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In the news today, June 14
Five stories in the news for Friday, June 14 --- RAPTORS WIN FIRST NBA TITLE IN FRANCHISE HISTORY The Toronto Raptors, a team whose magical playoff run sparked civic pride and raucous enthusiasm ...
Jun 16, 2019
Missy Elliott, in tears, gets inducted into Songwriters Hall
NEW YORK - Missy Elliott, the creative mastermind who has written hit songs for a number of female acts and created camaraderie among women in the music industry for more than two decades, felt the lo...
Jun 15, 2019
Ottawa Redblacks come from behind to edge Calgary Stampeders 32-28
CALGARY - Redblacks quarterback Dominique Davis compensated for passing mistakes with his legs in Ottawa's 32-28 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. Intercepted four times, Davis scored ...
Jun 15, 2019
King of the North: Kawhi Leonard wins Finals MVP
OAKLAND, Calif. - Kawhi Leonard's first season with the Toronto Raptors started with his now-infamous laugh. It ended with him getting the last laugh. The best player on the league's newly crowned bes...
Jun 15, 2019
The injuries pile up, and the Warriors' reign ends
OAKLAND, Calif. - In the end, they were just battered and broken. And now, they're beaten. The Golden State Warriors are champions no more. The reign ended Thursday night in the last game they'll ever...
Jun 15, 2019
Raptors clinch first NBA championship in team's 24-year franchise history
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Toronto Raptors' blockbuster trade for Kawhi Leonard last summer was barely a day old when the forward reached out to his new teammate Kyle Lowry. "I said 'Let's go out and ...
Jun 15, 2019
Blue Jays belt 3 HRs, get 17 hits in 12-3 rout of Orioles
BALTIMORE - For much of this season, Marcus Stroman has pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays without receiving adequate run support. His teammates made up for that shortcoming in a big way against the Ba...
Jun 15, 2019
Tiffany Haddish cancels Atlanta show over abortion law
ATLANTA - Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish has cancelled her upcoming Atlanta performance because of Georgia's new restrictive abortion law. News outlets report that the "Girls Trip" star sent a s...
Jun 15, 2019
US says video shows Iran removing mine from stricken tanker
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. military released a video Friday it said showed Iran's Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the oil tankers targeted near the strat...
Jun 15, 2019
Williams' TD return sparks Ticats to opening victory over Roughriders
HAMILTON - Frankie Williams delivered the spark the Hamilton Tiger-Cats desperately needed. Williams' 68-yard punt return TD led Hamilton to a 23-17 win over the Saskatchewan Roughrider...
Jun 15, 2019
