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Schwindel's eephus pitch attracts Colbert's attention
CHICAGO (AP) - Frank Schwindel's eephus pitch last weekend attracted the attention of Stephen Colbert. The Chicago Cubs first baseman made his second pitching appearance of the season during Sunday's ...
Jun 14, 2022
Astros reliever Neris serving reduced 3-game suspension
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Houston Astros right-hander Hector Neris began serving a reduced suspension Tuesday night, a week after his ejection from a game in which he plunked one Seattle batter and near...
Jun 14, 2022
Feds suspend vaccination mandates, local municipalities ditch requirements for employees
NANAIMO - Unvaccinated Canadians will soon be able to move more freely around the country and abroad.Starting June 20 the federal government will suspend COVID-19 vaccine mandates for domestic and out...
Jun 14, 2022
Signs Point to Lightning star playing in Game 1 of Cup final
Tampa Bay's Brayden Point looked like himself on the ice Tuesday, just a month after being unable to skate when his right leg crumbled beneath him and he needed help to hobble off the rink. Point appe...
Jun 14, 2022
S. Carolina Gov. McMaster wins Republican nomination again
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster won his party's nomination for a second full term. If he wins the general election in November and completes the term, he will becom...
Jun 14, 2022
SPCA seizes 123 cats and dogs from filthy trailer in Fort St. James, B.C.
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - Three small dogs and 120 cats found in filthy and unsafe conditions in a trailer in Fort St. James, B.C., have been seized by the SPCA. The society says the bodies of another 13...
Jun 14, 2022
Avs' Bednar longs to swap spots with Lightning's Cooper
DENVER (AP) - Jared Bednar is four wins shy of becoming hockey's first head coach to win the Kelly Cup, the Calder Cup and the Stanley Cup. "Yeah, well, I mean, my focus is on this cup. I want to add ...
Jun 14, 2022
Man sent to hospital after being dragged down driveway by van in Lantzville
LANTZVILLE - A U-Haul van unexpectedly reversed in a driveway, dragging the occupant from the driver side door about 80 feet before bumping into a home across the street.The incident happened on Harle...
Jun 14, 2022
Avalanche must beat two-time champion Lightning to win Cup
DENVER (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon wouldn't have it any other way. He and the Colorado Avalanche have stubbed their toe many times in the playoffs over the past several years, never getting past the secon...
Jun 14, 2022
Golden Knights hire ex-Bruins coach Cassidy
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bruce Cassidy wasn't out of a job for long after being hired to coach the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, little more than a week after being fired by the Boston Bruins. Cassidy beco...
Jun 14, 2022