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Redemption for Gasol as Spanish big man helps Raptors rally against Bucks
TORONTO - Marc Gasol threw himself on his sword after the Raptors' lopsided Game 2 loss in Milwaukee, offering the kind of mea culpa that is all too rare today. "I played really bad and that set ...
May 20, 2019
5th migrant child dies after detention by Border Patrol
HOUSTON - The U.S. government says a 16-year-old Guatemalan died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child apprehended by border agents since December. U.S. ...
May 20, 2019
Pro women hockey players form union in step toward league
PHILADELPHIA - More than 200 of the world's top female players have taken the next step toward a viable professional league by forming a union. The Professional Women's Hockey Association said Monday ...
May 20, 2019
Governing body of English rugby league approves franchise move to Ottawa
TORONTO - The governing body of English rugby league has accepted a bid to put a franchise in Ottawa. Toronto's Eric Perez, who helped bring the sport to North America via the Toronto Wolfpack, is par...
May 20, 2019
Hutchinson, Davies highlight's Canada's preliminary Gold Cup roster
TORONTO - Veteran Atiba Hutchinson and teenager Alphonso Davies highlight Canada's preliminary 40-man roster for this summer's Gold Cup. CONCACAF, the governing body for North and Central America...
May 20, 2019
B.C. Lions sign former Edmonton Eskimos linebacker Adam Konar
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The B.C. Lions have scooped up Canadian linebacker Adam Konar. The club announced Monday that it signed the 25-year-old Vancouver native, who spent four seasons with the Edmonton...
May 20, 2019
Focus on traumatized boys critical to gender equality, new research shows
TORONTO - Boys in poor urban areas around the world are suffering even more than girls from violence, abuse and neglect, groundbreaking international research published on Monday suggests. The st...
May 20, 2019
Canadian retaliatory tariffs lifted as U.S. kills steel aluminum penalties
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canadian tariffs on U.S. bourbon, playing cards and licorice have officially been lifted. The tariffs targeting products to have political impact in the sta...
May 20, 2019
Canada's Brown and De Grasse finish 1-2 in 200 metres at Shanghai meet
SHANGHAI - Canada's Aaron Brown finished just ahead of teammate Andre De Grasse to win the men's 200 metres at the Shanghai Diamond League on Saturday. Brown, from Toronto, was first&nb...
May 20, 2019
Kawhi Leonard ailing but still scoring in double-overtime win over Milwaukee
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard's teammates had long gone by the time he emerged from the nether-regions of the Raptors locker-room to get dressed. It was 11:29 p.m. local time. Treatment beckoned after leadi...
May 20, 2019
