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Al-Qaida's Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances
SANAA, Yemen (AP) - The leader of Yemen's branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group announced late Sunday, without giving details. Khalid al-Batarfi had a $5 million bounty on his head from the U...
Mar 10, 2024
NHL roundup: Wild pull goalie in overtime, beat Predators 4-3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota pulled its goaltender in overtime and Matt Boldy scored to lift the Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday. Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury skated ...
Mar 10, 2024
Underdog Laval wins first U Sports men's basketball title with 77-71 win over Queen's
QUEBEC - Before the U Sports men's basketball champion, Laval University's head coach Nathan Grant said his team rises to challenges from a superior team. On Sunday, players on the Rouge et Or showed ...
Mar 10, 2024
Aho, Svechnikov help Hurricanes whip Flames 7-2
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and two assists to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Calgary Flames 7-2 on Sunday. Aho and Svechnikov were two of seven dif...
Mar 10, 2024
Tortorella suspended 2 games for refusing to leave Flyers' bench
NEW YORK (AP) - Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella was suspended for two games and fined $50,000 by the NHL on Sunday for unprofessional conduct directed at the officials by refusing to leave t...
Mar 10, 2024
CF Montreal beats Miami 3-2 with Messi watching from sideline
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi wore street clothes and watched from a sideline box as Montreal took advantage of several Inter Miami defensive miscues to hand his team its first loss of the...
Mar 10, 2024
Jenner has goal and assist as Ottawa defeats Montreal 4-2 in PWHL action
LAVAL, Que. - Captain Brianne Jenner had a goal and an assist, Katerina Mrazova pitched in with three helpers and Ottawa defeated Montreal 4-2 on Sunday in the Professional Women's Hockey League. It w...
Mar 10, 2024
Scottie Scheffler, with hot putter, demolishes the field to win at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler became the No. 1 player in golf with his sublime tee-to-green game. He got hot with the putter Sunday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational and was simply unstoppabl...
Mar 10, 2024
Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Alcaraz in third-round action at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, falling 6-2, 6-3 in third-round play to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz. The Montreal native had just o...
Mar 10, 2024
Mourning and worry cast pall over Ramadan this year for many Muslim Canadians
Ramadan is usually a joyful time at Reem Sultan's home, but not this year. The London, Ont., resident, one of hundreds of thousands of Canadians preparing to mark the most sacred month in the Muslim c...
Mar 10, 2024