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Perfect Sinner beats Medvedev at ATP Finals to set up title match against Djokovic or Alcaraz
TURIN, Italy (AP) - Jannik Sinner's impressive run at the ATP Finals continued Saturday as he beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1 to reach the final in Turin, much to the home crowd's delight. Alre...
Nov 18, 2023
Strong winds cancel women's World Cup downhill race at Matterhorn mountain
LAGHI CIME BIANCHE, Italy (AP) - Strong winds forced the cancellation of a women's World Cup downhill on the Matterhorn mountain Saturday, a week after two men's races on the same course were wiped ou...
Nov 18, 2023
Milan Lucic is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the Bruins after an undisclosed incident
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins say Milan Lucic is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team after he was involved in an undisclosed incident Friday night. The Bruins in a statement released...
Nov 18, 2023
Bombers running back Oliveira cherishes his third straight Grey Cup appearance
HAMILTON - Brady Oliveira will be a key figure Sunday. The five-foot-10, 222-pound running back ran for a league-best 1,534 yards in capturing the CFL's top Canadian award. He accumulated 238 of those...
Nov 18, 2023
Canada beats Jamaica with second-half goal in CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The wait was worth it for Canada as Stephen Eustaquio scored late in the second half to give the men's soccer team a 2-1 win over Jamaica on Saturday in the CONCACAF Nations League...
Nov 18, 2023
Quebec Premier François Legault defends decision to subsidize NHL pre-season games
RIVIERE-AU-RENARD, Que. - Quebec's premier is defending his government's decision to spend up to $7 million to bring the Los Angeles Kings to Quebec City for two NHL pre-season games next year. Franoi...
Nov 18, 2023
Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers list Schoen, Bighill as game-time decisions
HAMILTON - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will wait until the last minute before deciding if linebacker Adam Bighill and/or receiver Dalton Schoen will play in the Grey Cup. Winnipeg listed both players as...
Nov 18, 2023
Canadian speedskaters Blondin, Maltais and Dubreuil reach World Cup podium in Beijing
BEIJING - Canada won three medals at the speedskating World Cup stop in Beijing on Saturday. In the women's mass start, Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin won silver and Valrie Maltais of La Baie, Que., took bro...
Nov 18, 2023
Table tennis player Stephanie Chan wins Canada's first medal at Parapan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Vancouver table tennis player Stephanie Chan won Canada's first medal at the Parapan American Games on Saturday. Chan, Canada's oldest athlete in Santiago at 66, clinched a bronze me...
Nov 18, 2023
Authorities say they have identified the suspect in the shooting of a hospital security guard
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Authorities say the gunman who was killed after shooting to death a security guard at a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital has been identified. New Hampshire Attorney General John...
Nov 18, 2023
