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Typhoon causes a 3rd game to be cancelled at Rugby World Cup

TOKYO - Rugby World Cup organizers have cancelled a third game because of Typhoon Hagibis, deciding early Sunday morning to call off the last of the Pool B games between Canada and Namibia. World Rugb...

Oct 12, 2019

McDavid, Draisaitl help unbeaten Oilers defeat Rangers 4-1

NEW YORK - Connor McDavid scored the tiebreaking goal and Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, all in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers 4-1 Saturday for their ...

Oct 12, 2019

'No human is limited': Kipchoge runs sub-2 hour marathon

VIENNA - Roger Bannister, 1954. Neil Armstrong, 1969. Eliud Kipchoge, 2019? Like the sub-four minute mile and walking on the moon, running a marathon in less than two hours had seemed impossible - unt...

Oct 12, 2019

Canadian Ellie Black sprains ankle, just misses podium at worlds

STUTTGART, Germany - Canada's Ellie Black was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain after narrowly missing the podium in the all-around competition on Thursday at the world gymnastics championships. The ...

Oct 12, 2019

Simone Biles wins vault to tie worlds medal record

STUTTGART, Germany - Simone Biles won the women's vault competition at the gymnastics world championships on Saturday to tie the record for most world medals by any gymnast, but couldn't add another i...

Oct 12, 2019

Phillies fire manager Gabe Kapler in hyped season gone wrong

PHILADELPHIA - Gabe Kapler took the fall for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was fired Thursday, nearly two weeks after a disappointing finish to a season of big expectations highlighted by Bryce Harper...

Oct 12, 2019

Canada's Vasek Pospisil drops tough match against Daniil Medvedev

SHANGHAI - Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev continued his quest to reach a sixth consecutive ATP Tour final after beating Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil 7-6 (7), 7-5 in their round-of-16 match on Thurs...

Oct 12, 2019

Kendrick slam in 10th lifts Nats over Dodgers 7-3, into NLCS

LOS ANGELES - Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam off Joe Kelly in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals overcame a three-run deficit with a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

Oct 11, 2019

J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks trounce L.A. Kings 8-2 in home opener

VANCOUVER - Coach Travis Green says his Vancouver Canucks were in need of a victory as they headed into their home opener. The squad had dropped their first two games of the season and with so many ne...

Oct 11, 2019

Hergy Mayala had two TDs as Stampeders hang on for 30-28 win over Roughriders

CALGARY - Hergy Mayala scored his first two CFL touchdowns to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a 30-28 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday in front of 30,210 fans at McMahon Stadium. Mayala ...

Oct 11, 2019