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Earnhardt takes weekend off after plane crash near Bristol
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. will take the weekend off from broadcasting to be with his wife and daughter after the three were in a plane crash landing Thursday near Bristol Motor Speedway...
Aug 17, 2019
QB Josh McCown joins Eagles, ends retirement
PHILADELPHIA - Josh McCown's retirement lasted two months. The Philadelphia Eagles signed the 40-year-old quarterback to a one-year deal on Saturday. He is coming out of retirement to join his 11th te...
Aug 17, 2019
Dodgers' Urìas to serve 20-game domestic violence penalty
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Uras has accepted a 20-game suspension by MLB for a domestic violence incident and is expected to return in September. The league gave him credit for serving five gam...
Aug 17, 2019
Sister: Earnhardt Jr. safe after plane crash in Tennessee
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. is safe and in a hospital for evaluation after his plane crashed in east Tennessee, the NASCAR television analyst and retired driver's sister tweeted. Earnhard...
Aug 17, 2019
85-year-old, lifting since 1950, on track to cinch weightlifting championship
MONTREAL - Olympic-style weightlifting isn't just about strength or power. It's about speed, coordination, focus. More than five decades ago, Marcel Perron learned that in a visceral way. The 85-year-...
Aug 17, 2019
85-year-old, lifting since 1950, on track to cinch weightlifting championship
MONTREAL - Olympic-style weightlifting isn't just about strength or power. It's about speed, coordination, focus. More than five decades ago, Marcel Perron learned that in a visceral way. The 85-year-...
Aug 17, 2019
Dozens dead or hurt in wedding party blast in Afghan capital
KABUL - An explosion ripped through a wedding party on a busy Saturday night in Afghanistan's capital and dozens of people were killed or wounded, a government official said. Hundreds of people were b...
Aug 17, 2019
City of Saskatoon hit by internet fraud that sends $1M to wrong bank account
SASKATOON - The City of Saskatoon says it has lost $1 million in an online scam. City manager Jeff Jorgenson says a fraudster electronically impersonated the chief financial officer of a construc...
Aug 17, 2019
Chrystia Freeland condemns violence in Hong Kong, backs right to peaceful assembly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is condemning violence in Hong Kong as tension escalates between pro-democracy protesters and police. She made the remarks in a joint statement...
Aug 17, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack win 19th straight game with 46-0 rout of Rochdale Hornets
TORONTO - Matty Russell had three tries as the Toronto Wolfpack extended their win streak to 19 games with a 46-0 win over the Rochdale Hornets on Saturday afternoon. Gareth O'Brein and Chase Stanley ...
Aug 17, 2019
