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Dave Parker, hard-hitting Hall of Fame outfielder nicknamed 'the Cobra,' dies at 74
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next month, has died, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Saturday. He was 74.
Hudson's Bay landlords don't want Liu to move in, but retailer still has a shot
TORONTO — A group of Hudson’s Bay’s landlords don’t want to transfer about two dozen leases to British Columbia billionaire Ruby Liu, but the department store still has a chance to get its way.
Alberta strikes deal to off-load remaining batch of controversial children's medicine
EDMONTON — Three years after Alberta’s government paid $70 million for children’s pain and fever medicine, its front-line health provider says it has worked out a deal to off-load what remains of the ...
Canada contingent helps New England to its third straight Major League Rugby title
PAWTUCKET — Fijian winger Paula Balekana scored two tries and Dan Hollinshead kicked 13 points Saturday as the New England ...
Kansas deputy, suspect killed in exchange of gunfire after a call about fireworks, authorities say
Phillips County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brandon Gaede, 30, was pronounced dead at a hospital after the shooting Friday evening in Phillipsburg, the sheriff’s office said. The city of about 2,000 ...
Search and annoy: Harrington, NBC's Maltbie caught in tiff over lost ball at US Senior Open
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A video of Padraig Harrington arguing with NBC on-course reporter Roger Maltbie for not ...
Jannik Sinner won't say why he fired two team members right before Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner confirmed that he recently fired two members of his team — fitness coach Marco Panichi and physiotherapist Ulises Badio, who themselves were replacements for people ...
A hard-liner follows a fellow right-winger as head of Greece's migration and asylum ministry
No changes are expected to be seen in Greece’s tough migration policy under Plevris who, like Voridis and current health minister Adonis Georgiadis, joined the conservative New Democracy in 2012, ...
At Hermes, woven leather and quiet confidence set the tone for Paris menswear
In a season marked by designer shake-ups and economic jitters, Hermes stood alone: confident, focused, and unwilling to compromise. As Nichanian took her bow to cheers, she sent a clear message — at ...
Simon Wang makes history as highest-drafted Chinese player in NHL
The San Jose Sharks chose the defenceman from the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals with the first pick of the NHL draft’s second round, making the six-foot-six, 222-pound Wang the ...
New York Islanders select defenceman Matthew Schaefer first overall at NHL draft
The New York Islanders did the expected Friday, selecting Schaefer with the first pick at the 2025 NHL draft. His big moment inside Peacock Theater was tinged with a level of sadness. The teenager’s ...
Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose 'Alligator Alcatraz'
A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, converged outside an airstrip in the Florida Everglades Saturday to protest ...