Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Serena shrugs off shoulder issue, 'relaxed' about Slam record bid
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams is "super confident" her injured shoulder will hold up for the Australian Open and says she feels more relaxed about the "burden" of bidding for a r...
Feb 05, 2021
No. 3 Davies defeats West Fargo in girls basketball
FARGO – Fargo Davies won their tenth straight game following a 74-62 win over West Fargo on Friday night. Up by five at halftime, Davies opened the second half on an 18-2 run that snapped 4 minu...
Feb 05, 2021
Dragon Women Make Triumphant Return, Down Minot State 86-76
MOORHEAD, Minn. (MSUM Athletics) - The Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s basketball team used a fourth-quarter explosion to surge past Minot State, 86-76, in Northern Sun Intercollegia...
Feb 05, 2021
Bison Women Cruise to 70-49 Win Over Oral Roberts
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The Bison scored the first seven points of the game and never trailed, as the North Dakota State women’s basketball team beat Oral Roberts 70-49 Friday night...
Feb 05, 2021
Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing's top diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in a phone call on Friday the United States will stand up for human rights and democratic values in ...
Feb 05, 2021
MLS, players' union reach agreement on new CBA
(Reuters) - Major League Soccer and its players' union have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the league said on Friday. MLS had avoided a lockout in June w...
Feb 05, 2021
Tennis: Jittery reigning champion Kenin brushes off leg injury concerns
By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sofia Kenin admitted she was still struggling to control her nerves ahead of her Australian Open title defence but said a leg injury that affected her in a warm...
Feb 05, 2021
New Zealand investigates new COVID-19 case linked to quarantine facility
(Reuters) - New Zealand health authorities said on Saturday they were investigating a new community coronavirus infection, the fourth in two weeks among people who completed mandatory isolation at an ...
Feb 05, 2021
Arrest in Thailand of second drug kingpin tightens dragnet on huge syndicate
By Tom Allard, Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - A second senior leader of a vast drug syndicate has been arrested, a Thai narcotics official said, as a transnational dragne...
Feb 05, 2021
Mainland China reports 12 new COVID-19 cases vs 20 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Feb. 5, down from 20 cases a day earlier and the lowest daily increase since Dec. 17, the national health authority said on Saturd...
Feb 05, 2021
