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NBA goes ahead with plan to test unvaccinated players often
For NBA players, the scenario this season is simple: Get vaccinated or get tested, and often. The league told its teams on Tuesday that it is going ahead with a plan where those who are fully vaccinat...
Sep 14, 2021
49ers RB Raheem Mostert to undergo season-ending surgery
San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert will undergo season-ending surgery on his knee after getting injured in the season opener. Coach Kyle Shanahan had said Mostert was expected to miss eig...
Sep 14, 2021
US Soccer says it has offered men, women identical contracts
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. Soccer Federation said it had offered identical contract proposals Tuesday to the players' associations for the men's and women's national teams, and the governing body said i...
Sep 14, 2021
After returning from ACL, Barkley faces a 2nd game in 4 days
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Saquon Barkley beat the odds in returning from a major knee injury in less than a year. The New York Giants star running back faces a quick second test, another game in fo...
Sep 14, 2021
Royals evaluate stadium options, downtown ballpark possible
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - With a decade left on their lease at Kauffman Stadium, the Kansas City Royals are evaluating their options and owner John Sherman said Tuesday one of those could be a new downt...
Sep 14, 2021
Jets kicker Ammendola has stunning debut as punter in pinch
NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Ammendola caught the snap, booted the ball with his right leg and sent it soaring downfield 50 yards. Not a bad punt, right? Well, the fact the New York Jets rookie placekicker ha...
Sep 14, 2021
More than 150,000 people in Canada experience 'long COVID' symptoms: report
TORONTO - More research is needed to understand the so-called "long COVID" condition and the burden it poses on the health-care system, a science advisory group said in a report Tuesday. The Ontario C...
Sep 14, 2021
Quebec legislature unanimously condemns 'Quebec bashing' at federal leaders' debate
Quebec's legislature has unanimously condemned the "Quebec bashing" that members say took place during last week's English-language federal leaders' debate. A motion introduced today by Opposition Lea...
Sep 14, 2021
AP source: Seattle Mariners to host 2023 MLB All-Star Game
NEW YORK (AP) - The Seattle Mariners will host baseball's 2023 All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park. The team announced a news conference for Thursday at Seattle's Space Needle with baseball Commissioner Ro...
Sep 14, 2021
Leylah Fernandez, Félix Auger-Aliassime in Montreal after lengthy US Open runs
MONTREAL - Fresh off their incredible runs at the US Open, Canadian tennis stars Leylah Fernandez and Flix Auger-Aliassime were all smiles as they discussed their experience in the past week. The 19-y...
Sep 14, 2021