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Knight and Szokol shoot tournament-record 62 in alternate shot to take lead in team event
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) - Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol birdied six of the last eight holes in alternate-shot play for an 8-under 62 and a three-stroke lead Friday in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invita...
Jul 21, 2023
Police launch tip line in missing B.C. children's alleged abduction
SURREY, B.C. - Police have launched a dedicated phone line and email account to gather tips for the Amber Alert case involving two missing British Columbia children alleged to have been abducted by th...
Jul 21, 2023
Helicopter crashes into remote Alaska lake, no survivors found, officials say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - No survivors were found after a helicopter carrying four people crashed in a shallow lake in Alaska's North Slope region, officials said Friday. The helicopter had been charte...
Jul 21, 2023
Canadian teenager Olivia Smith turns pro, signs with Portugal's Sporting CP
Olivia Smith, the youngest member of Canada's Women's World Cup squad, has signed with Portugal's Sporting CP. The 18-year-old from Whitby, Ont., played for Penn State last year but announced before t...
Jul 21, 2023
Whitecaps deal Julian Gressel after failing to agree contract extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have traded midfielder Julian Gressel to the Columbus Crew in exchange for allocation money. Whitecaps chief executive officer Axel Schuster says in a release that ...
Jul 21, 2023
Canada loses to France in men's water polo at world aquatics championships
FUKUOKA, Japan - The Canadian men's water polo team finished preliminary-round play with a 15-11 loss to France on Friday at the FINA World Aquatics Championships. Canada finished the preliminary roun...
Jul 21, 2023
Alabama lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority...
Jul 21, 2023
Harman matches British Open records at Hoylake to build 5-shot lead over Fleetwood
HOYLAKE, England (AP) - Brian Harman found himself in elite company through two rounds at Royal Liverpool, tying the 36-hole record also held by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Even better was having no...
Jul 21, 2023
CF Montreal leans on impressive home form as it welcomes Pumas in Leagues Cup play
MONTREAL - CF Montreal will be leaning on its impressive home form as it opens its Leagues Cup campaign against Mexican side Pumas U.N.A.M. on Saturday. Despite a brief dip in quality at Stade Saputo,...
Jul 21, 2023
Baseball a hit as Indigenous youth connect with the sport at North American Games
HALIFAX - Baseball is known as America's game, but there were signs Friday on a misty Halifax field that First Nations and Mtis athletes from Canada are increasingly adopting it as their own. At the N...
Jul 21, 2023