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Alonso and Soto power Mets past Blue Jays 5-0 in Citi Field opener
NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Alonso hit an early two-run homer, Juan Soto added an RBI double in his home debut at Citi Field and the New York Mets beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Friday. Tylor Megill (2-0)...
Apr 04, 2025

Canada's Jacobs beats Austria's Genner to secure top seed at world playdowns
MOOSE JAW - Canada's Brad Jacobs defeated Austria's Mathias Genner 8-2 to secure a semifinal berth at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert neede...
Apr 04, 2025

Rolling Vancouver Whitecaps set for tough test against surging Colorado Rapids
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have been on a roll to start the Major League Soccer season. The Whitecaps (4-1-1) head into the weekend sitting atop the Western Conference standings and tied for ...
Apr 04, 2025

Oilers star Draisaitl expected back from injury in time for playoffs
LOS ANGELES - Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch says there is no timetable for Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl to return from his latest injury, but he expects to have his leading scorer back before the pla...
Apr 04, 2025

Brooks RCMP asking for public's help to locate missing Brooks woman
Brooks RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating a missing person. Yasmine Agostino, 20, was last seen approximately a week ago in Brooks, RCMP said Friday. Police said she may be located in Re...
Apr 04, 2025

Toronto Argonauts re-sign global punter John Haggerty
TORONTO - Global punter John Haggerty re-signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Friday. Contract details weren't divulged. Haggerty became a free agent Feb. 11. Haggerty, a 30-year-old Australian, was a...
Apr 04, 2025

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration's plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts, while a lawsuit ...
Apr 04, 2025

LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday. The agreement, which st...
Apr 04, 2025

Judge blocks Trump from dismantling agency that funds community groups in Latin American countries
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge agreed on Friday to block the Trump administration from dismantling an independent agency that distributes grant money to community development groups in Latin Americ...
Apr 04, 2025

Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has died at age 94
WASHINGTON (AP) - Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults and children, die...
Apr 04, 2025