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Giolito pitches 1st no-hitter of year, White Sox top Pirates
CHICAGO - Lucas Giolito pitched the first no-hitter of the pandemic-delayed major league season, striking out 13 and permitting just one runner in leading the Chicago White Sox over the Pittsurgh Pira...
Aug 25, 2020
Devers hits 3-run triple, Red Sox rally to beat Blue Jays
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Rafael Devers hit a three-run triple to highlight Boston's six-run outburst in the sixth inning as the Red Sox rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Tuesday night. Devers, who s...
Aug 25, 2020
Palat scores overtime winner to give Lightning a 4-3 win over Bruins
TORONTO - Ondrej Palat scored at 4:40 of overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday to even their second-round playoff s...
Aug 25, 2020
Polanski's request to restore film academy membership denied
LOS ANGELES - A judge on Tuesday denied Roman Polanski's request to restore his membership in the organization that bestows the Academy Awards two years after he was expelled from it for raping a mino...
Aug 25, 2020
Murray scores 42, Nuggets beat Jazz 117-107 in Game 5
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Canada's Jamal Murray scored 33 of his 42 points in a second half where he played every minute and the Denver Nuggets avoided elimination by beating the Utah Jazz 117-107 on T...
Aug 25, 2020
Djokovic's neck better, as is his play; now 20-0 in 2020
NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic's neck felt much better, and his tennis looked much better, in a 6-2, 6-4 victory over unseeded American Tennys Sandgren at the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday that im...
Aug 25, 2020
Increase in overdose numbers spurs calls for decriminalization
KAMLOOPS - Last month, B.C. lost another 175 lives to suspected illicit drug overdoses. The numbers have spiked in recent months, corresponding with a more toxic drug supply. "The number of people dyi...
Aug 25, 2020
High lumber prices and lack of supply affecting Kamloops builders and suppliers
KAMLOOPS - If you're building a home or just starting a backyard project, be prepared for your costs to increase. Since April, the price of lumber has gone up by almost 170 per cent as a result of the...
Aug 25, 2020
Amputee fashion show in Japan features Paralympic athletes
TOKYO - Paralympic athletes took to the catwalk in Tokyo on Tuesday for the "Amputee Venus Show." The event marked the date when the Paralympic Games would have opened. The Olympics and Paralympics we...
Aug 25, 2020
Antetokounmpo voted NBA's Defensive Player of the Year
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Giannis Antetokounmpo was voted NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, becoming the fifth player to win that award and MVP in a career. The Milwaukee Bucks All-Star, who...
Aug 25, 2020
