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'The Queen's Gambit,' 'Ted Lasso' vie for Emmy nominations

LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Crown" and "Ted Lasso," among the TV shows that helped distract America during an oppressive pandemic year, are in the hunt for Emmy recognition. The nominations for the 73rd P...

Jul 12, 2021

Oilers acquire veteran defenceman Duncan Keith in trade with Chicago

EDMONTON - Veteran defenceman Duncan Keith wanted to be closer to home, and the Edmonton Oilers appeared to be the right fit. The Oilers acquired Keith and forward Tim Soderlund from the Chicago Black...

Jul 12, 2021

MLB makes $100M commitment to increase Black participation

DENVER (AP) - Major League Baseball will give at least $100 million over 10 years to the Players Alliance and help raise an additional $50 million aimed at increasing the number of Blacks playing the ...

Jul 12, 2021

Canadian Premier League teams to return to home markets at end of July

The Canadian Premier League announced the home-market portion of its schedule on Monday, with teams set to play 20 more matches each through the end of the regular season on Nov. 6. The third-year lea...

Jul 12, 2021

Bianca Andreescu withdraws from Canada's Olympic tennis team, citing pandemic

Bianca Andreescu says she has withdrawn from Canada's Olympic tennis team. The 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., posted on her Instagram account that she is pulling out of the Games due to pandemic-...

Jul 12, 2021

Dean Chynoweth joins Toronto Maple Leafs coaching staff as assistant

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Dean Chynoweth as an assistant coach. The 52-year-old replaces former assistant coach Dave Hakstol, who was recently named the first head coach of the expa...

Jul 12, 2021

Toronto FC star speaks out against racist abuse of England players after Euro final

Toronto FC star Jozy Altidore added his voice Monday to the chorus decrying the racist abuse of Black England players after the European Championship final. British police are investigating abuse targ...

Jul 12, 2021

Former player unlikely to participate in Blackhawks review

CHICAGO (AP) - An attorney who represents a former Chicago Blackhawks player who alleges he was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010 is open to the possibility of her client participat...

Jul 12, 2021

France's Macron orders all health workers to get vaccinated

PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccine shots by Sept. 15 and urged all of his compatriots to get vaccinated as soon as poss...

Jul 12, 2021

The Royal St. John's Regatta is back this year — but without the lakeside party

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The 203rd Royal St. John's Regatta will go ahead this year after the COVID-19 pandemic kept rowers away from the lake last summer, but the event will be a completely different exper...

Jul 12, 2021