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NEW YORK - Serena Williams was in pain - "acceptable" pain, her coach called it - after rolling her right ankle during the second set of a U.S. Open victory. That was the bad news. On a day that defen...

NEW YORK - Elina Svitolina reached the semifinals for the second straight Grand Slam tournament, beating Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday at the U.S. Open. Svitolina followed up on her run to the fin...

TORONTO - Justin Verlander had one thing on his mind after tossing a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. "Where is Toro?" the Houston Astros right-hander shouted through an ear-to-...

TORONTO - Brett Connolly says he owes the Stanley Cup ring on his finger to Devante Smith-Pelly. Some 15 months after that magical playoff run, Connolly simply hopes his former teammate...

NEW YORK - Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments," her highly anticipated sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale," is among six works shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction. Other finalists announced Tuesda...

TORONTO - Milan Borjan speaks English, Spanish, Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian - variations of which cover Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro - understands Turkish and has a little Romanian and...

ROME - Activists from Italy's populist 5-Star Movement voted overwhelmingly in an online ballot Tuesday to approve a deal for a governing coalition with the rival, mainstream Democrats that would thwa...

WASHINGTON - The U.S.-China trade war and slower global growth are weighing on the U.S. economy, with manufacturing activity shrinking in August for the first time in three years. A survey by the Inst...

SURREY, B.C. - Kelly Bates knew he'd be starting a new job this week. He just didn't expect that job would be as the new offensive line coach for the B.C. Lions. The club announced Satu...

There's something about facing the Toronto Argonauts that brings out the best in Bralon Addison. The five-foot-nine, 197-pound sophomore receiver had 11 catches for 167 yards and two touchdowns w...