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Raptors inch closer to securing spot in play-in tournament
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Pascal Siakam scored 36 points, Fred VanVleet added 20 points and a career-high 20 assists and the Toronto Raptors beat the undermanned Charlotte Hornets 128-108 on Sunday to in...
Apr 02, 2023
Potter fired by Chelsea after 6 months in charge
LONDON (AP) - Chelsea has fired manager Graham Potter with the club languishing in the middle of the Premier League standings despite spending around $630 million on players in the last two transfer w...
Apr 02, 2023
Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia's second-largest city Sunday, killing a prominent military blogger who had supported the fighting in Ukraine and was speaking at a p...
Apr 02, 2023
Man United stumbles at Newcastle, top-4 EPL spot not assured
It wasn't long ago that Manchester United was being talked up, somewhat optimistically, as a potential outsider for the Premier League title. Now, even a top-four finish is looking far from assured fo...
Apr 02, 2023
Canadian women sixth, men 13th at Hong Kong Sevens
HONG KONG - New Zealand continued its domination of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series on Sunday with both the men and women lifting the cup at the Hong Kong Sevens. It was a record fifth-straight tou...
Apr 02, 2023
Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal report...
Apr 02, 2023
Dallas Jackals post first-ever Major League Rugby win, at expense of Toronto Arrows
The Dallas Jackals posted their first-ever win Saturday night, dispatching the Toronto Arrows 14-11. The Jackals went 0-16-0 in their inaugural 2022 season in Major League Rugby and were 0-6-0 when th...
Apr 02, 2023
Blinken urges Russia to release two detained Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last we...
Apr 02, 2023
Brendan Rodgers fired by relegation-threatened Leicester
LEICESTER, England (AP) - Relegation-threatened Leicester fired manager Brendan Rodgers on Sunday in a late-season move to preserve its Premier League status. Rodgers, who has been in charge for four ...
Apr 02, 2023
Ex-Arkansas GOP Gov. Asa Hutchinson is running for president
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he's running for president in 2024, offering himself as an alternative for Republicans ready to turn the party away from Donald Trump....
Apr 02, 2023