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Beaned Little League batter rises to console upset pitcher
WACO, Texas (AP) - A Little League batter rose from a beaning to console the upset pitcher in a dramatic scene at a Little League regional tournament game Tuesday in Waco, Texas. The incident happened...
Aug 09, 2022

Beaned Little League batter rises to console upset pitcher
WACO, Texas (AP) - A Little League batter rose from a beaning to console the upset pitcher in a dramatic scene at a Little League regional tournament game Tuesday in Waco, Texas. The incident happened...
Aug 09, 2022

WA GOP House member who voted to impeach Trump concedes
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of two Republican members of Washington's congressional delegation who voted to impeach Donald Trump, has conceded her reelection bid after being ...
Aug 09, 2022

Andreescu earns thrilling first-round win at National Bank Open over Daria Kasatkina
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu willed her way to an exciting 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over Daria Kasatkina in her opening round match at the National Bank Open on Tuesday. Andreescu, of Mississauga, Ont., won...
Aug 09, 2022

Walz, Jensen win primaries to set up Minnesota governor race
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and Republican challenger Scott Jensen scored easy victories in their primaries Tuesday, setting the stage for their fall matchup in Minnesota's marquee rac...
Aug 09, 2022

Suarez' Nacional knocked out of Copa Sudamericana
SAO PAULO (AP) - Veteran Uruguay striker Luis Suarez and his new club Nacional of Uruguay crashed out of the Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday. Atletico Goianiense of Brazil won 3-0 at home in Goiania to c...
Aug 09, 2022

Bodies burned in Summerland car linked to crash 300 km away: police
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say there is a connection between the discovery of two bodies in a burned vehicle in Summerland and the deaths of two people in a police chase in Abbotsford...
Aug 09, 2022

Local teams secure hardware at senior women's fastball provincials in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A pair of Nanaimo teams came out on top at the senior women's fastball provincial championship staged this past weekend at McGirr Sports Fields.Nanaimo Southside won the gold medal in the 'C...
Aug 09, 2022

Nanaimo man wins big with $1 million Lotto 6/49 prize
NANAIMO - How sweet it is.Traveling is on the mind of a Nanaimo man who secured a cool $1 million lottery prize.James Honeyman won the substantial prize in the July 23 Lotto 6/49 draw. He told the BC ...
Aug 09, 2022

Former world No. 5 Bouchard gets wild-card berth at Odlum Brown VanOpen
VANCOUVER - Former world No. 5 Eugenie Bouchard has been given a wild-card berth at the Odlum Brown VanOpen tennis tournament. Bouchard will play for the first time since sustaining a right shoulder i...
Aug 09, 2022