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Red Sox manager Alex Cora fired in sign stealing scandal
BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora on Tuesday, a day after baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred implicated him in the sport's sign-stealing scandal. Cora was the bench coach for the Hous...
Jan 14, 2020

Student shot at Texas high school; suspect still at large
A student was shot Tuesday at a high school in Texas and a suspect remained at large, local officials said. Emergency crews were seen performing CPR as the student was carried on a stretcher to an amb...
Jan 14, 2020

Ray Shero is out as New Jersey Devils' general manager
NEWARK, N.J. - Ray Shero has been fired as the New Jersey Devils' general manager after a four-plus year tenure that saw the three-time Stanley Cup champions make the playoffs only once. Owner Josh Ha...
Jan 14, 2020

Senate Republicans expect USMCA vote Thursday, clearing decks for impeachment
WASHINGTON - Canada's hard-won continental trade deal with the United States and Mexico could be up for a vote in the U.S. Senate before the end of the week, thanks to the emerging timelines...
Jan 14, 2020

Pettersson, Markstrom help Canucks beat Wild 4-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Vancouver's typically strong power play has been struggling. Luckily for the Canucks, they're doing just fine scoring 5 on 5. A day after scoring four third-period goals in Buffalo, ...
Jan 14, 2020

Comfortably in the black, Curling Canada ups prize money across major events
The head of Curling Canada is bullish about its financial position. There's enough money to both tend to the sport's grassroots and significantly enlarge the prize pot of major events, says chief exec...
Jan 14, 2020

Harry and Meghan's royal move to Canada signals generational change: experts
VICTORIA - Royal experts and tourism officials say Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aren't the only couple who have come to Victoria for a visit and ended up staying. If the couple decides to make ...
Jan 14, 2020

Tottenham advances in FA Cup in potential Eriksen farewell
LONDON - If this was to be Christian Eriksen's last match as a Tottenham player, he went out with a victory. The Denmark midfielder played the full 90 minutes as Tottenham held off a late fightback fr...
Jan 14, 2020

Harry and Meghan's royal move to Canada signals generational change: experts
VICTORIA - Royal experts and tourism officials say Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aren't the only couple who have come to Victoria for a visit and ended up staying. If the couple decides to make ...
Jan 14, 2020

Parent faces new tax fraud charge in college bribery case
BOSTON - A Massachusetts real estate developer accused of paying $220,000 to get his son into the University of Southern California faces a new tax fraud charge. John Wilson, 59, of Lynnfield, Mass., ...
Jan 14, 2020