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Carter scores defensive TD for Roughriders in 30-7 win over Stampeders
CALGARY - Duron Carter would have liked a sack, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver was otherwise satisfied with his night at defensive back. Saskatchewan’s top receiver with eight to...
Oct 20, 2017
Verlander, Altuve help Astros top Yanks to force ALCS Game 7
HOUSTON - Justin Verlander remained perfect with the Houston Astros when they couldn’t afford anything else. The ace right-hander pitched seven shutout innings and Jose Altuve homered and drove ...
Oct 20, 2017
Blake Wheeler, Paul Maurice reach milestones in Jets 4-3 win over Wild
WINNIPEG - Head coach Paul Maurice and Jets captain Blake Wheeler had two things in common Friday. Both reached a personal milestone and they both shrugged it off. Wheeler scored the 200th goal of his...
Oct 20, 2017
Dorsett has 2 goals, assist in Canucks' 4-2 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Vancouver Canucks bounced back on the second night of a back-to-back. Derek Dorsett had two goals and an assist in the Canucks’ 4-2 comeback victory over the Buffalo Sabres o...
Oct 20, 2017
Nets' national anthem singer kneels to finish performance
NEW YORK - The national anthem singer at the Brooklyn Nets’ home opener took a knee at the end of her performance. Justine Skye was nearing the completion of the song Friday night when she went ...
Oct 20, 2017
Rebecca Marino's return to professional tennis delayed by ITF regulation
MONTREAL - Rebecca Marino’s return to professional tennis has been delayed due to International Tennis Federation administrative regulations. The 26-year-old Marino, from Vancouver, was looking ...
Oct 20, 2017
Went to the bar: Alberta mother pleads guilty after child left in freezing car
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A southern Alberta mother who left her child in a locked and freezing SUV while the woman went drinking has pleaded guilty to failing to provide the necessaries of life. The 25-yea...
Oct 20, 2017
Experts say Chile poet did not die of cancer, deepen mystery
SANTIAGO, Chile - A team of international scientists said Friday that Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda did not die of cancer or malnutrition, rejecting the official cause of death but not laying ...
Oct 20, 2017
N.B. premier says mandate 'accomplished,' will meet with lieutenant-governor
FREDERICTON - The premier of New Brunswick says he’s going to meet with the province’s lieutenant-governor on Monday at a time when his party has “accomplished” its current man...
Oct 20, 2017
Bail set at $100K for 2 Polish band members in rape case
SPOKANE, Wash. - The final two members of the Polish metal band Decapitated had bail set at $100,000 each Friday on rape and kidnapping charges after they were arrested for the gang-rape of a woman on...
Oct 20, 2017