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Stroman emotional in potential last home start as Blue Jay, Toronto loses 4-0
TORONTO - Marcus Stroman was overcome with emotion as he left the field Wednesday in what could have been his final home start in a Toronto Blue Jays uniform. The right-hander walked into the dugout a...
Jul 26, 2019
Mary J. Blige to star in first of several "Power" spinoffs
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The end of the hit Starz series "Power" is the beginning of several planned spinoffs, the first featuring Mary J. Blige. The Grammy-winning singer and actress said the announce...
Jul 26, 2019
Ticats' quarterback Masoli suffers injury in game versus Blue Bombers
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli suffered an apparent left knee injury in the first quarter Friday night against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Masoli was injured when his leg seemed t...
Jul 26, 2019
Brown, De Grasse both break 10 seconds in semifinals, setting up fast final
MONTREAL - Aaron Brown and Andre De Grasse both dipped under the 10-second barrier in the 100-metre semifinals, setting up what should be a sizzling final Friday night at the Canadian track and f...
Jul 26, 2019
Rays beat Red Sox 3-2 as Boston files protest over lineup
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Charlie Morton struck out 11 over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating David Price and Boston 3-2 in a game that the Red Sox protested on W...
Jul 26, 2019
Texas grand jury indicts Michigan professor on assault claim
HOUSTON - A grand jury in Texas this week indicted a University of Michigan professor who's also a renowned opera singer on one count of sexual assault for what prosecutors say was the rape of an inca...
Jul 26, 2019
HBO's 'Dark Materials,' 'Gemstones' both grapple with faith
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - HBO's forthcoming fantasy series "His Dark Materials" and its new televangelist comedy "The Righteous Gemstones" bring wildly different worlds to the screen, yet both grapple w...
Jul 26, 2019
No floppy-haired leading man for TV's 'Four Weddings' take
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Hulu's "Four Weddings and a Funeral" pays homage to the 1990s film, but don't expect a Hugh Grant copycat in the limited series. Creator Mindy Kaling says she deliberately avoi...
Jul 26, 2019
B.C. Lions 'need to turn threes into sevens' against Roughriders: coach
VANCOUVER - B.C. Lions defensive back Crezdon Butler has a chip on his shoulder and a score to settle heading into Saturday's matchup with the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders. The 32-year-old w...
Jul 26, 2019
High court allows use of Pentagon funds for border wall
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico. The Supreme Court said Friday that it would lift a...
Jul 26, 2019