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Philadelphia Union stave off Toronto FC comeback to secure 2-2 tie
TORONTO - Substitute Sergio Santos took advantage of slack defending to head home a 77th-minute goal that lifted the Philadelphia Union into a 2-2 tie with Toronto FC in MLS play Wednesday. Toronto co...
Oct 27, 2021
Canada's Julia (The Jewel) Budd wins Professional Fighters League debut
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd won her Professional Fighters League debut Wednesday, earning a unanimous decision over American Kaitlin (The Striking Viking) Young on the promotion'...
Oct 27, 2021
World Series opener viewers up 17.5% over last year's low
HOUSTON (AP) - Atlanta's 6-2 victory over Houston in Game 1 of the World Series drew an average of 10,811,000 viewers on Fox, up 17.5% from the record low of 9,195,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers' ope...
Oct 27, 2021
'Animalism': Blackhawks scandal raises culture questions
CHICAGO - For three weeks in 2010, they did nothing. That's how long it took for the leadership of the Chicago Blackhawks to act on allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player. Thr...
Oct 27, 2021
Barcelona fires coach Koeman after poor start to season
MADRID (AP) - After another poor performance and yet another loss, Ronald Koeman couldn't hang on any longer as Barcelona coach. It took less than three months after Lionel Messi's departure for Koema...
Oct 27, 2021
Cruz wins MLB's Roberto Clemente Award for philanthropy
HOUSTON (AP) - Nelson Cruz has been given Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award for character, community involvement and philanthropy. Cruz, the 50th winner of the honor, received the award b...
Oct 27, 2021
AP Sources: Letitia James will run for New York governor
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Attorney General Letitia James plans to run for governor, according to three people directly familiar with her plans who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday. James will...
Oct 27, 2021
Rescue operation continues for second day at Quebec mill, two workers remain trapped
WINDSOR, Que. - More than 36 hours after a multi-storey scaffold collapsed at a Quebec paper mill, rescue crews continued to search for two workers trapped in the debris Wednesday. Nancy Corriveau, a ...
Oct 27, 2021
Government says North Koreans coming to Canada under new scheme must be vetted first
OTTAWA - The government says North Koreans heading to Canada under a new private sponsorship scheme will face health and security screening before being allowed in. The Immigration Department says it ...
Oct 27, 2021
Lawsuit alleges Alberta premier's office failed to address sex harassment complaint
EDMONTON - A former senior political staffer in the Alberta government alleges in a lawsuit that the premier's office fostered a "poisoned work environment" and repeatedly failed to address her compla...
Oct 27, 2021
