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'Something our sport has never seen': Serena to Wimbledon SF
WIMBLEDON, England - Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against an opponent playing ...
Jul 09, 2019

Krakauer: Court ruling on privacy hurts right to know
HELENA, Mont. - Jon Krakauer says a court ruling that denies him documents detailing how a University of Montana quarterback's expulsion over a rape allegation was overturned may set a precedent that ...
Jul 09, 2019

Canadian rugby sevens men book their ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
A roller-coaster rugby sevens season that started with a player strike ended in Olympic qualification for Canada's men Sunday. The Canadians completed a dominant run at a regional qualifying...
Jul 09, 2019

Guard in Boosie Badazz case: spray prevented fight in store
BILOXI, Miss. - A security guard who used pepper spray on a crowd including rapper Boosie Badazz says he did so because a man was trying to start a fight with him as he tried to get the group to leave...
Jul 09, 2019

AT&T to pull Friends from Netflix for its streaming service
NEW YORK - AT&T is pulling "Friends" from Netflix to beef up its own upcoming streaming service. With new services launching, popular shows are splintering onto several different platforms. The wi...
Jul 09, 2019

Tour de France: Viviani storms bunch sprint to win Stage 4
NANCY, France - Elia Viviani had left the Giro d'Italia utterly disappointed. Two months later, the Italian rider left bitterness and his sprinting rivals in his wake to claim his first career stage w...
Jul 09, 2019

Council adjusts road construction plans to include repaving Fifth St. W.
Council decided not to repave the east service road which was budgeted for this summer and instead will immediately pave Fifth St. W. following infrastructure work.At a special council meeting on July...
Jul 09, 2019 City council is adjusting current road construction plans for the city. Fifth St. W. from Seventh Ave. to Fifth Ave. will be paved immediately after infrastructure work is done instead of an asphalt overlay on the East Service Road. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW staff)

Missing In Action: Promised 200-strong force yet to be registered with UN
OTTAWA - A Canadian pledge of 200 soldiers for peacekeeping missions is missing in action more than 18 months after it was first promised to the United Nations by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The "q...
Jul 09, 2019

"Big boy has power": Guerrero Sr. reacts to son's performance at home run derby
As Vladimir Guerrero Jr., put his impressive power on full display during Monday night's Home Run Derby, his Hall of Fame father was enjoying the show. The elder Vladimir Guerrero, who won the 2007 ve...
Jul 09, 2019

US wins 4th World Cup title, 2nd in a row, beats Dutch 2-0
LYON, France - Megan Rapinoe stood on the field, arms outstretched, striking her now trademark victory pose symbolizing the confidence of a U.S. team that celebrated and savored each triumph at the Wo...
Jul 09, 2019