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McMaster and Laval to battle for U Sports women's basketball title
TORONTO - It was history nearly three decades in the making, stretching back to before any of the McMaster Marauders were born. But the significance of the moment wasn’t lost on Theresa Burns...
Mar 09, 2019
R. Kelly: 'We're going to straighten all this stuff out'
CHICAGO - R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail on Saturday after someone who officials say did not want to be publicly identified paid $161,633 that the R&B singer owed in back child support. Kel...
Mar 09, 2019
Southern storms, apparent tornadoes cause damages; none hurt
Two apparent tornadoes touched down Saturday in central Arkansas, destroying shops as severe storms raking the South damaged some buildings and tore away roofs in northeast Mississippi. There were no ...
Mar 09, 2019
Rusnak converts penalty, Real Salt Lake beats Whitecaps 1-0
SANDY, Utah - Albert Rusnak scored on a penalty in the 21st minute and Real Salt Lake held on to beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Saturday. Rusnak fired his second goal of the season into the upper...
Mar 09, 2019
Manotas' late goal lifts Dynamo over Impact 2-1
HOUSTON - Mauro Manotas scored in the 86th minute and the Houston Dynamo beat the Montreal Impact 2-1 on Saturday. Manotas finished Romell Quioto’s cross with a right-footed stab to give Houston...
Mar 09, 2019
2020 Democrats flock to trendy SXSW festival in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas - A big chunk of the 2020 Democratic field began making Texas an unlikely early-state stop Saturday and pushed back on big tech in front of young, social-media savvy crowds in a city whe...
Mar 09, 2019
Montreal's Auger-Aliassime advances with win over Tsitsipas at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Felix Auger-Aliassime’s first career match against a top-10 player has put the ATP Tour on notice. The 18-year-old from Montreal posted a commanding 6-4, 6-2 victory over ...
Mar 09, 2019
O'Rourke documentary provides no hints on possible 2020 run
AUSTIN, Texas - Beto O’Rourke is sitting in his kitchen hours after a closer-than-expected Texas Senate race loss to Ted Cruz, musing about how his campaign brought out the best in thousands of ...
Mar 09, 2019
Hold the bacon: more Quebec sugar shacks offering vegetarian, vegan options
MONTREAL - As the sugaring-off season begins, thousands of Quebecers will head to a cabane a sucre, or sugar shack, for a traditional heavy meal drenched in sweet syrup. Only now, more and more sugar ...
Mar 09, 2019
AP source: Trump to seek money for border wall, Space Force
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being...
Mar 09, 2019