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Canada beats United States in U.S. for first time since 1957, winning friendly 2-1
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Hoping to show its first-round exit at the Copa America was a fluke, the United States instead displayed an alarming lack of intensity and an abundant defensive disarray that resulted in its first home loss to Canada since 1957. Jacob Shaffelburg and...
2024 Paralympics schedule Sept. 8: Last medals up for grabs before closing party
PARIS (AP) — La fin. The 2024 Paralympic Games end on Sunday bringing the curtain down on a summer celebration of outstanding sporting achievements in Paris. The French capital will bid adieu with what promises to be another spectacle for the closing ceremony after...
Man charged with plotting shooting at a New York Jewish center on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
NEW YORK (AP) — A Pakistani man was arrested in Canada this week and accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that sparked the latest conflict in the Middle East, federal authorities announced Friday. ...
Getting bypassed by US Soccer not on Jesse Marsch's mind going into Canada's match vs. Americans
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Jesse Marsch has said several times he was unhappy with his treatment by the U.S. Soccer Federation when he interviewed last year before Gregg Berhalter was rehired. That won't be on Marsch's mind Saturday when he coaches Canada against the United States in a friendly. ...
Brewers minor league pitcher Ever Urena is suspended 56 games following a positive drug test
NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers minor league pitcher Ever Urena was suspended for 56 games Friday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol under baseball’s drug program for players assigned outside the U.S. and Canada. A 19-year-old...
Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain operator turns down Couche-Tard takeover offer
TOKYO (AP) — The parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain said Friday that it’s turning down a takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. of Canada. In a letter made public, Stephen Dacus, who heads a special committee of outsiders examining the...
Sweden joins countries seeking to end screen time for children under 2
Sweden says children under the age of 2 should not be exposed to any digital screens. The recommendations, issued by the Scandinavian country’s public health agency earlier this month as a new school year begins, are the latest in a worldwide effort to limit screen time for young children. The...
Chinese soccer appears to be getting worse despite President Xi's pledge to make it better
TOKYO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is reported to be a big soccer fan, and he promised in a 2015 document to resuscitate the men's national team, damaged by abysmal results on the global stage and widespread corruption in local leagues. He cannot be happy. ...
Alex Morgan retires from professional soccer and is expecting her second child
Over the course of a career that included two women's World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal, Alex Morgan elevated the women's game through her play on the field and activism off it. The 35-year-old Morgan, who said she is pregnant with her second child, announced on Thursday...
Canada's NDP leader says end of agreement with Liberals makes election timing uncertain
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The leader of Canada’s leftist New Democratic Party said Thursday that policies supported by liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hurt Canadians, although he didn’t say if he was willing to trigger a snap federal...
