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Americans shut out Czech Republic at world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON - The United States recorded its second straight shutout at the world junior hockey championship on Tuesday, beating the Czech Republic 7-0. Coming off an 11-0 win over Austria on Boxing Day,...
Dec 29, 2020
Padres finalize deal acquiring ace Blake Snell from Rays
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres finalized their acquisition of ace left-hander Blake Snell from the Tampa Bay Rays, sending four prospects in exchange for the 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner. The Rays ...
Dec 29, 2020
Biden criticizes pace of vaccine rollout, vows to accelerate
WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden criticized the Trump administration Tuesday for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is "falling far behind." Biden said "it's gonna take ...
Dec 29, 2020
Arizona men's basketball self-imposes 1-year post-season ban
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Arizona men's basketball program has self-imposed a one-year post-season ban related to its long-running NCAA rules infractions case. Arizona was accused of nine counts of miscondu...
Dec 29, 2020
Top Stories of 2020: High cost of long-promised E&N rail line revealed
NANAIMO - There's now a price tag attached to the dream of having rail service restored on Vancouver Island. In late April, the ministry of transportation and infrastructure released its long awaited ...
Dec 29, 2020
Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign four Canadians, agree to extension with European lineman
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed four Canadians. The CFL club announced Tuesday it has come to terms with defensive back Mike Daly, defensive back Courtney Stephen, running back Jacks...
Dec 29, 2020
From Kobe to Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports
There were so many this year. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. It was as if every week, sometimes days, another luminary fell, bringing a cascade of condolence and remembrance. It beg...
Dec 29, 2020
Athletes act: Stars rise up against racial injustice in 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY - As the NBA neared its restart in late July, its players vowed to keep the calls for social justice reform at the forefront in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd and Breonn...
Dec 29, 2020
Swiss skier Gisin ends Shiffrin-Vlhova winning slalom streak
SEMMERING, Austria - Michelle Gisin earned her maiden World Cup win on Tuesday, becoming the first Swiss skier to win a women's slalom in nearly 19 years. Gisin trailed first-run leader Mikaela Shiffr...
Dec 29, 2020
Skier escapes slide as weak snow sustains avalanche risk in parts of B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has lifted a recent warning about the extreme potential for slides on eastern British Columbia mountains, but backcountry users are urged to remain cautious because...
Dec 29, 2020