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Canadian Cory Johnston moving up Bassmaster Elite overall standings

The break in the Bassmasters Elite tournament schedule comes at a good time for Cory Johnston. The Cavan, Ont., resident is coming off three straight final-day appearances, including a second-pla...

Aug 28, 2020

Naomi Osaka into W&S final after calling for racial justice

NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka overcame a faulty serve and reached the finals of the Western & Southern Open on Friday following a one-day break in the tournament prompted by her call for racial justice. ...

Aug 28, 2020

NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed the commitments that made players comfortable continuing. In a ...

Aug 28, 2020

Trainer Carroll says plan is for Curlin's Voyage to run in Queen's Plate

TORONTO - Trainer Josie Carroll says the plan now is for Woodbine Oaks winner Curlin's Voyage to run in the $1-million Queen's Plate next month. Curlin's Voyage served notice Aug. 15 that she'd b...

Aug 28, 2020

RSL, Utah Royals owner faces backlash for comments

Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals owner Dell Loy Hansen has come under criticism for comments he made on a local radio show after RSL players protested racial injustice by not taking the field for a matc...

Aug 28, 2020

Some sports ready to return, but other schedules remain murky in week of protests

The professional sports schedule is expected to start getting busier on Friday after a string of postponements the past two days, but it won't be back to normal just yet. While the NBA has said it hop...

Aug 28, 2020

NHL playoffs set to resume Saturday after two days of postponements

NEW YORK - The NHL playoffs will resume with three games on Saturday after all games Thursday and Friday were postponed in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, i...

Aug 28, 2020

Mets, Marlins walk off field in social injustice protest

NEW YORK - The New York Mets and Miami Marlins jointly walked off the field after a moment of silence, draping a Black Lives Matter T-shirt across home plate as they chose not to start their scheduled...

Aug 27, 2020

A's not playing finale at Texas to support racial justice

ARLINGTON, Texas - The Oakland Athletics have decided not to play their series finale at Texas to show support for calls for racial justice. Oakland's decision not to play Thursday night came a day af...

Aug 27, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Raptors game postponed, but NBA plans to resume playoffs: AP source

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors' playoff game against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night has been postponed in the aftermath of a weekend police shooting in Wisconsin, but the NBA says ...

Aug 27, 2020