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Second NCAA gender equity report shows spending disparities
The NCAA spends more on average on male athletes than female ones, particularly when it comes to the "mere handful of championships" viewed as revenue sources, according to a new report. The law firm ...
Oct 26, 2021

Ohtani gets special award from MLB for 2-way All-Star season
HOUSTON (AP) - Shohei Ohtani's two-way All-Star season with the Los Angeles Angels was so unprecedented that Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred presented a special award to recognize it. O...
Oct 26, 2021

Flames use four-goal outburst in first period to beat Devils 5-3
NEWARK, N.J. - Andrew Mangiapane had two of Calgary's four goals in the first period, and the Flames extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesda...
Oct 26, 2021

Canadian national women’s team celebrates Olympic gold with 1-0 win over New Zealand
MONTREAL - Adriana Leon was the lone scorer as Canada beat New Zealand 1-0 on Tuesday in the second leg of the Celebration Tour. The friendly was the second match for the sixth-ranked Canadian women s...
Oct 26, 2021

Team meeting during five-game losing streak put Whitecaps back on course
VANCOUVER - It was late June and the season was already trending in the wrong direction for the Vancouver Whitecaps. The team was playing its "home games" in Sandy, Utah, due to COVID-19 restrictions....
Oct 26, 2021

Five things to know about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed the new makeup of his cabinet that included some additions, subtractions and a shakeup for others. Here are five things to know about the cabinet and wh...
Oct 26, 2021

Riders punter Jon Ryan out 2-3 weeks with ankle injury
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will be without the big leg of Jon Ryan against the Montreal Alouettes.In the third quarter of Saturday's 20-17 CFL win over the Stampeders in Calgary, Ryan ran down the f...
Oct 26, 2021

Calgary all-rounder Divya Saxena named MVP at cricket qualifier in Mexico
Calgary's Divya Saxena has been named MVP at the ICC Women's 2021 T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Mexico. Saxena scored 180 runs in six innings and finished not out in three of them. Her 70-run no...
Oct 26, 2021

Officer convicted in fatal shooting of mentally ill man
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California police officer has been convicted of assault with a firearm in the 2018 fatal shooting of an unarmed mentally ill man in a wealthy San Francisco suburb. A jury in Con...
Oct 26, 2021

Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - A Brazilian Senate committee recommended on Tuesday that President Jair Bolsonaro face a series of criminal indictments for actions and omissions related to the world's second ...
Oct 26, 2021