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Streelman puts his new gadget to use on the greens. He leads at Innisbrook with 64

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Kevin Streelman has a new ball marker to help with alignment that required USGA approval before he teed off Thursday in the Valspar Championship. He had 10 consecutive one-put...

Mar 21, 2024

Canada's Aaliyah Edwards declares for 2024 WNBA Draft

Canada's Aaliyah Edwards has declared for the WNBA Draft. The UConn Huskies senior forward made the announcement Thursday on social media with a video referring to this season's NCAA women's basketbal...

Mar 21, 2024

Former soccer star Robinho turns himself in to start serving 9-year prison sentence for rape

SAO PAULO (AP) - Former soccer star Robinho turned himself in Thursday to start serving a nine-year prison sentence in his native Brazil more than 10 years after he was first accused of raping a woman...

Mar 21, 2024

Japan's Shoma Uno places first in men's short program at world figure skating event

MONTREAL - Japan's Shoma Uno placed first in the men's short program Thursday at the world figure skating championships. Uno, the two-time defending champion, led the pack with a 107.72 score at the B...

Mar 21, 2024

Canadian ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt wins World Cup silver in Slovenia

PLANICA, Slovenia - Canada's Alexandria Loutitt clinched World Cup silver in women's ski jumping Thursday, marking her seventh podium finish of the season in the year's final competition. The 20-year-...

Mar 21, 2024

Canadian mixed doubles curling championship down to final eight

FREDERICTON - The Canadian mixed doubles curling championship quarterfinal matchups were set after play-in games Thursday. Nancy Martin and Steve Laycock, Ryan and Madison Kleiter, Aaron and Amanda Sl...

Mar 21, 2024

Put up your Dukes! No. 11 seed Duquesne provides some March Madness with NCAA upset of BYU

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Dae Dae Grant scored 19 points, including four clinching free throws in the final 10 seconds, and No. 11 seed Duquesne kept retiring coach Keith Dambrot working for a little bit lon...

Mar 21, 2024

In Japan, Ohtani's 'perfect person' image could take a hit with firing of interpreter over gambling

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Shohei Ohtani is referred to in Japan as "kanpeki no hito" - the perfect person - because of his manners and impeccable behavior. That image may have taken a hit when the Dod...

Mar 21, 2024

Former Quebec junior hockey players to be sentenced in July for sex assault of teen

QUEBEC - A Quebec judge will deliver sentences in July for two former Quebec major junior hockey players who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a minor in June 2021 at a hotel as their team celebra...

Mar 21, 2024

Canadians in NCAA Women's Frozen Four focused on national title, eye PWHL future

Jennifer Gardiner used to get asked about plans for the future. Her answer was simple - become a professional hockey player. "But that wasn't really an option," she recalled. "So it became, 'What do y...

Mar 21, 2024