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Marchand scores twice in the 3rd as Boston hands Toronto a fourth straight loss
TORONTO - John Tavares - Toronto's calm, cool captain - smashed his stick against the post late in another loss where a decent effort was undone by costly, preventable errors. It's been a re...
Nov 17, 2019
Canadiens respond to Ovechkin’s hit on Drouin, beat Capitals
WASHINGTON - By the time Capitals coach Todd Reirden called a timeout to tell his team to wake up, it was too late. Alex Ovechkin's thunderous hit on Jonathan Drouin had already energized the Canadien...
Nov 17, 2019
Sundin on Leafs' struggles: 'You're very exposed in a market like Toronto'
TORONTO - Mats Sundin knows what life's like when things are going well for the Maple Leafs. Players feel as if they're on top of the world, seemingly unable to do any wrong. But when the shoe's&...
Nov 17, 2019
Fajardo, Roughriders hindered by bad luck on last play of West Final loss
REGINA - Cody Fajardo made a last-ditch effort at a game-tying touchdown, but he was thwarted by a little bit of bad luck. The Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback had his pass ricochet...
Nov 17, 2019
Reid: Iowa, NH not diverse enough to provide Dems’ guidance
LAS VEGAS - Iowa and New Hampshire get to weigh in first on the Democratic presidential contest next year, but the states are not ethnically diverse enough to offer any insight into how a candidate wi...
Nov 17, 2019
Blue Bombers earn Grey Cup berth with 20-13 win over Roughriders
REGINA - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers advanced to the Grey Cup with a 20-13 win over the host Saskatchewan Roughriders in Sunday's CFL West Division final. The Bombers meet the East Division's Hamilton T...
Nov 17, 2019
Toes, ashes of Sourtoe Cocktail founder headed for Dawson City saloon
WHITEHORSE - A ceramic urn in the shape of a human toe will soon hold the ashes of the founder of the legendary Sourtoe Cocktail, the whisky drink that comes with the touch of a pickled human big toe....
Nov 17, 2019
AP sources: Epstein jail guards had been offered plea deal
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors offered a plea deal to two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein on the night of his death, but the officers have declined the offer, people f...
Nov 17, 2019
Eskimos offer no excuses after digging early hole in Hamilton in CFL East final
HAMILTON - The Edmonton Eskimos offered no excuses Sunday, paying tribute to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after a 36-16 loss in the CFL East Division final. "We just got beat by a better team today," ...
Nov 17, 2019
Planned Parenthood awarded $2.3 million for secret videos
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal jury found Friday that an anti-abortion activist illegally secretly recorded workers at Planned Parenthood clinics and is liable for violating federal and state laws. The jur...
Nov 17, 2019