09-07-2024 18:39 via winnipegfreepress.com

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gymnast Livvy Dunne will return for a fifth season at LSU, saying on social media she’s “not Dunne yet.” The decision brings back one of […]
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Lionel Messi injures lower right leg in Copa America final, remains in game
15-07-2024 04:25 via winnipegfreepress.com

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi went down with an apparent leg injury during the first half of Argentina’s Copa America final match against Colombia on Sunday night. Messi […]
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Redblacks rally early, late to edge winless Elks 37-34
15-07-2024 04:19 via winnipegfreepress.com

EDMONTON – Quarterback Dru Brown completed a couple of long touchdown passes in the second half and Lewis Ward kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired and the Ottawa […]
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China’s economy slowed in the last quarter as weak consumer demand dragged on growth
15-07-2024 04:16 via winnipegfreepress.com

BANGKOK (AP) — China’s economy expanded at a slower-than-forecast 4.7% annual rate in the last quarter, the government reported Monday. That was sharply below the 5.3% annual pace of growth […]
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Bazzana grew up in Australia wanting to be MLB player. Now he’s a historic No. 1 overall draft pick
15-07-2024 04:08 via winnipegfreepress.com

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Travis Bazzana played cricket, rugby and soccer growing up in Australia. What he always wanted was to be a major league baseball player. “I don’t […]
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China’s Communist Party will signal its approach to the country’s challenges at a meeting this week
15-07-2024 03:57 via winnipegfreepress.com

BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party is starting a four-day meeting Monday that is expected to lay out a strategy for self-sufficient economic growth in an era of heightened […]
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America’s toxic political climate faces calls to ‘tone it down’ after assassination attempt on Trump
15-07-2024 03:52 via winnipegfreepress.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Tone it down!” That was the plea from one Republican congressman as he came to grips with the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a political rally […]
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Robert MacIntyre wins Scottish Open; Ayaka Furue takes Evian Championship
15-07-2024 03:50 via winnipegfreepress.com

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Robert MacIntyre won an Open that felt like a major to him Sunday when he made a 22-foot birdie putt on the final hole for […]
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James Sikking, star of ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘Doogie Howser, MD,’ dies at 90
15-07-2024 03:47 via winnipegfreepress.com

James Sikking, who starred as a hardened police lieutenant on “Hill Street Blues” and as the titular character’s kindhearted dad on “Doogie Howser, M.D.,” has died at 90. Sikking died […]
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Bruno wins Stampede saddle bronc title despite confusion
15-07-2024 03:38 via winnipegfreepress.com

CALGARY – Zeke Thurston thought he had won his fourth saddle-bronc title at the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Sunday. Jubilation then turned to dejection for the 29-year-old cowboy from Big […]
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Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori plans to run for presidency in 2026, daughter says
15-07-2024 03:23 via winnipegfreepress.com

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Former President Alberto Fujimori, who was pardoned in December from his convictions for corruption and responsibility for the murder of 25 people, plans to run for […]
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Winston, beloved gorilla at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, dies at 52 after suffering health problems
15-07-2024 03:21 via winnipegfreepress.com

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — Winston, a western lowland gorilla who was a favorite attraction at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, has died at the age of 52 after suffering […]
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Blue Jays select pitcher Trey Yesavage with first pick in MLB amateur draft
15-07-2024 03:07 via winnipegfreepress.com

FORT WORTH, Texas – Right-handed pitcher Trey Yesavage was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday night with their first pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft. The 6-foot-4 […]
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Birthday boy Lamine Yamal wins Euro 2024 and best young player award
15-07-2024 03:05 via winnipegfreepress.com

BERLIN (AP) — Spain’s teenage phenom Lamine Yamal won the European Championship and the tournament’s best young player award just a day after he turned 17. Yamal earned it mostly […]
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World Series MVP Seager from host Rangers added to AL All-Star roster, replacing injured Correa
15-07-2024 02:52 via winnipegfreepress.com

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time World Series MVP Corey Seager has been named to the American League All-Star roster as a replacement for injured Minnesota shortstop Carlos Correa, giving the […]
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Harry Hall chips in for birdie from 45 feet on the 3rd playoff hole to win the ISCO Championship
15-07-2024 02:47 via winnipegfreepress.com

