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New Impact coach Garde hopes fitness solves last season’s late-game woes
MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact are banking on fitness as one answer to late-game breakdowns…
Police: Utah man threatened ex, kids for days before slaying
SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah man who killed his ex-girlfriend and her 6-year-old son…
Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria
ALEPPO, Syria – Desperate to escape Syria’s terrors, Ammar Maarawi bolted. In early 2016, he…
Viva Forever? Ex-Spice Girls meet up amid reunion rumours
LONDON – All five former members of the Spice Girls have met up amid rumours…
Nassar accuser: ‘Larry was a master manipulator’
CHARLOTTE, Mich. – More women and girls are giving victim statements in a Michigan courtroom…
Dutch defender van der Wiel hoping to regain soccer passion with Toronto FC
TORONTO – Gregory van der Wiel is looking to regain his passion for soccer with…
Tillerson won’t confirm Trump attendance at Americas summit
LIMA, Peru – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday that it’s too early…
Athletes vow to keep fighting in doctor sex-abuse scandal
CHARLOTTE, Mich. – The worst sex-abuse case in sports history ended Monday with a third…
A how-to guide for picking a sports camp
PHOENIX – Sending a child to a sports camp used to be so easy. Pick…
FIFA president praises Russian World Cup preparations
HANOI, Vietnam – FIFA’s president has praised Russia’s preparations for this summer’s World Cup. Speaking…
Bardot warns Putin on animal cruelty before World Cup
PARIS – Brigitte Bardot, the French film star who became an animal rights activist, is…
Rising racism taints Italian electoral campaign
VERONA, Italy – When hundreds of hardcore Verona soccer fans chanted “Adolf Hitler is my…
Green flag, ‘Atomic Blonde’: Charlize Theron to start 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Academy Award winner Charlize Theron was named honorary starter for the…
US says Myanmar makes life for Rohingya ‘a death sentence’
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley denounced Myanmar’s government Tuesday for continuing to make life for Rohingya…
Scandals finally catch up with South Africa’s Zuma
JOHANNESBURG – As scandal after scandal unfolded, South African President Jacob Zuma maintained an affable…
South African President Zuma succumbs to pressure, resigns
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday in a televised address to…
Wallace and Gromit creator goes prehistoric with ‘Early Man’
LOS ANGELES – The kooky caveman characters that come to life in “Early Man ”…
Canadian captain Christine Sinclair leads NWSL allocated players for this season
TORONTO – Portland Thorns star forward Christine Sinclair leads the list of 11 Canadian internationals…
The Latest: Officials release names of 17 killed at school
The Latest on victims of a mass shooting at a Florida high school. (all times…
Hundreds hold vigil for victims of Florida school shooting
PARKLAND, Fla. – At least 1,000 people attended a candlelight vigil Thursday night for the…
Argentine official investigated over bank account in Andorra
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s anti-corruption bureau has launched an investigation into a presidency official…
FBI says it failed to investigate tip on Florida suspect
PARKLAND, Fla. – The FBI received a tip last month that the suspect in the…
School shooting massacre victims torn from community fabric
Two of the victims were coaches. One was a student who played trombone in the…
Toronto FC to face Colorado in CONCACAF Champions League during MLS off-season
Toronto FC is hoping a short off-season will help carry the momentum from their MLS…