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Canada's Leylah Fernandez wins first-round match at Jiangxi Open

JIANGXI, China - Canada's Leylah Fernandez continues her winning ways on the WTA Tour in Asia. Fernandez scored a 6-1, 6-3 win over wild-card Hanyu Guo of China in the first round of the Jiangxi Open ...

Oct 17, 2023

Police shoot dead suspected extremist accused of killing 2 Swedish soccer fans on a Brussels street

BRUSSELS (AP) - Police in Belgium on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Tunisian extremist accused of killing two Swedish soccer fans in a brazen shooting on a Brussels street before disappearing into the ...

Oct 17, 2023

Harper, Schwarber, Castellanos power Phillies past Diamondbacks 5-3 in Game 1 of NLCS

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bryce Harper smashed the first pitch he saw on his 31st birthday into the seats, Kyle Schwarber hit his first homer of the postseason and Nick Castellanos also went deep again to p...

Oct 16, 2023

Phillips scores against old team, Capitals beat Flames 3-2 in shootout

WASHINGTON (AP) - Matthew Phillips scored against his old team, Darcy Kuemper made 38 saves in regulation and overtime, and three more in the shootout, to help the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary...

Oct 16, 2023

Chicago Blackhawks down Maple Leafs 4-1 in Conner Bedard's Toronto debut

TORONTO - Corey Perry scored the winner to lead Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks over the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Monday. MacKenzie Entwistle, Tyler Johnson and Taylor Raddysh, into an empt...

Oct 16, 2023

Gunman kills 2 Swedes in Brussels, prompting terror alert and halt of Belgium-Sweden soccer match

BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgian police early Tuesday hunted for a gunman with suspected terrorist motives who killed two Swedes with stunning viciousness before disappearing into the night. He created such fe...

Oct 16, 2023

Cowboys, Chargers engage in Monday night pre-game scuffle

Players on the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Chargers got into a scuffle near midfield as the teams were doing pre-game warm-ups before Monday night's NFL contest. The Cowboys came out of their tunne...

Oct 16, 2023

Rangers jump on Valdez early, hold on for 5-4 win over Astros, lead ALCS 2-0

HOUSTON (AP) - Jonah Heim homered, Nathan Eovaldi pitched six effective innings and the Texas Rangers beat Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros 5-4 on Monday for a 2-0 lead in the American League Cha...

Oct 16, 2023

Raptors file motion to dismiss Knicks' lawsuit or move to arbitration

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have asked for the New York Knicks lawsuit against them to be dismissed. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Raptors, filed the motion for dismissal in Ne...

Oct 16, 2023

Trent prepared to help Raptors any way he can, either off the bench or as a starter

TORONTO - Gary Trent Jr., doesn't know what his role will be on the Raptors this season. He doesn't know if he'll start or if he'll lead Toronto's second unit off the bench. All he knows is that he's ...

Oct 16, 2023