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Miller scores lone goal in shootout as Canucks top Islanders 5-4
VANCOUVER - With two desperate teams fighting for a playoff spot, the Vancouver Canucks were able to dig deep when they needed it the most. J.T. Miller scored the only goal in the shootout as the Canu...
Mar 12, 2020
Trump economic team grasps for credibility with outbreak
WASHINGTON - During the financial crisis a decade ago, President Barack Obama could look around the room and turn to an economist who served as Harvard's president, a former president of the New York ...
Mar 12, 2020
Trump "postpone" idea shot down by Japanese Olympic minister
TOKYO - President Donald Trump's suggestion to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for a year because of the spreading coronavirus was immediately shot down by Japan's Olympic minister. "The IOC and the organ...
Mar 12, 2020
US Soccer president quits after gender discrimination suit
Carlos Cordeiro resigned as U.S. Soccer Federation president on Thursday night, three days after the organization sparked a backlash when its legal papers in a gender discrimination lawsuit claimed th...
Mar 12, 2020
Some US colleges cancel, postpone graduation over virus
BOSTON - Colleges across the U.S. have begun cancelling and curtailing graduation amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic will stretch into spring. Some are exploring "virtual"alternatives, while oth...
Mar 12, 2020
Florida could be knockout punch for Sanders’ 2020 campaign
MIAMI - Florida has never been known as a place of stability, especially in its politics. And yet stability is what has been on the minds of many Democrats in the state who say they'll vote for former...
Mar 12, 2020
UFC shifts cards, bars spectators at three events in face of COVID-19
The UFC is going ahead with its Fight Night card Saturday in Brazil but without spectators. And the mixed martial arts promotion is shifting future cards from Columbus, Ohio, and Portland to the UFC A...
Mar 12, 2020
Column: What will fans talk about without sports?
Going a week without watching sports used to be a dare. It's the new reality. A quick glance at today's TV sports listings provides all the confirmation you need. It looks like the departure screen at...
Mar 12, 2020
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19: PMO
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says Sophie Gregoire Trudeau has tested positive for the novel corona virus.Following medical advice, the prime minister's wife is remaining in isolation for the t...
Mar 12, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau arrive at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Wednesday, Sept.11, 2019. Trudeau and his wife are in self-isolation over COVID-19 concerns, which has forced the cancellation of an in-person meeting of Canada's first ministers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Hockey Canada cancels all sanctioned games,activities
After a day of cancellations and postponements in higher leagues of the game, Hockey Canada announced late Thursday that it too would follow suite because of the risks associated with COVID-19. All sa...
Mar 12, 2020 (Website/Hockey Canada)