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Iga Swiatek wins her third consecutive French Open women's title by defeating Jasmine Paolini
PARIS (AP) - Iga Swiatek won her third consecutive French Open championship and fourth in five years by defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final on Saturday. The top-seeded Swiatek trailed 2-1 ...
Jun 08, 2024
Iga Swiatek wins her third consecutive French Open women's title by defeating Jasmine Paolini
PARIS (AP) - Iga Swiatek won her third consecutive French Open championship and fourth in five years by defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final on Saturday. The top-seeded Swiatek trailed 2-1 ...
Jun 08, 2024
Israel rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Saturday it rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in a Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, in the largest such hostage recovery operation since the war with Hamas began in Gaza...
Jun 08, 2024
Animals on the lam: Welfare group documents exotic animal escapes, attacks
OTTAWA - A lot of Canadians have heard of Darwin, the Ikea monkey, who was found wandering a parking garage at the furniture chain's North York store wearing a shearling coat and a diaper. Many were e...
Jun 08, 2024
Canada's Morales Williams wins men's 400 metres at NCAA track and field championships
EUGENE - Christopher Morales Williams continued his winning ways at the NCAA track and field championships. The 19-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., won the men's 400-metre race on Friday in 44.47 seconds....
Jun 07, 2024
JJ Bleday hits leadoff homer in 9th to give the A's a 2-1 victory the Blue Jays
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - JJ Bleday hit the first pitch of the ninth inning from Chad Green over the right-field wall to give the Oakland Athletics a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday nigh...
Jun 07, 2024
Calgary Stampeders down Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32-24 in season-opener for both clubs
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders opened their 2024 CFL season with a 32-24 win Friday over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Veteran Stampeders' kicker Rene Paredes scored 20 points with his foot. The...
Jun 07, 2024
Blue Jays pitcher Manoah to have reconstructive right elbow surgery and miss the rest of the season
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Toronto Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah will undergo reconstructive right elbow surgery and miss the rest of the season. The decision came after Manoah was examined by Dr. Keith M...
Jun 07, 2024
Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has died in Washington plane crash
SEATTLE (AP) - Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday ...
Jun 07, 2024
Scottie Scheffler's big finish gives him a 3-shot lead at the Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is only making it look easy right now. It didn't feel that way Friday on a firm course in gusty wind, where he finished strong for a 4-under 68 t...
Jun 07, 2024