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Bridge falls in Taiwan bay, injuring 10 on boats below
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A towering bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan has collapsed sending an oil tanker truck falling onto boats in the water below. A disaster relief official said the collapse Tuesday se...
Sep 30, 2019

Tobias Rieder, Milan Lucic score against former team as Flames beat Oilers
CALGARY - Tobias Rieder thought he was in the way, but it turned out that he was in the right place at the right time. Rieder redirected defenceman TJ Brodie's shot past goalie Mikko Koskinen for his ...
Sep 30, 2019

Steelers break out of funk, stomp Bengals 27-3
PITTSBURGH - Different quarterback. Same result. Mason Rudolph threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns to pick up his first victory while filling in for Ben Roethlisberger as the Pittsburgh Steelers ea...
Sep 30, 2019

Canadian Andre De Grasse wins semi to qualify for 200-metre world final
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Andre De Grasse won the last of three semifinals to qualify for the men's 200-metre final on Monday at the world track and field championships. De Grasse, who won a bronze medal...
Sep 30, 2019

Bolts' rebound, Blues' repeat among the storylines heading into NHL season
Nearly five months later, Andrei Vasilevskiy was still searching for answers. Speaking in a quiet boardroom at a downtown Chicago hotel in early September, the goalie for the Tampa Bay Lightning was b...
Sep 30, 2019

After consecutive playoff disappointments, Leafs looking to take the next step
TORONTO - After consecutive playoff disappointments, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas said at the start of training camp he wants to see his team get better at dealing with adversit...
Sep 30, 2019

Fajardo taking full advantage of his opportunity with Roughriders
Cody Fajardo is the CFL's 2019 feel-good story. He began the year as Saskatchewan's backup quarterback but was thrust into the starting lineup just three plays into the Roughriders...
Sep 30, 2019

Winnipeg Jets star Patrik Laine happy to sign bridge deal with club
WINNIPEG - Patrik Laine isn't short on confidence. The two-year bridge deal Laine signed with the Winnipeg Jets last Friday gives him the opportunity to increase his value on his next contract. "I kno...
Sep 30, 2019

Canada's Mohammed Ahmed wins world bronze in men's 5,000 metres
DOHA, Qatar - Mohammed Ahmed has made Canadian history at the world track and field championships. The 28-year-old Ahmed won a bronze medal in the men's 5,000 metres on Monday, becoming the first Cana...
Sep 30, 2019

Collins resigns from Congress ahead of expected guilty plea
NEW YORK - Rep. Chris Collins, a Republican from western New York, submitted his resignation from Congress on Monday ahead of an expected guilty plea in an insider trading case in which he was accused...
Sep 30, 2019