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Rory McIlroy takes drama out of playoff to win The Players and build momentum to the Masters
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Turns out Rory McIlroy needed only three good swings to win The Players Championship on Monday in a playoff over J.J. Spaun. McIlroy blasted his opening tee shot and hit...
Mar 17, 2025

A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway.
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge wants to know why a doctor from Lebanon with a U.S. visa was deported, after he ordered that she not be removed until he could hear her case. Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, had b...
Mar 17, 2025

Canada's Homan beats Denmark's Dupont at world women's curling championship
UIJEONGBU-SI - Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Denmark's Madeleine Dupont 9-3 in round-robin play at the LGT world women's curling championship on Monday. Homan and her Ottawa-based team of Tracy Fleur...
Mar 17, 2025

IOC board puts boxing back on the Olympic program for LA in 2028
COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) - Boxing is set to be on the program for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after years of disputes over how the sport is run. International Olympic Committee president Thoma...
Mar 17, 2025

Rivers predicted stardom for Gilgeous-Alexander, but says Thunder star has exceeded expectations
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Doc Rivers says he saw star potential in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander while coaching him as a rookie before the Los Angeles Clippers traded him to Oklahoma City. But the veteran coach conc...
Mar 17, 2025

In the news today: Mark Carney’s move to kill carbon price now official
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney's move to kill carbon price now official but debate over it not dead Prime Minister Mark Carney's theat...
Mar 17, 2025

Quebec byelection: electors head to polls in Terrebonne riding northeast of Montreal
MONTREAL - Voters will go to the polls today in a riding northeast of Montreal to replace former economy minister Pierre Fitzgibbon. The former high-profile cabinet minister in Franois Legault's Coali...
Mar 17, 2025

Polytechnique Montréal receives $50 million gift to create disruptive innovation hub
MONTREAL - A Quebec-born businessman and philanthropist who is donating $50 million to a Montreal university to establish an institute dedicated to "disruptive innovation" says it has never been more ...
Mar 17, 2025

Vancouver Canucks staying focused, even keel amid tight playoff push
VANCOUVER - As the NHL's regular season winds down, the Vancouver Canucks are watching their margin for error disappear. The club's race for a playoff spot grew increasingly urgent Sunday as Vancouver...
Mar 16, 2025

Trump says he will talk to Putin on Tuesday as he pushes for end to Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he pushes to end the war in Ukraine. The U.S. leader disclosed the upcoming conversation ...
Mar 16, 2025