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Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
WASHINGTON - John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a "Hoya Paranoia" powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men's basketball championship...
Aug 31, 2020
Former Edmonton nightclub employee appeals sex assault conviction
EDMONTON - A former Edmonton nightclub employee who was found guilty of sexually assaulting five women is appealing the convictions. Matthew McKnight, who is 33, was sentenced last month to eight...
Aug 31, 2020
Liberty announces investigation into Falwell's tenure
RICHMOND, Va. - Liberty University is opening an independent investigation into Jerry Falwell Jr.'s tenure as president, a wide-ranging inquiry that will include financial, real estate and legal matte...
Aug 31, 2020
Leaving family to race in Ontario very tough for driver Yannick Gingras
The emotion in Yannick Gingras' voice was clear and distinct, and it wasn't solely because he'd finally won the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup. Gingras, of Sorel, Que., drove 3/5 favourite Ta...
Aug 31, 2020
Canada's Jamal Murray turning heads in bubble on and off the court
In a perfect world, Nick Nurse would have just coached Jamal Murray and Canada's men's basketball team at the Tokyo Olympics. Instead, COVID-19 threw a wrench into sports schedules around the world, a...
Aug 31, 2020
B.C. announces $3.5-million fund to clean up shores of central coast
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has announced a fund to clean up the shoreline of the central coast in a bid to create jobs as communities try to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. It...
Aug 31, 2020
Toronto FC, Montreal Impact get reinforcements ahead of derby rematch
Toronto FC and the visiting Montreal Impact will both be able to draw on reinforcements Tuesday when they meet for the second time in four days. Toronto coach Greg Vanney says star striker Jozy Altido...
Aug 31, 2020
20 new sexual assault counts for adult film actor Ron Jeremy
LOS ANGELES - Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged Monday with 20 new counts of rape or sexual assault involving 12 women and a teenage girl, authorities said. The charges come two months after the ...
Aug 31, 2020
Macron starts Lebanon trip by meeting iconic Lebanese diva
BEIRUT - French President Emmanuel Macron returned to Lebanon on Monday, a country in the midst of an unprecedented crisis, for a two-day visit and a schedule packed with events and political talks ai...
Aug 31, 2020
Nurse says Raptors can draw on experience of bouncing back from bad games
The morning after their biggest loss of the season, the Toronto Raptors were angry. The Raptors dropped a 112-94 decision to the Boston Celtics in the opening game of their Eastern Conference sem...
Aug 31, 2020