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Impact star midfielder Piatti agrees to extend contract beyond 2018
MONTREAL - Star midfielder Ignacio Piatti has extended his contract with the Montreal Impact. The Major League Soccer club announced Thursday that the designated player from Argentina has agreed to st...
Sep 29, 2017
Rookie OG Anunoby healthy enough to play in Raptors' intrasquad game
VICTORIA - Toronto Raptors fans in Victoria got the first glimpse of rookie OG Anunoby. Anunoby, who underwent surgery in January to repair a torn ACL, was a surprise addition to Thursday night’...
Sep 29, 2017

Climber: Rock fall strikes Yosemite for a second day
SAN FRANCISCO - A massive new rock fall hit Yosemite National Park on Thursday, cracking with a thundering roar off the iconic El Capitan rock formation and sending huge plumes of white dust surging t...
Sep 29, 2017

NFL targets entire Elliott suit in bid to restore 6-game ban
FRISCO, Texas - The NFL has asked a federal appeals court to dismiss Ezekiel Elliott’s entire lawsuit in its bid to lift an injunction that blocked the star Dallas Cowboys running back’s s...
Sep 29, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NFL Green Bay 35 Chicago 14 — MLB American League Cleveland 5 Minnesota 2 Tampa Bay 9 N.Y. Yankees 6 Houston 12 Boston 2 Oakland 4 Texas 1 Chicago White Sox 5 L.A. Angels ...
Sep 29, 2017

A's Maxwell takes to knee in bullpen during anthem in Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas - Bruce Maxwell took to a knee in the Oakland bullpen during the national anthem before the Athletics’ game against the Texas Rangers on Thursday night. The catcher was warming ...
Sep 29, 2017
Silver expects NBA players to stand during national anthem
NEW YORK - Adam Silver expects NBA players to continue standing for the national anthem. Not only because it’s a league rule, but because they are aware of what it means in what the commissioner...
Sep 29, 2017
Boston sports teams tell fans to take a stand against racism
BOSTON - Athletes from the Boston area’s five professional sports teams are launching a new campaign to fight racism and discrimination. The Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, and Revolution ar...
Sep 29, 2017
Giants pitcher Matt Cain to retire after Saturday start
PHOENIX - Matt Cain is set to make one final start before he calls it a career. Cain talked to his San Francisco teammates in a closed clubhouse before Wednesday’s game at Arizona, telling them ...
Sep 29, 2017

Raptors Larry Tananbaum elected chairman of NBA Board of Governors
Toronto Raptors governor Larry Tanenbaum was elected chairman of the NBA Board of Governors on Thursday. Tanenbaum, the longtime chairman of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), becomes the f...
Sep 29, 2017