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    Rockies' P Kyle Freeland appears to avoid injury after collision at home plate while pinch running

    Freeland was pinch running due to the Rockies being thin on their bench.

  • The Canadian Press

    Werder Bremen suspends midfielder Naby Keïta for skipping Bundesliga match: 'We can’t allow that'

    BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Werder Bremen has suspended former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keïta for the rest of the season after he skipped the team’s last Bundesliga match. Bremen said in a statement on Tuesday that it also gave Keïta “a substantial fine” and that he will no longer train with the team. On Sunday, Keïta chose not to travel with the rest of the team to the game at Bayer Leverkusen and instead went home after he found out he was not going to be in the starting lineup, the club said. “As

  • The Canadian Press

    Asian CL semifinal postponed in United Arab Emirates after flooding caused by heavy rain

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first leg of the Asian Champions League semifinal between Al-Ain of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal has been postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday after torrential rain brought floods to the host country. The Asian Football Confederatoin made the decision after thunderstorms pounded the UAE, flooding out portions of major highways and closing roads and bridges. The UAE's national federation had earlier called off all local soccer games. T

  • The Canadian Press

    Hockey business is booming as the NHL bounces back from the pandemic in a big way

    NEW YORK (AP) — Arenas are full, the NHL is a fixture on TV screens across North America, highlight-reel goals are talking points on a near-daily basis and “The Pat McAfee Show” even has a segment called “Hockey is Awesome." Piece it all together, and more eyes are on the puck than ever before with the playoffs beginning this weekend. Business is booming for the NHL, which has bounced back in a major way from the pandemic. Backstopped by new media rights deals, digital dasher boards and helmet a