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Hodgson, 76, falling out of love with soccer as Crystal Palace plummets in EPL
If this is to be Roy Hodgson's final stint in his long, itinerant coaching career, then the oldest manager in the English Premier League is going out swinging. As Crystal Palace plummets in the standi...
Dec 14, 2023
Captain Lautaro and Inter Milan keen to upgrade contract in season
MILAN (AP) - World Cup winner Lautaro Martnez has two targets: To score 100 goals this season and to renew his contract with Inter Milan. One is more realistic than the other. Inter is in discussions ...
Dec 14, 2023
Champions League: England flops, Spain surges while PSV and Copenhagen provide nice surprises
So much for the English taking over European soccer. The final Champions League group stage in its current format ended with representation from the supposedly all-powerful Premier League cut in half ...
Dec 14, 2023
Xavi under pressure as Barcelona visits Valencia after two straight defeats
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Another poor performance by Barcelona in a defeat at modest Antwerp has increased the pressure on Xavi Hernndez to turn things around. The 3-2 loss in Belgium on Wednesday didn...
Dec 14, 2023
In the news today: Liberal caucus divided after UN vote for ceasefire in Gaza
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... UN vote for Gaza ceasefire disappoints Israel's ambassador, divides Liberal cau...
Dec 14, 2023
Hierarchical police, military and CSIS in need of harassment reckoning: professor
VANCOUVER - Bonnie Robichaud's ordeal started in the late 1970s when she got a unionized job as a cleaner on a military base in Ontario, and a Department of National Defence employee began sexually ha...
Dec 14, 2023
CSIS to hire impartial reviewer as part of human rights settlement with Black officer
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service has agreed to hire an independent human rights specialist to review its diversity strategy as part of the settlement of a complaint from a Black woman who worked as an in...
Dec 14, 2023
'Damaging': Saskatchewan high school rejects author's talk on son coming out as gay
REGINA - Ruby Remenda Swanson says she never thought her hometown high school would be the only place to bar her from sharing her family's story. Remenda Swanson says she's been to dozens of places in...
Dec 14, 2023
Gabriel Vilardi scores a career-high four points in his return to LA, leading Jets past Kings 5-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gabriel Vilardi scored a career-high four points with a goal and three assists in his impressive return to Los Angeles, leading the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Kings on ...
Dec 13, 2023
Mouat stays undefeated at Grand Slam of Curling
SASKATOON - Bruce Mouat's team remains undefeated at the Grand Slam of Curling 2023 WFG Masters in Saskatoon. The Scottish team beat Team Edin 13-6 in draw five on Wednesday morning to preserve their ...
Dec 13, 2023