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Rays erase 6-run deficit, beat Blue Jays on wild pitch in 10
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It was a single for almost anyone else. It was a double for Kevin Kiermaier, whose speed in the bottom of 10th inning produced the run to cap Tampa Bay's big comeback. Kiermaier...
Aug 08, 2019
New York Yankees extend winning streak, defeating Toronto Blue Jays 12-6
TORONTO - Gio Urshela hit a pair of home runs as the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to a season-high nine games as they defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 12-6 on Thursday. Mike Tauchman a...
Aug 08, 2019
Sex assault trial starts for former MSU hoops star Cleaves
FLINT, Mich. - An attorney for former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves says during his trial on sexual assault charges that consensual sex between two adults is not a crime. Defence attor...
Aug 08, 2019
Clinton impeachment is FX's next 'American Crime Story'
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The next chapter of FX's "American Crime Story" will dramatize Bill Clinton's impeachment with a focus on Monica Lewinsky, Linda Tripp and other women central to the scandal. T...
Aug 08, 2019
Canadian softball pitcher Sara Groenewegen weighs in on remarkable journey
LIMA, Peru - Sara Groenewegen has limited memory from her unexpected health ordeal just over a year ago. It's probably for the best as the jarring details are hard to get her head around. T...
Aug 08, 2019
Opponents of refinery location take case to Supreme Court
BISMARCK, N.D. - Two environmental groups who say North Dakota regulators should have intervened in the location of an oil refinery near the state's top tourist attraction, Theodore Roosevelt National...
Aug 08, 2019
Trump's divisive words collide with his call for unity
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday will bring a message aimed at national unity and healing to the sites of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. But the words he offers for a divide...
Aug 08, 2019
Inuk woman bikes across Canada to raise awareness about Indigenous suicides
MONTREAL - Hannah Tooktoo, an Inuk mother from Nunavik, Que., descended from her bike Thursday, 55 days after pedalling across the country to raise awareness to the suicides that are ravagin...
Aug 08, 2019
CFL players, coaches unconcerned with string of QB injuries around the league
When Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli tore his anterior cruciate ligament on July 26, he became the latest in a long line of QBs to miss games this season. Six of the nine quarterbacks ...
Aug 08, 2019
FX's new 'A Christmas Carol' has darker take, younger cast
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - FX's new adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" includes a younger Scrooge and Bob Cratchit and a darker take on the Charles Dickens classic. Ebenezer Scrooge, often portrayed on sc...
Aug 08, 2019