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Orioles-Blue Jays game is rained out, to be made up as part of a July 29 doubleheader
BALTIMORE (AP) - Toronto manager John Schneider was encouraged by his team's improved health. But a rainout probably wasn't the worst thing. The Blue Jays' game against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night was postponed because of rain. It was called about an hour before the scheduled start time and is set to be made...
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Jesse Marsch takes the long road to coaching the Canadian men's soccer team
Jesse Marsch's roots are in Racine, Wis., on the shore of Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Chicago. Thanks to a pilot project, the city's public schools were organized so kids from different socio-economic and racial backgrounds were evenly distributed. "What it meant was growing up I had friends from all kind...
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Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleads not guilty as a formality
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to bank and tax fraud, a formality ahead of a plea deal he's negotiated with federal prosecutors in a wide-ranging sports betting case. Prosecutors say Ippei Mizuhara stole nearly $17 million from Ohtani to p...
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Tavares scores in OT, rescues Canada from potential upset in 7-6 win over Austria
PRAGUE, Czechia - Captain John Tavares scored 15 seconds into overtime and saved his teammates some embarrassment as Canada held on for a 6-5 win over Austria on Tuesday at the world hockey championship. Tavares ended the extra session quickly, taking the puck from behind centre ice, then skating into the Austrian zone...
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let me be brave in the attempt
Unified Sports tournament brings together Red Deer schools for fun and teamwork
"Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me brave in the attempt."Stephanie Hagan, with the biggest smile, read those words -- the Special Olympics Oath -- to kick off the second annual Unified Sports Tournament at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School on Tuesday.The event brings together students from Thurb...
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Whitecaps look to become road warriors again after disappointing loss at LAFC
VANCOUVER - Four days after their first road loss of the year, the Vancouver Whitecaps will get a chance at redemption. The Whitecaps (5-3-3) face the Colorado Rapids (5-4-3) on Wednesday in the second of three straight Major League Soccer road games. They followed a road win over Canadian Premier League club Cavalry i...
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The Hurricanes stuck with their plan. It's helped them climb back into their series with the Rangers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes kept losing close games to come within 60 minutes of exiting the NHL playoffs in an embarrassing sweep. Yet coach Rod Brind'Amour kept insisting his team was playing well in key areas and they had to stick with things. Somehow, what sounded like little more than a hopeful a...
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Bruins captain Brad Marchand is out for Game 5 against the Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Bruins captain Brad Marchand will not play in Game 5 of Boston's Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, coach Jim Montgomery said. Marchand travelled with the team to Florida but is "not an option tonight," Montgomery said after the team's morni...
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Oilers starting Calvin Pickard in goal for Game 4 vs. Canucks
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers will start Calvin Pickard in net tonight for Game 4 of their playoff series with the Vancouver Canucks. The 32-year-old journeyman netminder replaces Stuart Skinner, who was pulled in the third period of Edmonton's 4-3 loss to Vancouver on Sunday after giving up four goals on 15 shots. ...
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Renovations begin on Toronto's Scotiabank Arena, home of the Maple Leafs and Raptors
TORONTO - The second phase of renovations at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena has begun. Keith Pelley, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sport and Entertainment, did a ceremonial groundbreaking at the downtown arena this morning. Construction could not begin until the NHL's Maple Leafs and NBA's Raptors, the venue's primary oc...
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