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Belt hits 2 of Blue Jays' 5 home runs off Hunter Greene in 10-3 rout of Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) - Brandon Belt had his second multihomer game this season, Hyun Jin Ryu won consecutive starts for the first time since his latest Tommy John surgery and Toronto Blue Jays routed the C...
Aug 20, 2023
Coco Gauff, 19, earns Cincinnati women's title by beating Muchova in straight sets
MASON, Ohio (AP) - Seventh-seeded Coco Gauff became the first teenager in more than 50 years to win the Western & Southern Open with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Karolina Muchova on Sunday. Gauff, the ...
Aug 20, 2023
Spain's World Cup winner Olga Carmona learns of father’s death after final
MADRID (AP) - Olga Carmona, whose goal won the Women's World Cup for Spain on Sunday, learned of her father's death after the final, the Spanish soccer federation said. The federation did not say when...
Aug 20, 2023
Spain's World Cup winner Olga Carmona learns of father’s death after final
MADRID (AP) - Olga Carmona, whose goal won the Women's World Cup for Spain on Sunday, learned of her father's death after the final, the Spanish soccer federation said. The federation did not say when...
Aug 20, 2023
Canada ousted from Little League World Series following 10-1 loss to Mexico
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Canada's run at the Little League World Series ended with a 10-1 loss to Mexico in an elimination-round game on Sunday The Canadians, represented by North Regina Little League, ope...
Aug 20, 2023
'We might not have a home': Fire evacuees in Kelowna parking lot ponder unclear fate
KELOWNA, B.C. - Robert Pullen and his husband, Warren, got a knock on their door on Thursday night from a neighbour, and estimate they had about 10 minutes to get out the door. A fast-moving wildfire ...
Aug 20, 2023
Tropical Storm Hilary menaces Mexico's Baja coast, southwest US packing deadly rainfall
ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) - Tropical Storm Hilary was accelerating northward off Mexico's Baja coast on Sunday, no longer a hurricane but still packing what forecasters called "life-threatening" rain like...
Aug 20, 2023
Canada's Ethan Katzberg wins gold in hammer throw at world championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada's Ethan Katzberg won gold in the men's hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships. The 21-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., set a Canadian record with a throw of 81.25 met...
Aug 20, 2023
Denmark joins Netherlands in offering F-16 jets to Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) - Denmark will donate 19 19 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Sunday, hours after a similar offer from the Netherlands. The offer came as ...
Aug 20, 2023
Travel ban in parts of B.C. disrupting tourism as raging wildfires burn
KELOWNA, B.C. - The central Okanagan is facing weeks without tourism during its peak season after British Columbia's premier imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones. David Eby says the decision was m...
Aug 20, 2023