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Raptors sit Kawhi Leonard versus Orlando due to "load management"
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors decided to keep Kawhi Leonard out of Sunday’s game against the visiting Orlando Magic for load management. The Raptors star had 25 points including the go-ahead dun...
Feb 24, 2019
Writer tenacious in R. Kelly coverage that has spanned years
CHICAGO - Music writer Jim DeRogatis introduced himself to R. Kelly’s attorney after posing a question at a press conference following the R&B star’s court appearance Saturday by sayin...
Feb 24, 2019
Women perform in Harvard theatre group for 1st time
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Women have begun performing alongside men for the first time in Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding theatre group. Six women and six men were cast in this year’s musical ...
Feb 24, 2019
Just Send It: Brewers planning to go slowly with Canadian Brett Lawrie
PHOENIX - Almost two years after he was released during spring training, Brett Lawrie is getting a second chance to play baseball again. He faces a long road back to the majors. Lawrie, from Langley, ...
Feb 24, 2019
Domestic workers gather to celebrate 'Roma' and the Oscars
LOS ANGELES - Doris Tapia never imagined that she would get to watch the Oscars at a party in Los Angeles, exchanging the sneakers she wears when she takes care of children in New York for a pair of h...
Feb 24, 2019
Prince Harry, Meghan back education for girls in Morocco
ASNI, Morocco - Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, flew up to a village in Morocco’s rugged Atlas Mountains on Sunday to visit a school and encourage girls to pursue an education no...
Feb 24, 2019
'How to Train Your Dragon' tops Oscar weekend with $55.5M
LOS ANGELES - “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” breathed some fire into a slumping box office with a franchise-best $55.5 million debut over Oscar weekend. Writer-director Dean ...
Feb 24, 2019
Defence comes up big as Toronto Wolfpack defeat Leigh Centurions 14-8
LEIGH, England - The Toronto Wolfpack relied on a stiff defence en route to a 14-8 victory Sunday over Leigh Centurions in Betfred Championship rugby league play. Toronto’s defence, which has co...
Feb 24, 2019
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury wins dual moguls gold at World Cup event in Japan
TAZAWAKO, Japan - Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury captured gold in the dual moguls World Cup on Sunday in a duel with Japan’s Ikuma Horishima. Kingsbury won with 87.94 points, finishing ahead of...
Feb 24, 2019
Calgary's Brady Leman wins bronze medal at skicross World Cup
SUNNY VALLEY, Russia - Canada’s Brady Leman earned bronze in skicross race action on Sunday, stepping onto the World Cup podium for the third time this season. Leman, from Calgary, earned his fi...
Feb 24, 2019