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Hurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Kirk strengthened Wednesday into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and was expected to grow rapidly into a major hurricane, forecasters said. There were no coastal watche...
Oct 02, 2024
Josef Martínez scores twice for CF Montreal in 2-1 win over Atlanta United
ATLANTA (AP) - Josef Martnez scored twice against his former team and moved into seventh in MLS history with 115 career regular season goals as CF Montreal beat Atlanta United 2-1 on Wednesday. Tom Pe...
Oct 02, 2024
Higashioka's homer starts rally as Padres beat Braves 5-4 to sweep NL Wild Card Series
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Kyle Higashioka's solo home run started a five-run rally against Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 ...
Oct 02, 2024
Mitchell hits tiebreaking homer, Chourio goes deep twice and Brewers rally past Mets 5-3
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Jackson Chourio tied the game in the eighth with his second homer of the night and Garrett Mitchell delivered a two-run shot later in the inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-3 vi...
Oct 02, 2024
Niederreiter scores twice for Jets in 5-2 pre-season win over Flames
WINNIPEG - Nino Niederreiter scored twice and Gabriel Vilardi had three assists for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames in a pre-season game Wednesday. Niederreiter broke a 2-2 tie ...
Oct 02, 2024
Toronto FC playoff hopes take a body blow in loss to visiting New York Red Bulls
TORONTO - Toronto FC's playoff hopes took a body blow Wednesday in a 4-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls that featured three penalties, a goal called back and a red card. Toronto finished with 10 men, ...
Oct 02, 2024
Lionel Messi, Inter Miami win MLS Supporters Shield with 3-2 win at Crew. It's Messi's 46th trophy.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have another trophy, along with home-field advantage throughout the Major League Soccer playoffs. Messi scored twice in the final minutes of the firs...
Oct 02, 2024
Another big Witt hit sends Royals into ALDS with a two-game sweep of the Orioles
BALTIMORE (AP) - Bobby Witt Jr. beat out an infield single to drive in the go-ahead run and send the Kansas City Royals into an AL Division Series with a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wedn...
Oct 02, 2024
Canadian Press reporter wins award for reporting on New Brunswick wrongful conviction
TORONTO - Canadian Press reporter Hina Alam is this year's recipient of Innocence Canada's Tracey Tyler Award in recognition of her reporting on the case of two wrongfully convicted New Brunswick men....
Oct 02, 2024
Deadly Maui fire erupted from earlier blaze believed to have been extinguished, investigation finds
HONOLULU (AP) - The wildfire that killed at least 102 people on Maui last year erupted from an earlier brushfire caused by downed power lines that firefighters believed they had extinguished, official...
Oct 02, 2024