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Major League Soccer lifts the lid on how much general allocation money clubs have
Think of it as a moment of transparency in a league rife with confusing, ever-changing salary and roster rules. In a first, Major League Soccer has revealed the amount of general allocation money (GAM...
Dec 19, 2024
Lindsey Vonn hits back at critics who think she's crazy to return to ski racing at age 40
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Lindsey Vonn didn't just pop into the hospital one day, get a new titanium knee and then decide on the way out that she wanted to return to downhill ski racing. It's bee...
Dec 19, 2024
Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO will return to New York to face murder charges
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO will return to New York to face murder charges after agreeing to be extradited Thursday during a court appearance in Penn...
Dec 19, 2024
Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and others
ATLANTA (AP) - A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the...
Dec 19, 2024
Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and others
ATLANTA (AP) - A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the...
Dec 19, 2024
NHL begins production on a 2nd season of the league's all-access 'Faceoff' docuseries
NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL has begun production on the second season of an all-access, behind-the-scenes show with the makers of the popular "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" series. The league, in announcin...
Dec 19, 2024
'Special with the puck': Canadian phenom McKenna ready for liftoff at world juniors
Willie Desjardins has always cut an intense figure behind the bench. Every so often when he was guiding the Vancouver Canucks from 2014 through 2017, the razor-focused head coach would crack a smile a...
Dec 19, 2024
Canadian men unchanged at a career-high No. 31 in final FIFA rankings of 2024
The Canadian men go into 2025 unchanged at a career-high No. 31 in the FIFA world rankings. The new numbers released Thursday offer little movement. While there were 1,181 men's internationals in 2024...
Dec 19, 2024
Texas-based Friedkin Group completes purchase of Premier League team Everton
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - The Texas-based Friedkin Group completed its 98.8% purchase of Everton on Thursday, adding the storied Premier League club to its wide-ranging portfolio of investments includ...
Dec 19, 2024
Putin opens his annual news conference, an event he uses to reinforce his authority
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held his marathon news conference and call-in show, an annual event he has used to reinforce his authority and demonstrate sweeping control o...
Dec 19, 2024