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In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-n...
Sep 03, 2024
Canadian flyweight Shannon Clark knocked out in Dana White's Contender Series bout
LAS VEGAS - Venezuelan flyweight Yuneisy Duben stopped Canadian Shannon (MMA Barbie) Clark in vicious fashion Tuesday on Dana White's Contender Series, derailing Clark's hopes of earning a UFC contrac...
Sep 03, 2024
US Open: Frances Tiafoe reaches the semifinals when Grigor Dimitrov stops, faces Taylor Fritz next
NEW YORK (AP) - Frances Tiafoe reached the U.S. Open semifinals for the second time in three years when his quarterfinal opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, stopped playing because of an injury in the fourth s...
Sep 03, 2024
Chukwu on target as Canadian women thump Fiji 9-0 at FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia
MEDELLN - Annabelle Chukwu scored three goals as Canada thumped tournament debutante Fiji 9-0 on Tuesday at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It was a record goal haul at the tournament for Canada, whi...
Sep 03, 2024
Schwarber's three-homer, six-RBI performance carries Phillies past Blue Jays 10-9
TORONTO - Kyle Schwarber hit three home runs, including a three-run shot in the ninth inning, as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Tuesday. Schwarber also had an RBI...
Sep 03, 2024
Canadiens' Caufield will wear No. 13 to honour Johnny Gaudreau
MONTREAL - American-born forward Cole Caufield, shaken by last week's tragic death of his hockey hero Johnny Gaudreau, will be switching jersey numbers this season with the Montreal Canadiens. The 23-...
Sep 03, 2024
Republicans in Massachusetts select attorney John Deaton to take on Sen. Elizabeth Warren
BOSTON (AP) - Attorney John Deaton won a three-way Republican primary to face off against incumbent U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who ran unopposed in Tuesday's Massachusetts primary. Deaton, a former U...
Sep 03, 2024
Brandon Moreno to face Amir Albazi in new main event of UFC Edmonton card
Former flyweight champion Brandon (The Assassin Baby) Moreno will take on No. 3 contender Amir (The Prince) Albazi in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card on Nov. 2 in Edmonton. A flyweight bout b...
Sep 03, 2024
RCMP on scene of plane crash at Peace River airport
RCMP say they have been called out after an airplane crash at the Peace River airport.Mounties say they believe that there were two people on board what they describe as a smaller plane.It went down a...
Sep 03, 2024
Defending champions Dabrowski, Routliffe bounced in U.S. Open quarterfinals
NEW YORK - The U.S. Open title defence of Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe has come to an end. The duo was handed a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 defeat by Russia's Veronika Kudermetova an...
Sep 03, 2024