Author Archives:
Raptors snap three-game skid with dominant 130-111 win over Bucks
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam scored a game-high 26 points, Dennis Schroder had 24 points and 11 assists and the Toronto Raptors handily defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 130-111 on Wednesday. Scottie Barnes add...
Nov 01, 2023
Bayern Munich crashes out of German Cup. De Ligt hurt ahead of 'Klassiker' with Dortmund
SAARBRUECKEN, Germany (AP) - Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup in a 2-1 loss to third-division Saarbruecken on Wednesday as coach Thomas Tuchel said defender Matthijs de Ligt suffered a "ver...
Nov 01, 2023
House rejects effort to expel Rep. George Santos of New York
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. George Santos easily survived a vote Wednesday to expel him from the House as most Republicans opted to withhold punishment as both his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committ...
Nov 01, 2023
Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83. Knight's f...
Nov 01, 2023
Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball has died. He was 83. Knight's fa...
Nov 01, 2023
Canadian men make two changes to roster for four-team tournament in Spain
Fullback Cooper Coats and hooker Austin Creighton have replaced Ciaran Breen and Dewald Kotze on Canada's roster for La Vila International Rugby Cup in Spain. The 23rd-ranked Canadians play No. 19 Spa...
Nov 01, 2023
Stampeders confident they can earn another clutch road win over Lions
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders pulled off a huge road win over the B.C. Lions two weeks ago to save their season. Now, the Stampeders (6-12) will need to replicate that feat against the Lions (12-6)...
Nov 01, 2023
Tories brought in double the money that Liberals donors contributed in third quarter
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives continue to hold a sizable fundraising advantage over the Liberals, collecting twice as much money from donors as the governing party did in this year's third quarte...
Nov 01, 2023
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says he wanted to return to duty after being cleared in trial
OTTAWA - Retired Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says he wanted to return to duty after being acquitted in a sexual assault trial last December, but the Canadian Armed Forces didn't want him back. Fortin expres...
Nov 01, 2023
Upcoming mortgage renewals part of why BoC held rate at 5%: Macklem
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank held its key interest rate at five per cent in part because of the effect a wave of upcoming mortgage renewals is expected to have o...
Nov 01, 2023