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CF Monterrey survives chilly conditions to down Forge 2-0 in CONCACAF cup play
HAMILTON - Mexico's CF Monterrey, with a pair of second-half goals, survived difficult conditions to defeat Forge FC 2-0 in the opening leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series Wednesday...
Feb 5, 2025
US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway
WASHINGTON (AP) - The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, according t...
Feb 5, 2025
Canucks sign defenceman Marcus Pettersson to six-year, US$33M extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks signed recently acquired defenceman Marcus Pettersson to a six-year, US$33-million contract extension on Wednesday. The Canucks traded for Pettersson and forward Drew...
Feb 5, 2025
NHLPA appeals Ryan Hartman's 10-game suspension on behalf of the Wild forward
NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL Players' Association said Wednesday it has filed an appeal on Ryan Hartman's behalf after the Minnesota Wild forward was suspended 10 games for roughing. Hartman had 48 hours f...
Feb 5, 2025
Canada, U.S. women's hockey teams not focused on booing ahead of Rivalry Series
HALIFAX - The Canadian and American national women's hockey teams aren't worried about the current political climate overshadowing Game 4 of the Rivalry Series. Players and coaches from both sides of ...
Feb 5, 2025
Jimmy Butler is headed to the Golden State Warriors, AP source says
Jimmy Butler has gotten his wish. He's being traded out of Miami. The Heat and the Golden State Warriors have agreed on a deal that sends Butler to the Bay Area, a person with knowledge of the talks s...
Feb 5, 2025
A Texas man is executed for the killing of a pastor during a robbery at a church
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man convicted of beating and suffocating a Dallas area pastor in his church during a robbery was put to death Wednesday evening, the second execution in the U.S. this ...
Feb 5, 2025
Two men dead after falling through ice on lake in B.C.'s Fraser Valley
AGASSIZ, B.C. - RCMP in Agassiz, B.C., say two men who went ice fishing at a small lake in the Fraser Valley died when they fell through the ice. Police were notified Tuesday that the men hadn't retur...
Feb 5, 2025
'I definitely need help:' self-reporting Parksville child porn collector heading to jail
NANAIMO - A Parksville man who called the cops on himself and admitted to being addicted to child pornography will spend the next four months in jail.James Lucas Young, 31, pleaded guilty to possessin...
Feb 5, 2025
Roughriders sign star receiver/returner Mario Alford to contract extension
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American receiver/returner Mario Alford to a contract extension, the CFL team announced Wednesday. Alford was fourth in the league with 2,071 all-purpose yards...
Feb 5, 2025