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Speller balances bee with reality TV, social media stardom
OXON HILL, Md. - Akash Vukoti is competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the third time at age 9. It's just one of his many star turns. He's coming off an appearance on "Dancing with the St...
May 28, 2019
Pelley says complaints to execs led to evening news ouster
LOS ANGELES - Former "CBS Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley says he lost that job because he wouldn't stop complaining to management about the hostile work environment for men and women. Pelley was fo...
May 28, 2019
LaBatte's versatility proves its value on Roughriders' offensive line
SASKATOON - Canadian offensive linemen are golden in the CFL, and Brendon LaBatte's value to the Saskatchewan Roughriders can't be understated. Whenever an injury happens to the Roughriders offensive ...
May 28, 2019
Feeling Aretha's spirit, J Hud honours icon at Pulitzers
NEW YORK - With bad weather in Chicago on Monday and her flight cancelled, Jennifer Hudson fretted at the thought of missing her performance at Tuesday's Pulitzer Prize awards ceremony to pay tribute ...
May 28, 2019
VanVleet, Toronto Raptors not happy with just being in NBA championship series
TORONTO - Guard Fred VanVleet and the Toronto Raptors aren't happy with just being in the NBA Finals. Toronto squares off against the Golden State Warriors in the league final, which opens Thursday ni...
May 28, 2019
Ottawa Redblacks staging competition for starting quarterback role
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks don't know who their starting quarterback will be when they open the CFL season next month, but the team sees no reason to worry about the situation. The Redblacks are co...
May 28, 2019
Finland defeats Canada for gold medal at hockey world championship
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - The effort was better. The end result was the same. Canada settled for silver on Sunday at the world hockey championship after a 3-1 loss to Finland. The outcome was the same as...
May 28, 2019
Rookie Biggio hits first homer, drives in three as Blue Jays beat Padres
TORONTO - The good vibrations from the Toronto Raptors historic Eastern Conference championship Saturday night made its way a few blocks to the Rogers Centre on Sunday afternoon. A little more than 14...
May 28, 2019
Halifax police rule out charges after probe of doctor who examined RCMP recruits
Halifax police say no charges will be laid following a probe into allegations of sexual assault against a doctor who examined RCMP recruits over a period spanning several decades. ...
May 28, 2019
Bart Starr, QB who led Packers to greatness, dies at 85
Bart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi on the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America's most popular sport. The quar...
May 28, 2019