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Victoria Beckham show begins with moment of silence for 9-11
NEW YORK – The one sound you usually never hear at a fashion show, with…
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games World Cup of Hockey Exhibition At Montreal North America 7 Europe 4 —…
Rep. John Lewis is on the longlist for a National Book Award
NEW YORK – Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights activist and longtime Georgia congressman, is…
Infantino’s leadership questioned as UEFA elects president
GENEVA – After declaring FIFA’s image crisis over four months ago, questions are being raised…
NCAA pulls 7 post-season events out of NC due to LGBT law
Basketball-crazed North Carolina has lost its next chance to host NCAA men’s basketball tournament games…
5.9 earthquake startles residents of Colombia’s second city
BOGOTA – A shallow, 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled residents of Colombia’s second-largest city of Medellin…
Platini era ends as UEFA elects little-known Ceferin as head
ATHENS, Greece – Michel Platini reluctantly handed over the reins of power in European soccer…
Canada searching for new soccer coach to lead men to the sport’s promised land
TORONTO – Canadian soccer has claimed another coaching victim. The Canadian Soccer Association dumped Benito…
Rapinoe kneels during anthem before US match vs. Thailand
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem before a U.S. women’s national…
Stripes and sparkles at day 2 of London Fashion Week
LONDON – Summer may be well and truly over in London — but the fashion…
Serbia police cordon off Belgrade for gay pride march
BELGRADE, Serbia – Thousands of Serbian riot police cordoned off central Belgrade on Sunday to…
Major League Soccer jumps the gun on Toronto FC playoff situation
TORONTO – Major League Soccer has backtracked on awarding Toronto FC a playoff berth. “Upon…
Bad habits, not a bad brain, afflict many cerebral palsy patients, says doctor
TORONTO – Just sitting upright is a battle for two-year-old Jack Pankratz, and so his…
WADA head Reedie looks to heal rifts with Olympic officials
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – After months of barbs and sparring between Olympic and anti-doping officials, World…
‘Pitch’ star Kylie Bunbury of Montreal talks groundbreaking baseball role
TORONTO – The new series “Pitch” features a groundbreaking premise that Montreal-born star Kylie Bunbury…
Lawyer: Prosecutors demonized coach accused of killing boy
CANTON, N.Y. – A black former college soccer coach on trial in the killing of…
NBA, NBPA send players memo seeking ideas for social changes
MIAMI – NBA players are being urged to reach out to league and union officials…
Forward Deanne Rose to lead Canada at FIFA U-17 World Cup in Jordan
TORONTO – Canadian international forward Deanne Rose leads Canada’s 21-woman squad for the FIFA U-17…
Desperate Whitecaps ‘playing for their lives’ with four games left on schedule
VANCOUVER – With the Vancouver Whitecaps’ playoff hopes hanging by a fraying thread, head coach…
Friday’s Games
Friday’s Games CFL Ottawa 29 Toronto 12 Edmonton 27 B.C. 23 — MLB American Toronto…
Unfulfilling Result: Hurtado scores late as 10-man Whitecaps draw Rapids 3-3
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps’ season could be boiled down to Saturday’s performance. In a…
The Latest: Report: Suspect faces domestic-violence charges
BURLINGTON, Wash. – The Latest on a fatal shooting at a mall in Washington state…
CBC-TV commissions new Montreal-set soccer drama ’21 Thunder’
TORONTO – CBC-TV has commissioned a new original soccer drama called “21 Thunder.” The public…
Qatar to set up desert tent camp to house World Cup fans
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The committee organizing the 2022 World Cup in Qatar plans…