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'Ozempig' remains Minnesota baseball team's mascot despite uproar that name is form of fat-shaming
For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense. The St. ...
Mar 29, 2024
Italian star Lorenzo Insigne expected to be out for six weeks with a hamstring injury
Toronto FC coach John Herdman says Italian star Lorenzo Insigne is expected to miss six weeks with a hamstring injury. A distraught Insigne hobbled off in first-half stoppage time of last Saturday's 2...
Mar 29, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs sign Simon Benoit to three-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Simon Benoit to a three-year contract extension. The average annual value of the deal is US$1.35 million, the team said Friday. Benoit, 25, has...
Mar 29, 2024
Godinez sisters make their mark on the wrestling mat, in UFC's Octagon and as a mom
You don't mess with the Godinez sisters. Lupita (Loopy) Godinez has won four straight in the UFC, where she is ranked 10th among strawweight contenders. Ana Godinez was one of the first Canadian wrest...
Mar 29, 2024
Owning Wrexham is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Club owes its celebrity owners more than $11M
Owning a soccer club is hitting Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Wrexham, the Welsh team bought by Reynolds and fellow Hollywood actor Rob McElhenney in 2021, released its accounts for the ...
Mar 29, 2024
France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the...
Mar 29, 2024
France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge
France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the...
Mar 29, 2024
The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party steps down amid police probe
LONDON (AP) - The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party has stepped down from the top job after being charged with allegations of a historic nature, the party said in a statement on Frid...
Mar 29, 2024
New welcome to Ladysmith sign features eye-catching Coast Salish styling
LADYSMITH - A new sign welcoming people to Ladysmith is turning heads due to its unique and vibrant design, featuring a Coast Salish carving style. Created by a local Stz'uminus artist John Marston, t...
Mar 29, 2024
'Energetic' coach Vanni Sartini set to return to Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini has done a lot of self reflection lately. Barred from the Vancouver Whitecaps' first four games of the Major League Soccer season, the club's head coach has had time. The ani...
Mar 29, 2024