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Leonard scores 23 points to lead Clippers to 112-92 rout of Raptors
TORONTO - On a night Kawhi Leonard was celebrated by Toronto Raptors fans, he showed them just what they're missing this season. In his first trip to Toronto since leaving for Los Angeles in the ...
Dec 11, 2019

AP source: San Jose Sharks fire coach Peter DeBoer
The slumping San Jose Sharks fired coach Peter DeBoer on Wednesday less than seven months after playing in the Western Conference final. A person with direct knowledge of the move said the team decide...
Dec 11, 2019

Yankees harpoon Cole, Cashman's `white whale,' on 3rd try
SAN DIEGO - Meeting with Gerrit Cole and the pitcher's wife for the first time last week at the Fashion Island Hotel in Newport Beach, Brian Cashman tossed out a literary reference that prompted laugh...
Dec 11, 2019

California calls pot smoke, THC a risk to moms-to-be
LOS ANGELES - A California panel voted Wednesday to declare marijuana smoke and the drug's high-producing chemical - THC - a risk to pregnant women and their developing fetuses and require warning lab...
Dec 11, 2019

Derailed train in Saskatchewan released 1.5 million litres of oil: TSB
LANIGAN, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board says Monday's fiery Canadian Pacific Railway freight train derailment in Saskatchewan involved the estimated release of 1.5 million litres of oil....
Dec 11, 2019

AP source: Roark, Blue Jays agree to $24M, 2-year contract
SAN DIEGO - Right-hander Tanner Roark and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $24 million, two-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person ...
Dec 11, 2019

First Nation approves vast housing development on Vancouver reserve lands
VANCOUVER - One of the largest Indigenous-led housing developments in Canada is a step closer to rising in the heart of Vancouver after members of a First Nation voted in favour of the proposal. ...
Dec 11, 2019

Canadian receiver Michael Klukas re-signs with Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders signed Canadian receiver Michael Klukas on Wednesday. Klukas spent his first full season as member of the Stampeders in 2019, making 11 starts in 13 games pl...
Dec 11, 2019

Raptors missing injured guard Fred VanVleet for a second straight night
TORONTO - Raptors guard Fred VanVleet missed Wednesday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers with a right knee contusion. Toronto's injury news wasn't entirely bleak however - Pat...
Dec 11, 2019

AG can order remediation agreements in 'very rare circumstances,' says Lametti
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says the director of public prosecutions should be the one to decide whether a company should have access to a remediation agreement to avoid being pursued...
Dec 11, 2019