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Atlanta Falcons release Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke
Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke has been cut from an NFL training camp roster for the second time this year. The Atlanta Falcons released Rourke on Sunday, just 10 days after he signed with the tea...
Aug 11, 2024
Toronto Nationals dethrone the Montreal Tigers to win the Global T20 Canada title
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Andries Gous scored 58 not out to help the Toronto Nationals win the Global T20 Canada cricket title Sunday with an eight-wicket victory over the defending champion Montreal Tigers. B...
Aug 11, 2024
Popyrin, Korda advance to National Bank Open semifinals in Montreal
MONTREAL - Sebastian Korda of the United States and Australia's Alexei Popyrin have advanced to the men's singles semifinals with a pair of upsets at the National Bank Open. Korda, ranked 18th in the ...
Aug 11, 2024
Guerrero's hit streak comes to an end as Blue Jays lose 8-4 to Athletics
TORONTO - Starting pitcher JP Sears halted Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 22-game hitting streak as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Sunday. Guerrero grounded to short in the first...
Aug 11, 2024
Amanda Anisimova beats Emma Navarro to make National Bank Open final
TORONTO - Amanda Anisimova is into the final at the National Bank Open. The 22-year-old upset fellow American and No. 8 seed Emma Navarro 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on Sunday to advance in more windy conditions at...
Aug 11, 2024
Large desert tortoise rescued from Arizona highway after escaping from ostrich ranch 3 miles away
PICACHO, Ariz. (AP) - How long does it take a large desert tortoise to get to the other side of a southern Arizona highway? It's still a mystery, after a state Department of Public Safety trooper rece...
Aug 11, 2024
At least 18 dead after landfill site collapses in Uganda's capital
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A vast landfill site in the Ugandan capital has collapsed, killing at least 18 people, the Red Cross said. Fourteen other people were injured when the Kiteezi landfill, which se...
Aug 11, 2024
Chinese mining firm subsidiary disputes Ottawa's review of Peruvian gold mine deal
A subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned mining firm says Canada is wrongly considering a national security review in its agreement to purchase a gold and copper mine in Peru. In May, Vancouver-based Pan...
Aug 11, 2024
'They darn near did it': Medicine Hat Major AAA Mavs season ends in bittersweet fashion
The Medicine Hat Major AAA U12 Mavs season ended a few runs short of going to the Little League World Series. Head coach Steve Russell said that the defeat leaves a bitter taste in their mouths, but s...
Aug 11, 2024
Maryland house leveled after apparent blast, at least 1 person found dead
BEL AIR, Md. (AP) - At least one person has died after an apparent explosion leveled a house in a town northeast of Baltimore, fire officials said Sunday. Andrew Doyle, a public information officer fo...
Aug 11, 2024