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Veteran CFL quarterback Ricky Ray expected to call it a career after 17 seasons
TORONTO - Ricky Ray is calling it a career. Two league sources told The Canadian Press the veteran quarterback will hold a conference call Wednesday to announce his retirement. The move isn't a&n...
May 8, 2019
Maximum Security out of Preakness; Derby DQ appeal denied
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Taken down as the Kentucky Derby winner, Maximum Security is now out of the Preakness. Maximum Security's co-owner said Monday he will not run the horse in the middle jewel of the Tr...
May 8, 2019
Maximum Security out of Preakness; Derby DQ to be appealed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Taken down as the Kentucky Derby winner, Maximum Security is now out of the Preakness. Maximum Security's owner said Monday he will not run the horse in the middle jewel of the Tripl...
May 8, 2019
Tokyo Olympics cut spending; sports federations unhappy
TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics are caught between the proverbial rock and hard place. Tokyo organizers are trying to cut spending, under pressure from the International Olympic Committee, which has been w...
May 8, 2019
Tokyo Olympics cut spending; sports federations unhappy
TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics are caught between the proverbial rock and hard place. Tokyo organizers are trying to cut spending, under pressure from the International Olympic Committee, which has been w...
May 8, 2019
Asia stocks mostly higher after Trump trade threat
BEIJING - Asian stock markets rebounded Tuesday after Beijing said trade negotiators were preparing to go to Washington despite President Donald Trump's threat to escalate their tariff war. Benchmarks...
May 8, 2019
George Clooney hopes media 'kinder' to Meghan Markle
LOS ANGELES - George Clooney says the media should "be a little kinder" to Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, after she gave birth to a baby boy. Clooney told The Associated Press Tuesday at the Hollywood...
May 8, 2019
Orchestra searching for child who charmed crowd with 'wow!'
BOSTON - America's oldest performing arts group is looking for a child who was literally wowed by a recent classical music concert. The Handel & Haydn Society had just finished its rendition of Mo...
May 8, 2019
Gaza artists call on Eurovision singers to boycott Israel
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian artists are calling on Eurovision song contest contestants to boycott the international music competition that Israel is hosting next week. The Gaza Strip-bas...
May 8, 2019
Barack Obama's book not expected to be released in 2019
WASHINGTON - Former President Barack Obama's post-White House memoir isn't expected to be released this year, setting up the likelihood that the highly anticipated book will drop during the 2020 campa...
May 8, 2019