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Mets, minor leaguers plan meeting to discuss pay, conditions
NEW YORK (AP) - Leaders from the New York Mets recently held what's believed to be an unprecedented meeting with the nonprofit group Advocates for Minor Leaguers to discuss pay and working conditions ...
Jun 15, 2022
'He's got a really brave attitude:' Nanaimo family moving forward after life-altering burn accident
Editors note: This story contains graphic images of burn injuries. Reader discretion is advised.NANAIMO - It was a split second which permanently altered the course of a family's life.Following a day ...
Jun 15, 2022
Palin, Begich advance to Alaska US House special election
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Republican Nick Begich have advanced to the August special election for the state's only U.S. House seat. The two Republicans were among 48 can...
Jun 15, 2022
Bettman says NHL projected to set revenue record this season
DENVER (AP) - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league is projecting record revenue this season, an increase he credits to more scoring leading to higher television ratings and more interest in t...
Jun 15, 2022
Turbide toughs it out in pool to win world title
MADEIR, Portugal - Don't call Nicolas-Guy Turbide an overnight success. But feel free to call the Quebec City athlete a world champion. Making his fourth career appearance at Madeira, the longtime nat...
Jun 15, 2022
Willis opts to retire from Colts, pursue ministry
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Khari Willis found there was more to life than football. So on Tuesday, the Indianapolis Colts' promising 26-year-old starting safety surprised many by retiring to join the ministr...
Jun 15, 2022
U.S. Open: Bradley up for big Boston sports week
BROOKLINE, Mass (AP) - New Englander Keegan Bradley is looking forward to a big weekend in Boston sports. And taking part in it, too. The Vermont native - and relative of Red Sox Hall of Famer Carlton...
Jun 15, 2022
U.S. Open turns focus from Saudi money to golf's toughest test
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) - The U.S. Open isn't the only American major that has felt like an afterthought, lost among chatter and innuendo about topics unrelated to birdies and bogeys. Golf was no longer...
Jun 15, 2022
Brazil official: Police find human remains in Amazon search
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's justice minister said Wednesday that police reported finding human remains in the Amazon area where an Indigenous expert and British journalist disappeared mor...
Jun 15, 2022
Nanaimo police looking for older man after indecent exposure incident
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are trying to identify a man accused of exposing himself to a girl.The 17-year-old teen reported to police a man committed the indecent act on Friday, June 10 around 10 a.m. a...
Jun 15, 2022