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Sports cancellations and economy data: In The News for Aug. 28
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Lute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85
TUCSON, Ariz. – Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a…
White House plays role of partisan prop as Trump accepts GOP nomination
WASHINGTON – The Republicans and Donald Trump rolled out their biggest political guns Thursday on…
Thursday’s Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Best-of-Seven Eastern Conference Semifinals at Toronto Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Islanders, ppd.…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Trump, on huge White House stage, decrying Biden, radicals WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a moment…
NHL postpones Thursday, Friday games after police shooting of Jacob Blake
Ryan Reaves had a restless night Wednesday. The hulking, bruising Vegas Golden Knights winger —…
Mets, Marlins walk off field in social injustice protest
NEW YORK – The New York Mets and Miami Marlins jointly walked off the field…
Sport-by-sport snapshot of racial injustice protests
Moved by the videotaped shooting of Jacob Blake, many professional athletes — some who had…
Toronto Blue Jays-Boston Red Sox game postponed after police shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Toronto Blue Jays-Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball game was postponed…
A 2nd day of NBA playoff games halted over racial injustice
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – An unprecedented NBA walkout over racial injustice postponed a second…
More MLB games postponed in response to racial injustice
In a typically awkward way, Major League Baseball has been pulled into America’s discussion about…
NBA postpones games again, other leagues follow
North American pro athletes tried to shift the spotlight from the sporting arena to social…
NFL mentor leads program to help players leverage platforms
Lamonte Winston had difficult conversations with players who wanted to follow Colin Kaepernick’s lead —…
Police largely silent as outrage builds over Blake shooting
It took three days, an outpouring of anger in the streets and a NBA boycott…
Raptors players were among the first to speak up about an NBA boycott
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Two days after Raptors guard Fred VanVleet wondered aloud whether…
CP NewsAlert: NBA players to continue playoffs after postponements: AP source
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – NBA players will continue the playoffs after postponements following the…
Pence aide: NBA protest over Kenosha are ‘absurd and silly’
WASHINGTON – Vice-President Mike Pence’s chief of staff said Thursday that NBA protests over the…
Convention-covering networks challenged by competing stories
NEW YORK – The Republican convention’s third night happened amid an unusual confluence of major…
NBA protest, Quebec schools return and Hurricane Laura: In The News for Aug. 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
5 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked…
Kadri, Avs regroup to beat Stars 6-4 in Game 3
EDMONTON – Nazem Kadri scored the go-ahead goal with 6:06 remaining in a wild third…
3 MLB games postponed, players decide after Kenosha shooting
MILWAUKEE – Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports…
Hrudey says NHL should have postponed playoff games after NBA boycott
TORONTO – Hockey analyst Kelly Hrudey wanted the NHL to respond in a meaningful way…
Wednesday’s Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Best-of-Seven Eastern Conference Semifinals at Toronto Philadelphia 4 N.Y. Islanders 3…