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Simone Biles wins a record 8th US Gymnastics title a full decade after her first
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A decade later, Simone Biles is still on top. The gymnastics star won her record eighth U.S. Championship on Sunday night, 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her s...
Aug 27, 2023
Henderson buoyed by fan support at CPKC Women's Open as up-and-down season continues
VANCOUVER - The fans at the CPKC Women's Open don't care, Brooke Henderson is still their favourite. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., was greeted with cheers or chants at every hole around Shaughne...
Aug 27, 2023
Hovland wins FedEx Cup with best 2 weeks of his career
ATLANTA (AP) - Viktor Hovland played the best golf of his life in the final two weeks of the PGA Tour season, and it paid off Sunday with the biggest trophy of his career - a FedEx Cup title along wit...
Aug 27, 2023
Former CFL coach Rich Stubler dead at 74
TORONTO - Rich Stubler, who served as an assistant coach or head coach with six different CFL teams, has died. He was 74. An official at Clearwater Academy International, a prep school in Florida wher...
Aug 27, 2023
California beats Curacao 6-5 to win Little League World Series
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Little Leaguers everywhere dream of a moment like this. Louis Lappe hit a walk-off homer and California beat Curacao 6-5 in the Little League World Series championship o...
Aug 27, 2023
NWT premier: Trudeau made 'specific commitments' during weekend meeting in Edmonton
EDMONTON - After saying last week she was angry Northerners don't receive the same services from the federal government as people in the rest of Canada, Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane...
Aug 27, 2023
Guardians win 10-7 in extra innings, Blue Jays' Bichette, Chapman exit with injuries
TORONTO - Kole Calhoun hit a tiebreaking two-run double followed by Ramon Laureano's two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Guardians edged the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7 on Sunday. The win al...
Aug 27, 2023
Many support staff positions unfilled in Quebec schools, union warns
MONTREAL - As Quebec struggles to recruit enough teachers to fill its classrooms ahead of the new school year, a major union is warning that it's proving equally hard to find enough support staff. The...
Aug 27, 2023
Canadian Chris Johnston takes second in final Elite Series event of 2023.
CLAYTON, N.Y. - Canadian Chris Johnston fell just short in the season-ending Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence but did claim family bragging rights. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., brought in a ...
Aug 27, 2023
Roberto Mancini appointed Saudi Arabia coach 2 weeks after quitting job in charge of Italy
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Roberto Mancini was appointed Saudi Arabia coach on Sunday, just two weeks after the European Championship-winning manager surprisingly left his job in charge of Italy. The...
Aug 27, 2023