Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Forget the asterisk, NHL playoffs present grueling test
By: John Wawrow Sorry, Drew Doughty. It's difficult to find anyone - from Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Ken Dryden to French-born Avalanche forward Pierre Edouard Bellemare- supporting Doughty's assertio...
Jul 26, 2020
College basketball stuck in holding pattern during pandemic
By: John Marshall Baseball has begun its coronavirus-delayed season with limited long-distance travel and no fans in the stands. The NBA has its Disney World bubble. The NHL will have two bubbles, in ...
Jul 26, 2020
Man fatally shot in Venezuela gasoline protest; second such incident this month
CARACAS (Reuters) - A man was shot and killed during a protest over gasoline shortages in eastern Venezuela on Saturday, officials and a local human rights group said, less than two weeks after a simi...
Jul 26, 2020
Morocco shuts down major cities after spike in coronavirus cases
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco will stop people entering and leaving some of its biggest cities from midnight to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases, the interior and health Ministries said on Sunday. The ci...
Jul 26, 2020
Houston Dash upset Chicago Red Stars to win NWSL Challenge Cup
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The Houston Dash upset the odds to win their first National Women's Soccer League title on Sunday by beating the Chicago Red Stars 2-0 to capture the Challenge Cup. The NWSL...
Jul 26, 2020
Self-exiled Belarus presidential contender pins hopes on new 'Joan of Arc'
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) - A presidential contender who says he fled Belarus because he feared for his freedom and custody of his children has told Reuters the country's opposition...
Jul 26, 2020
Clément Beaune named junior minister for European affairs: Elysée
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron named Clment Beaune as his government's new junior minister for European affairs, replacing Amlie de Montchalin, the Elyse Palace said on Sunday. As ...
Jul 26, 2020
Bitcoin rises above $10,000 for first time since early June
(Reuters) - After several weeks of trading in narrow ranges, bitcoin breached $10,000 on Sunday for the first time since early June. In addition to suffering pricing blows due to the economic fallout ...
Jul 26, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 4,163,892 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 4,163,892 cases of the coronavirus, an increase of 64,582 cases from its previous daily count, and said the num...
Jul 26, 2020
Maple Leafs legend Shack dies at 83
Eddie Shack, who won four Stanley Cups with the Maple Leafs, died Saturday night in a Toronto hospital following a battle with cancer. He was 83. Nicknamed "The Entertainer" for his colorful personali...
Jul 26, 2020
