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CTE diagnosed in ex-MLS player Vermillion, a 1st for league
BOSTON (AP) - Researchers have diagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a Major League Soccer player for the first time, saying Tuesday that defender Scott Vermillion suffered from the degenerati...
Jun 28, 2022
Koepka cites injuries, family for joining Saudi-backed tour
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP) - Four months after suggesting those who defected to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series were sellouts, Brooks Koepka explained Tuesday that he simply changed his mind. Koepka sig...
Jun 28, 2022
Grande Prairie RCMP CRU arrest man for dangerous operations of a motor vehicle
On Friday June 10, around 10 p.m., the Grande Prairie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit was making proactive patrols downtown when they witnessed a grey sedan speed through a red light. RCMP later identified ...
Jun 28, 2022
Jury is chosen to decide Florida school shooter's sentence
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A jury of seven men and five women was chosen Tuesday to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to death or get life in prison for his 2018...
Jun 28, 2022
Micro-credential course created by NWP for Horse Lake First Nation initiative
Short-term, flexible courses, known as micro-credentials are being offered at Grande Prairie's post-secondary institution to benefit people in the region to be job-ready, without having to spend an en...
Jun 28, 2022
At Wimbledon, Serena Williams loses 1st match in a year
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Serena Williams began - and ended - her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn't competed in just that long. ...
Jun 28, 2022
At Wimbledon, Serena Williams loses 1st match in a year
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Serena Williams has lost her first singles match in nearly a year, getting beat by 115th-ranked Harmony Tan of France in a third-set tiebreaker at Wimbledon. Williams was two...
Jun 28, 2022
Gilgeous-Alexander excited to play in Canada's World Cup qualifier in his hometown
TORONTO - Nick Nurse was about to launch into his pitch to Canada's NBA players last summer in Las Vegas, when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander interrupted him. "(Gilgeous-Alexander) said 'I've gotta say somet...
Jun 28, 2022
Filmmaker to testify in Georgia Trump election investigation
ATLANTA (AP) - A British filmmaker who shot interviews with Donald Trump and his inner circle in the final months of the former president's administration has been subpoenaed to testify in a Georgia i...
Jun 28, 2022
It's a Dogfight! Saint John, Hamilton meet in Memorial Cup final
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Two teams that skated through distinctly different paths in the playoffs will meet Wednesday in the final of the 2022 Memorial Cup. The host Saint John Sea Dogs, who went 39 days be...
Jun 28, 2022