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RIO DE JANEIRO — It will be over the coming months, and even years, that Glenn Hoag and son Nick will truly reflect on what they accomplished by bringing Canadian volleyball back to the Olympic stage after more than two decades. Being the last team into the tournament, the Canadians knew just how tough it

The Caribbean island of about 3.5 million people has recorded 10,690 laboratory-confirmed cases of Zika but the actual number of infections with the mosquito-borne virus is likely higher.

Twins plays Kansas City at Target Field

BOSTON — Pitching carried the Arizona Diamondbacks during a four-game winning streak that saw their starters throw 14 scoreless innings. It didn’t take long for all that to evaporate against the Boston Red Sox. Arizona starter Patrick Corbin gave up four runs in each of the first two innings, and the Diamondbacks never recovered from

"I wouldn't say its justice, but I felt as if I did the right thing," Stafford said in an interview on Friday.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- For the first time in the history of the Summer Games, the United States women's soccer team will not medal.

A new discovery from the WikiLeaks DNC email cache exposes George Soros issuing orders to Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State, and a follow up investigation reveals that Clinton carried out his instructions to the letter. During the last 214 years, past Presidents and political leaders have tried to warn the public that the U.S. government is under the control of an “invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.” New evidence, courtesy of the latest WikiLeaks email dump... Читать дальше...

A look back at day seven of competition at the Rio Olympics.

We love the Canadians

If you have to have a country next door, you would want it to be Canada. Everybody loves them. They talk like we do but with some funny affectations, eh! And they are just all-around good people. So, it’s with...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It will be over the coming months, and even years, that Glenn Hoag and son Nick will truly reflect on what they accomplished by bringing Canadian volleyball back to the Olympic stage after more than…

On Thursday — almost 72 years after the injury that kept him in a hospital for 41/2 months — Gerard Wicklin was adorned with the remaining medals he was owed for his service in the 104th Infantry Division of the United States Army during World War II.

His Melbourne Storm counterpart is considered the "master manipulator" of referees but Canberra skipper Jarrod Croker says he is receiving more respect from the whistle blowers this season.

On Sunday, the New York Yankees announced that they would be releasing third baseman Alex Rodriguez from his contract this week. On Friday night, the three-time American League MVP, 14-time All-Star and the man who basically carried the team to their 2009 World Series title played his final game in pinstripes, and likely his final game as a player. A-Rod served as designated hitter and batted third in the lineup on Friday.

A stunner at the Rio Olympics: Michael Phelps goes down in defeat

An ABC police reporter with a cold has been detained by police who accused him of being "off his chops" on a dangerous drug.

Frustrated by their series defeat, Australia has made two changes and reconfigured their top order for the dead-rubber Test against Sri Lanka, beginning on Saturday.

Sri Lankan legend Muthiah Muralidaran was drafted into the Australian squad to help banish the team's sub-continental woes - but his consultancy has largely failed to deliver results.

Malaysian police have arrested nine militants, including two suspected of carrying out a grenade attack, claimed by Islamic State group, at a nightspot on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur in June, the country's police chief said on Saturday. A known Malaysian ISIS fighter in Syria, Muhammad Wanndy Muhammad Jedi, had said in a posting on his Facebook page that the group had carried out the June 28 attack on a bar in the Puchong neighborhood that wounded eight people. If the claim was genuine it would... Читать дальше...

A farewell message to Alex Rodriguez was displayed at Yankee Stadium on Friday in honor of his last appearance as a Yankee player. “For me, wearing the pinstripes is enough,” he said.

Marta misses from the spot but Brazil beat Australia to set up an Olympic women's football semi-final with Sweden.

The Matildas have lost their Olympics quarter-final against Brazil after a penalty shoot out.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Phelps is used to being in a league of his own.

CLEVELAND — Los Angeles starter Tyler Skaggs took the blame after the Cleveland Indians matched their team record with eight steals. Skaggs allowed the first seven steals in the Angels’ 13-3 loss Friday night. “This loss is on me today,” Skaggs said. “A mixture of a lot of things, all of them my fault. Definitely

In remarks with strong racial overtones, Donald Trump told a mainly white rural crowd in Pennsylvania on Friday that vote fraud could cheat him out of victory and vowed to dispatch police who support him to monitor polls in “certain parts” of the state.

An elderly man has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after a fire tore through his caravan on the Mornington Peninsula.