Indigenous voters to cast their ballot in the upcoming general provincial election. While voting day is set for Oct. 28, advance voting bega...
Oct 24, 2024
Venezuelan opposition leaders win the EU’s top human rights prize
BRUSSELS (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzlez Urrutia have won the European Union's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President R...
Oct 24, 2024
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza has killed 16
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip killed at least 16 people on Thursday, Palestinian medical officials sai...
Oct 24, 2024
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza has killed 16
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian medical officials say an Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip has killed at least 16 people. Another...
Oct 24, 2024
Montreal's Chris Boucher gets more playing time for Raptors after season on bench
TORONTO - Chris Boucher was back, for at least one game. The veteran forward spent most of last season at the far end of the Toronto Raptors' bench, rarely seeing playing time. Even with the team rock...
Oct 24, 2024
