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Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal's cost. The team issued a ...
Mar 13, 2025
Ogden City, Utah, to host 2026 world men's curling championship
PERTH - The 2026 LGT world men's curling championship will be held in Ogden City, Utah, at the Weber County Ice Sheet, World Curling said Thursday. The 2,300-seat venue, located on the campus of Weber...
Mar 13, 2025
Environment Canada issues snowfall warnings for B.C. mountain passes
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says a low-pressure system passing through southeastern British Columbia will bring snow to some mountain passes. It says the Trans-Canada Highway between Eagle Pass and...
Mar 13, 2025
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice
BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice at his court-martial Thursday. The plea agreement calls for dishonorable discharge...
Mar 13, 2025
Three more Norwegian ski jumpers suspended in cheating scandal
Three more Norwegian ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport. World championships medalists Robin Pederson and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal were p...
Mar 13, 2025
Flames' Zary to have hearing with NHL Department of Player Safety for Pettersson hit
NEW YORK - Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary is set to have a hearing Thursday for a hit against Vancouver Canucks defenceman Elias Pettersson, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced. The inci...
Mar 13, 2025
Marino, Stakusic to lead Canada into Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers in April
The Canadian team headed for the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers has been set. Vancouver's Rebecca Marino, Marina Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont., Toronto's Victoria Mboko, Kayla Cross of London, Ont., ...
Mar 13, 2025
Three more ski jumpers suspended in cheating scandal
Three more ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport. World championships medalists Robin Pederson, Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal, and Robert Johanss...
Mar 13, 2025
Canada's Rachel Homan on a roll as she looks to defend world women's curling title
Rachel Homan and her juggernaut Canadian championship team know their No. 1 world ranking doesn't guarantee success at the 2025 world women's curling championship. But that doesn't mean Homan, vice-sk...
Mar 13, 2025
The Thunder swept Boston in the season series. Their next meeting would be in the NBA Finals
BOSTON (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a spot in the playoffs, and they did it against the team they could face when the NBA postseason reaches its peak. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, of Hamilton...
Mar 13, 2025