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Martin tied for 14th after opening round at Canadian Mid-Amateurs
OSOYOOS, B.C. - It wasn't her best round of the season, but Becky Martin has put herself in contention after the opening round of the Canadian Women's Mid-Amateur Championship.Qualifying for the natio...
Aug 18, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
Grichuk, Guerrero hit back-to-back homers to set record as Jays top Mariners
TORONTO - Charlie Montoyo thought the swing that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. put on a ball that was well outside the strike zone on Friday night looked familiar. The result was something he'd seen before to...
Aug 18, 2019
Desjardins carrying on family coaching legacy with Bantam AAA Tigers
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Over his playing and coaching career, Brayden Desjardins has followed in the footsteps of his prestigous father.Now, the 25-year-old is ready to lead his own team of young hockey st...
Aug 18, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
Medicine Hat wrestlers capture four medals at Western Canada Summer Games
SWIFT CURRENT, SK - Two of Medicine Hat's top young wrestlers are returning from the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games with multiple medals each.Medicine Hat Hawks wrestlers Dylan Callan and Kiana Ivey...
Aug 18, 2019 Photo courtesy of Team Alberta
'Easy Rider' star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79
LOS ANGELES - Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic "Easy Rider," died Friday at his ...
Aug 18, 2019
Thomas holds on to win BMW Championship
MEDINAH, Ill. - Justin Thomas had more stress than he needed Sunday before regaining control with four birdies on the back nine at Medinah to win the BMW Championship and claim the No. 1 seed going in...
Aug 18, 2019
Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana's governor during Katrina, dies
BATON ROUGE, La. - Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who became the state's first female elected governor only to see her political career derailed by the devastation of Hurricane Katri...
Aug 18, 2019
Yusei Kikuchi shuts out Toronto Blue Jays in 7-0 Seattle Mariners' rout
TORONTO - Starter Yusei Kikuchi threw a complete-game shutout, and his Seattle Mariners clubbed four home runs in a 7-0 win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Japanese left-handed pitcher ga...
Aug 18, 2019
Canada's Andre De Grasse misses out on Diamond League medal by 4/100 of a second
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Andre De Grasse missed out on a Dimaond League medal by just four one-hundredths of a second. De Grasse, from Markham, Ont., was fifth in the 100-metre dash in 10.13 ...
Aug 18, 2019
Maxime Bernier tells party faithfuls he will make it into the leaders' debates
OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier says not inviting him to take part in the official election debates means excluding the only political party leader who has anything different to say. Bernier, the leader ...
Aug 18, 2019