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Harry Hall chipped in for birdie from 45 feet on the third hole of a playoff to win the ISCO Championship for his first PGA Tour […]
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Player killed in shooting outside Cup of Nations soccer game
15-07-2024 02:45 via winnipegfreepress.com

An athlete was reportedly gunned down outside a south Winnipeg soccer field after a tournament Saturday evening in what event organizers believe was a targeted shooting. The victim, who has […]
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Sun rout Mercury 96-69, Rachel Banham scores a career-high 24 points
15-07-2024 02:38 via winnipegfreepress.com

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Rachel Banham scored a career-high 24 points, hitting eight 3-pointers to match the Connecticut record, and help the Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 96-69 on Sunday. […]
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Hard-working striker Mikel Oyarzabal emerges as Spain’s unlikely hero in Euro 2024 final
15-07-2024 02:38 via winnipegfreepress.com

BERLIN (AP) — While Spain’s exhilarating youngsters led the charge to a record fourth European Championship, it fell to a player who has lived through the hard side of soccer […]
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Ezi Magbegor scores 18, Jordan Horston adds 15 as Storm beats Dream 81-70
15-07-2024 02:14 via winnipegfreepress.com

SEATTLE (AP) — Ezi Magbegor scored 18 points and Jordan Horston added 16 to lead five Seattle players scoring in double figures and the Storm beat the Atlanta Dream 81-70 […]
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Former tennis star Mardy Fish wins American Century Championship celebrity golf tourney
15-07-2024 02:11 via winnipegfreepress.com

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. (AP) — Former tennis player Mardy Fish won the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament for the second time Sunday, holding off NHL player Joe Pavelski […]
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Former tennis player Mardy Fish wins the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament
15-07-2024 02:11 via winnipegfreepress.com

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. (AP) — Former tennis player Mardy Fish won the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament for the second time Sunday, holding off NHL player Joe Pavelski […]
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Bonzi wins at Winnipeg National Bank Challenger
15-07-2024 02:11 via winnipegfreepress.com

The long road back from a wrist injury for Benjamin Bonzi has included navigating a few potholes. So it was fitting for the Frenchman to come through Manitoba to earn […]
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Diego Botin steers Spain to SailGP’s $2M championship against heavyweights Slingsby and Burling
15-07-2024 02:07 via winnipegfreepress.com

Spain’s Diego Botin stunned heavyweights Tom Slingsby of Australia and Peter Burling of New Zealand by brilliantly steering Los Gallos to victory in SailGP’s $2 million, winner-take-all Grand Final on […]
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News briefs for Sunday, July 14, 2024
15-07-2024 02:00 via winnipegfreepress.com

A collection of breaking news briefs filed on Sunday, July 14, 2024 Missing Saskatchewan man last seen in The Pas 7:10 PM RCMP are asking for the public’s help in […]
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Fans breach security gates at Hard Rock Stadium ahead of Copa final
15-07-2024 01:38 via winnipegfreepress.com

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Fans appeared to breach the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium hours before the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia on Sunday evening. Video […]
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Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia delayed after crowd issues
15-07-2024 01:38 via winnipegfreepress.com

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia was delayed at least 30 minutes on Sunday evening because of crowd issues. Hours before kickoff, fans […]
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Trudeau says he spoke with Trump Sunday after shooting, condemned political violence
15-07-2024 01:33 via winnipegfreepress.com

OTTAWA – The Prime Minister’s office says Justin Trudeau spoke this afternoon with former president Donald Trump in the wake of a deadly shooting at one of his campaign rallies […]
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Orioles avoid a three-game sweep with 6-5 win over Yankees
15-07-2024 01:32 via winnipegfreepress.com

BALTIMORE (AP) — Cedric Mullins hit a two-run double in the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday — after […]
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Gimli Glider Exhibit helpers tell miraculous tale of survival
15-07-2024 01:32 via winnipegfreepress.com

Mal Macdonald is no longer a pilot, but he still helps people get from point A to point B. The 73-year-old retiree volunteers his time leading people through the Gimli […]
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