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General manager Ross Atkins preaches patience as Toronto Blue Jays struggle
TORONTO - Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins is preaching patience. Atkins addressed reporters at Rogers Centre this morning, hours before Toronto hosted the Tampa Bay Rays this afternoon. The 20-m...
16h ago
Fog delayed PGA Championship at Valhalla, where the cut is 1-under 141
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Once the rain cleared out, fog moved in at the PGA Championship. Thick fog covered Valhalla on Saturday morning, causing a two-hour delay before the second round resumed. It for...
17h ago
Bayer Leverkusen completes undefeated Bundesliga
BERLIN (AP) - League champion Bayer Leverkusen became the first team to complete a Bundesliga season unbeaten on Saturday. Early goals from Victor Boniface and Robert Andrich gave Leverkusen a 2-1 win...
17h ago
Sweden beats Latvia 7-2, Switzerland routs Denmark 8-0 at men's hockey world championship
PRAGUE (AP) - Sweden killed off a 5-minute major before scoring three goals in a 26-second span in the middle period to pull away from Latvia in a 7-2 win that clinched a playoff-round berth at the me...
18h ago
Georgia's president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Georgia's president on Saturday vetoed the so-called "Russian law" targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests. The law would require media and NGOs to register as ...
18h ago
Suspect in attempted assassination of Slovakia's prime minister makes first court appearance
PEZINOK, Slovakia (AP) - The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico made his first court appearance Saturday as the nation's leader remained in serious condition re...
23h ago
Montreal artists and venue owners support 24-hour party district — with reservations
MONTREAL - It's 2:55 a.m. on a recent evening at Blue Dog bar, in Montreal's Plateau district. A bell rings, the bartender shouts, "last call," and a handful of people wander to the bar for one more d...
23h ago
Dialysis is crucial for kidney patients. It also generates a lot of waste.
Dialysis is one of the most resource-intensive therapies but patients with kidney failure have no other option, except for a kidney transplant. Nephrologists are trying to quantify the waste as they a...
23h ago
Doctors, patients want options to reduce dialysis waste adding to climate change
VANCOUVER - Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube. The 60-year...
23h ago
Duchene scores winner in 2nd OT, Stars advance to Western Conference Final with 2-1 win over Avs
DENVER (AP) - Matt Duchene scored at 11:42 of the second overtime after being involved in a play that led to a goal disallowed for goaltender interference in the first extra period, and the Dallas Sta...
May 17, 2024