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Players converted just 4 of 8 penalty kicks at Women's World Cup
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - How's this for a pair of stats? The first eight matches of the Women's World Cup each included a penalty kick - and the attacking team converted just four times from the s...
Jul 23, 2023
Indonesian boat capsizes off Sulawesi island, leaving at least 15 people dead and 19 others missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - An overloaded passenger boat capsized off Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, rescuers said Monday. The vessel was travelin...
Jul 23, 2023
Ottawa Redblacks earn second straight OT win, edge Calgary Stampeders 43-41
CALGARY - The Ottawa Redblacks picked up their first road win of the season and a second straight overtime victory with a 43-41 win Sunday over the host Calgary Stampeders. Redblacks' Ante Milanovic-L...
Jul 23, 2023
Akshay Bhatia, 21, wins his first PGA Tour title at the Barracuda Championship
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - Akshay Bhatia birdied the closing hole in regulation, then capitalized in sudden death when Patrick Rodgers found a divot in the fairway to win his first PGA Tour title at the B...
Jul 23, 2023
Jays get clutch homers from Guerrero, Belt to edge Mariners 4-3
SEATTLE (AP) - Pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal singled home the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning and closer Jordan Romano escaped a ninth-inning jam as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Marine...
Jul 23, 2023
‘Bit of a juggling act:’ Drought puts ranchers in tough spot
Between the grasshoppers, gophers and drought conditions, Saskatchewan ranchers have had their hands full this summer.Some ranchers are dealing with pastures drying up."It's a real challenging year. E...
Jul 23, 2023
Avid search for missing Texas rodeo goat bringing residents of a small rural county together
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) - First there was Gone Girl. Now there is Gone Goat. The search for a rodeo goat that has been missing for more than a week has the residents of a rural South Texas county ent...
Jul 23, 2023
Elysian Field comes on late to capture $500,000 Woodbine Oaks
TORONTO - Elysian Field took the lead in deep stretch to capture the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks on a windy Sunday. Elysian Field, at 5-1 odds with jockey Sahin Civaci aboard, overtook Ticker Tape Home, ri...
Jul 23, 2023
Toddler dies after being struck by vehicle at Quebec campsite: provincial police
SAGUENAY, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a toddler was killed after being struck by a car at a campsite in the Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean region north of Quebec City. Provincial police say the boy, ...
Jul 23, 2023
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic withdraws from National Bank Open due to fatigue
TORONTO - World No. 2 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the National Bank Open. Tennis Canada says Djokovic has to pull out of the only Canadian stop on the ATP Tour schedule due to fatigue. The 36-ye...
Jul 23, 2023