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Arrest affidavit says Will Johnson arrested after argument turned physical
ORLANDO, Fla. – Canadian soccer international Will Johnson was arrested after his wife was knocked…
Catalonia independence bid: Can any side emerge as winner?
MADRID – Authorities in Catalonia pledge they will hold a binding referendum Oct. 1 on…
Late-season wildfires choke US cities, towns with smoke
BOISE, Idaho – Heavy winter snow and a very wet spring in the Western U.S.…
Genetic-based tests help doctors tailor treatment for kids with brain tumours
TORONTO – At eight years old, Julia Van Damme was like most other kids her…
Wildfire smoke clearing in US West as storms move through
BOISE, Idaho – Storms brought cooler and wetter weather into the Western and Northwestern U.S.…
Chelsea condemns anti-Semitic song about Morata by own fans
LEICESTER, England – Chelsea ordered its fans to stop singing a song about striker Alvaro…
Altidore leads Toronto FC to 4-0 rout of San Jose; TFC clinches playoff spot
Toronto FC has the best record in Major League Soccer and has clinched a post-season…
Waston, Reyna score in the second half as Whitecaps down Real Salt Lake 3-2
VANCOUVER – Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson likes to say — almost all the time,…
De Boer’s position fragile after another loss for Palace
Frank de Boer spoke of his “hope for the future” at Crystal Palace despite the…
De Boer fired by impatient Palace after only 4 games
The impatience and short-term thinking in modern-day soccer was highlighted Monday when Frank de Boer…
The Latest: FIU calls off its football game at Indiana
The Latest on Hurricane Irma’s impact on sports (all times local): 9:55 p.m. Florida International…
Syrian refugee camp in Jordan gets full-size soccer pitch
AZ ZA’ATRI, Jordan – The head of European soccer’s governing body and Jordan’s Prince Ali…
Vancouver Whitecaps look to settle unfinished business with Minnesota United FC
VANCOUVER – This time the Vancouver Whitecaps want to finish what they start when they…
The Latest: Jaguars will play home opener vs Titans
The Latest on Hurricane Irma’s impact on sports (all times local): 6:05 p.m. The Jaguars’…
Giovinco, Altidore to skip Toronto FC’s West Coast trip to heal up
Toronto FC’s depth will be tested again this week as the Major League Soccer leader…
China’s foreign investment plunges after official curbs
BEIJING – China’s investment in other countries has plunged since Beijing tightened controls to cool…
UK asks regulator to probe standards doubts over Fox-Sky bid
LONDON – The British government confirmed Thursday it is asking the country’s competition regulator to…
Healthy evacuees can return to home on Saskatchewan First Nation; smoke remains
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A Saskatchewan First Nation lifted an evacuation order Wednesday, allowing some…
Striker Anthony Jackson-Hamel signs two-year contract with the Montreal Impact
MONTREAL – Striker Anthony Jackson-Hamel got two bits of good news on Thursday. First, the…
French city to send misspelled Montpelier jerseys to Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont’s capital city is saying merci to a French city it’s named…
Tennessee plans to ‘restore visibility’ of Lady Vols brand
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee athletic director John Currie believes in the nickname Lady Volunteers, so…
Boston’s new home run: A marathon staged inside Fenway Park
BOSTON – When marathon runners talk about hitting the wall, they don’t usually mean the…
5 things to know about Germany’s Angela Merkel
BERLIN – German voters go to the polls on Sept. 24 and Angela Merkel is…
Public trust job one for head of Alberta environmental monitoring program
EDMONTON – Fred Wrona really, really wants you to trust him. “The main piece that…