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AP source: St. Louis-Milwaukee PPD after Cardinals positives
NEW YORK - Friday's game between St. Louis and Milwaukee has been postponed after multiple Cardinals employees tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a person with knowledge of the situatio...
Jul 31, 2020
Vancouver Canucks aim to avoid Minnesota Wild smothering in NHL play-in series
EDMONTON - The recently woebegone Vancouver Canucks are retooled and ready to make some noise in the NHL's return to play tournament, but first must avoid being smothered by the Minnesota Wild. The Ca...
Jul 31, 2020
Local duo celebrate victory win at SilverStar
For Vaea Verbeeck and Bas van Steenbergen of Coldstream, it was a "dramatic, eventful day" (in the words of Verbeeck) of racing at Vernon's SilverStar Resort.The two emerged victorious, the first shar...
Jul 31, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC sets NBA 2K League record with 15th straight esports win
TORONTO - Unbeaten Raptors Uprising GC set a pair of NBA 2K League single-season records with its 15th straight win Thursday, sweeping Lakers Gaming in esports play. Toronto (15-0) will go after ...
Jul 30, 2020
Taylor, Suzuki lift Nats past Jays 6-4 before 4-day break
WASHINGTON - Michael A. Taylor's second homer of the season helped the "visiting" Nationals knock around struggling Hyun-Jin Ryu and beat the home-away-from-home Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 Thursday before ...
Jul 30, 2020
SEC goes to conference-only schedule, Sept. 26 start
The powerhouse Southeastern Conference reconfigured its schedule Thursday to include only league games in 2020, a pandemic-forced decision that pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular...
Jul 30, 2020
Canadian featherweight Gavin Tucker faces Justin Jaynes on UFC card
Canadian featherweight Gavin (The Newfoundland Terror) Tucker will face Justin (Guitar Hero) Jaynes on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night card Aug. 8 in Las Vegas. Derrick (The Black Beast) Lewis...
Jul 30, 2020
Wiggins, Raptors vow to continue racial justice work after the restart tips off
John Wiggins' big fear was that when the NBA restart tipped off in Florida, the world would forget about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, and the conversation around racial injustice wo...
Jul 30, 2020
McDavid, Oilers itching to get after Blackhawks and erase past playoff failures
Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid may be the best hockey player in the world, but his body language these days resembles a guy with a big chip on his shoulder and something to prove. Th...
Jul 30, 2020
MLS ponders options for future play with border issue front and centre
TORONTO - Canadian MLS teams may get to see a lot of each other in the coming weeks. As the MLS is Back Tournament continues in Florida, Major League Soccer continues to review its options for resumin...
Jul 30, 2020

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