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War of Will wins Preakness featuring riderless running horse
BALTIMORE - Mark Casse completed a lifelong quest two weeks after the scare of a lifetime. And he did so in a race featuring a riderless horse that threw his jockey out of the gate and kept running. S...
May 20, 2019
Alexey Toropchenko with hat trick, Storm beat Huskies at Memorial Cup
HALIFAX - Alexey Toropchenko picked up right where he left off. Toropchenko scored a natural hat trick in the first period as the Guelph Storm went on to beat the Rouyn-Noranda Hus...
May 20, 2019
Raptors coach Nick Nurse says Leonard tired, but "he'll be ready" for Game 4
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam carefully stepped down off the press conference podium on Monday, resting a hand on a Raptors staff member for support. Kyle Lowry spoke to reporters with his in...
May 20, 2019
Hart, Blackwood combine for 24-save shutout as Canada blanks Denmark 5-0
KOSICE, Slovakia - Carter Hart and Mackenzie Blackwood combined for a 24-save shutout as Canada routed Denmark 5-0 on Monday in round-robin play at the men's hockey world championship. Hart started in...
May 20, 2019
Judge rules against Trump in records dispute with Congress
WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Washington has ruled against President Donald Trump in a financial records dispute with Congress. Judge Amit Mehta's ruling says Trump cannot block the House subpoena o...
May 20, 2019
Pagenaud continues building momentum in Indy 500 practice
Indianapolis 500 pole winner Simon Pagenaud devoted Monday's practice to working exclusively in race trim. The result didn't change. The Team Penske driver remained atop the speed chart for another da...
May 20, 2019
Blackhawks prospect Alexis Gravel exceeding his own expectations at Memorial Cup
Halifax Mooseheads goaltender Alexis Gravel typically heads into his team's dressing room at intermission, sits down and might re-hydrate with a sports drink while focusing on the next period. It wasn...
May 20, 2019
Amid Iran tensions, a look at Mideast's powers and proxies
As long-simmering tensions heat up between the United States and Iran in the Middle East, a look at the various countries or players involved, and what could happen: UNITED STATES The U.S. has tens of...
May 20, 2019
Red Sox crush Guerrero-less Blue Jays 12-2 in Victoria Day matinee
TORONTO - The Boston Red Sox crushed the Vladimir Guerrero Jr.-less Toronto Blue Jays on Victoria Day. The defending World Series champions belted four homers, including a pair of early two-run blasts...
May 20, 2019
The Netherlands wins Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV, Israel - The Netherlands won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv Saturday, with Duncan Laurence's doleful piano ballad "Arcade" crowned champion of Europe's annual music extravaganz...
May 20, 2019
