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OTTAWA - Emily Amano remembers going to TD Place to watch her soccer heroes and now she and her teammates will be the ones inspiring a whole new generation. Ottawa Rapid FC will play their inaugural m...

MONTREAL - Hours after waking to watch Pope Francis being laid to rest, several dozen faithful paid a final tribute to the late pontiff at a memorial mass at Montreal's Mary, Queen of the World Cathed...

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It's a major step by the aging leader to designate a successor....

Elic Ayomanor is a Tennessee Titan. Tennessee selected the Stanford Cardinal receiver with the 34th pick of the fourth round, No. 136 overall, in the NFL draft Saturday. Ayomanor was the first Canadia...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Walt Jocketty, a three-time baseball executive of the year and former general manager for both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, has died. He was 74. Jocketty died Frid...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Community Foundation (PGCF) has partnered with the PG Council of Seniors (PGCOS) to launch a new initiative to support seniors who are struggling to make ends meet. T...

WREXHAM, Wales (AP) - Wrexham edged closer to promotion to the second tier of English soccer by taking a 2-0 halftime lead against Charlton on Saturday. The Welsh club, owned by celebrities Ryan Reyno...

MONTREAL - The NHL has punished the main combatants in a bench-clearing altercation in Friday night's playoff game between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals. Canadiens forward Josh Anders...

XIAMEN, China (AP) - Norwegian standout Karsten Warholm improved on his unofficial world record in the 300-meter hurdles by clocking 33.05 seconds at the opening Diamond League meeting on Saturday. Wa...

Newcastle and Chelsea picked up victories in the Premier League on Saturday to move into the Champions League qualification positions as Ipswich became the third and final team to be relegated. On the...