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Messi helps Barcelona clinch Spanish league title
BARCELONA, Spain - Lionel Messi conjured the perfect finish to a dominant title march by Barcelona on Saturday, when he came off the bench and scored the goal that clinched the Spanish league crown. A...
Apr 29, 2019
Portland scores two highlight-reel goals in 2-1 victory over Toronto FC
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney felt his team was disconnected. Captain Michael Bradley called it a frustrating afternoon. Jonathan Osorio described the performance as unacceptable. T...
Apr 29, 2019
Cover-up: Students deck out dome with Captain America shield
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Student pranksters at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have struck again, this time drawing inspiration from America's hottest movie. MIT students over the weekend draped t...
Apr 29, 2019
Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush named Major League Soccer player of the week
NEW YORK - Montreal Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush has been named Major League Soccer's player of the week. Montreal defeated the visiting Chicago Fire 1-0 Sunday behind a clean sheet performance from Bu...
Apr 29, 2019
Altidore, Stephens announce engagement, making sports power couple official
Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore and tennis star Sloane Stephens have announced their engagement. Altidore posted a picture on social media of the smiling couple seated on a staircase. "Forever starts...
Apr 29, 2019
Tony Award nominations Tuesday promise plenty of nail-biting
NEW YORK - Unlike in previous years, Tony Award nominations will be announced Tuesday morning amid plenty of uncertainty, at least in the top category for the best new musical. Will the exuberant but ...
Apr 29, 2019
Under fire from all sides, NRA considers leadership changes
INDIANAPOLIS - Under fire from inside and out, the National Rifle Association is holding a closed-door meeting of its board of directors to decide whether it's time for a change in leadership and dire...
Apr 29, 2019
Families of Canadians killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash file lawsuit
The families of Canadians killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last month launched a lawsuit against Boeing on Monday, alleging the plane manufacturer put profits over safety when it rushed a new ai...
Apr 29, 2019
Calgary Inferno's championship season celebrated at city hall while league folds
CALGARY - As their league sells off trophies and jerseys, the Calgary Inferno's championship season was recognized Monday with the city's mayor proclaiming it "Calgary Inferno Day." A week a...
Apr 29, 2019
Courthouse evacuated ahead of hearing for militia leader
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A detention hearing for the leader of an armed group that stopped asylum-seeking families near the U.S.-Mexico border was delayed Monday after the federal courthouse was abruptly e...
Apr 29, 2019