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Patriots agree to hire Jerod Mayo as next head coach, Bill Belichick's successor
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots have agreed to hire Jerod Mayo to succeed Bill Belichick as the team's first Black head coach, according to a person familiar with the situation. Deta...
Jan 12, 2024
Canada embarks on preclearance pilot project on U.S. side of Quebec/N.Y. land border
WASHINGTON - Canada wants to launch a pilot project to explore letting northbound land travellers clear customs before they leave the United States. An impact analysis on the project was published las...
Jan 12, 2024
Cornelia Huetter wins super-G to give Austrian women first victory of World Cup season
ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria (AP) - Cornelia Huetter gave Austria its first win of the season on the women's World Cup circuit with a narrow super-G victory on home snow Friday. The normally powerfu...
Jan 12, 2024
French ski star Pinturault airlifted from course following crash, 6 days after becoming a dad
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - French ski star Alexis Pinturault crashed in a World Cup super-G race Friday and was airlifted from the course, six days after he became a father for the first time. Pintura...
Jan 12, 2024
Soto gets record $31 million, 1-year deal with Yankees. Guerrero asks for $19.9M from Blue Jays
NEW YORK (AP) - Juan Soto and the New York Yankees agreed Thursday to a $31 million, one-year contract that broke Shohei Ohtani's record for an arbitration-eligible player. Toronto slugger Vladimir Gu...
Jan 12, 2024
Sarrazin wins World Cup super-G after French teammate Pinturault crashes
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - On a bitter-sweet day for the French ski team, emerging star Cyprien Sarrazin raced to a winning run in a World Cup super-G Friday, then watched as teammate and new dad Alex...
Jan 12, 2024
Canada's Dabrowski and Routliffe aim for second straight Grand Slam tennis title
Tennis player Gabriela Dabrowski felt a connection "right away" when she started playing doubles with fellow Canadian Erin Routliffe last season. Results quickly followed as the duo won the U.S. Open ...
Jan 12, 2024
Canadian men's figure skating championship a wide-open race
CALGARY - Roman Sadovsky says he's been greeted with "you made it" and "you have skates" at the Canadian figure skating championships in Calgary. Nationals is his first competition this season because...
Jan 12, 2024
The UK prime minister is visiting Kyiv to announce more support for Ukraine in its war with Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is visiting Kyiv on Friday to announce a new package of support for Ukraine, including an increase in military funding for its war with Russia, a s...
Jan 12, 2024
Two New Brunswick men cleared of 1983 murder fear they will die without compensation
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Walter Gillespie opens his fridge and shows his meagre supplies - a loaf of bread, eggs, peanut butter and juice. There are also a few cans of beans stacked in a cupboard in the 80-...
Jan 12, 2024