Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Twins SS Polanco has ankle surgery in 2nd straight offseason
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco is recovering from surgery on his right ankle for a second straight offseason. The Twins announced Monday that Polanco had a procedure last week t...
Oct 12, 2020
Wild re-sign goalie Kaapo Kahkonen to 2-year contract
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild re-signed goalie Kaapo Kahkonen to a two-year contract on Monday to avoid salary arbitration. Kahkonen went 25-6-3 with a 2.07 goals-against average, a .927 save p...
Oct 12, 2020
Vegas inks D Pietrangelo to seven-year deal
The Vegas Golden Knights signed top free agent defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to a seven-year deal worth $8.8 million per season on Monday night. Pietrangelo, 30, served as the captain of the St. Louis B...
Oct 12, 2020
AP Top 25 Reality Check: Can 2 vs. 3 be Game of the Century?
By: Ralph D. Russo If a No. 2 vs. No. 3 matchup can be a Game of the Century, this might be it. No. 2 Alabama hosts No. 3 Georgia on Saturday after the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs held their spots behin...
Oct 12, 2020
Japan may not attend summit in Korea due to wartime forced labour dispute: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may not attend a leaders' meeting with South Korea and China later this year unless "proper measures" are taken in a dispute between Seoul and Tokyo over compensation for warti...
Oct 12, 2020
Olympics: Tokyo to host international gymnastics event in November
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo will host an international gymnastics tournament on Nov. 8, the Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA) has said, an event which could serve as a trial run for next year's rearrange...
Oct 12, 2020
Oil prices steady amid return of supply, while COVID-19 lockdowns tighten
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices were steady in early trade on Tuesday, sitting on losses of nearly 3% from the previous session after supplies began to resume in Norway and the U.S. Gu...
Oct 12, 2020
Peru players test positive for COVID-19 before Brazil game
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's Raul Ruidiaz and Alex Valera have tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Tuesday's 2022 World Cup qualifier at home to Brazil, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) said. ...
Oct 12, 2020
Argentina surpasses 900,000 COVID-19 cases, virus spreads to the interior
By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina surpassed 900,000 cases of coronavirus on Monday, with strong growth of infections in large populated centers in the interior of the country after mo...
Oct 12, 2020
Cuba urges calm as overhaul of monetary system looms
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's economy minister on Monday urged calm as the government prepares to unify its dual currency system and multiple exchange rates in hopes of improving economic pe...
Oct 12, 2020
