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Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna ‘Mo’ Wilson in jealous rage
By Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas jury on Thursday convicted a woman of murder in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in a case that led investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer. Kaitlin Armstrong, 35, faces up to life in prison when she is sentenced later ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLB cancels 2025 Paris games after failing to find promoter, AP sources say
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
Major League Baseball has canceled plans to play regular-season games in Paris in 2025 after failing to find a promoter, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity following an owners’ meeting because the decision was not announced publicly. MLB and the players’ association ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLB cancels 2025 Paris games after failing to find promotor, AP sources say
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
Major League Baseball has canceled plans to play regular-season games in Paris in 2025 after failing to find a promoter, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. The people spoke on condition of anonymity following an owners’ meeting because the decision was not announced publicly. MLB and the players’ association ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson in jealous rage
By Jim Vertuno, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas jury on Thursday convicted a woman of murder in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in a case that led investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer. Kaitlin Armstrong, 35, faces up to life in prison when sentenced. Prosecutors said Armstrong ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Don’t go to Edmonton’ — Bombers WR Kenny Lawler to players testing CFL free agency
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2023
HAMILTON – Even as he prepares to lead the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup, Kenny Lawler regrets spending last year with the Edmonton Elks. A hypothetical was posed to the Blue Bombers star receiver on Thursday, asking what advice he would give to a fellow CFL player who was considering testing free agency. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Bridges flips from ice to field, competes in throwing at Parapan Am Games
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2023
Decorated para hockey player Billy Bridges is about to make his international debut in summer sport. Bridges will throw javelin and shot put in the Parapan American Games. The six-time Canadian hockey Paralympian – and winner of four medals including gold – has flipped from team sport on ice to an individual field event. “So ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Jenny Kwan tells feds to help Erin Brooks surf for Canada
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Member of Parliament Jenny Kwan is calling on the federal government to help surfer Erin Brooks compete for Canada in next summer’s Olympic Games. The NDP critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship has asked Minister Marc Miller to step in and grant Brooks citizenship. Kwan accuses the Conservative opposition in Ottawa of stalling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fury and Usyk to fight on Feb. 17 in Saudi Arabia to unify all 4 major heavyweight boxing titles
By The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – The fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to unify all of the major heavyweight boxing titles will take place in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, on Feb. 17, promoters announced Thursday. The last fight to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion was in 1999, when Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield to win three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Lacrosse League to host regular-season game at Place Bell in Laval
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – The National Lacrosse League will host a regular-season game between the Toronto Rock and New York Riptide at Place Bell on Feb. 16, the Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday. It’s the first time in over 20 years that the league will host a regular-season game in Quebec. The former Montreal Express played their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Bombers quiet on status of Dalton Schoen and Adam Bighill ahead of Grey Cup
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2023
HAMILTON – Kenny Lawler stared daggers when asked how he and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiving corps would step up in the potential absence of fellow wideout Dalton Schoen in Sunday’s Grey Cup. Schoen and linebacker Adam Bighill were both dressed in street clothes on the sidelines at Tim Hortons Field on Thursday morning as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law
By The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the game from Truist Park to Denver’s Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia’s votings rights laws. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement Thursday following an owners’ meeting. Atlanta was awarded the 2021 All-Star ... Read More »
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