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Pirates sign teenage shortstop Konnor Griffin to a 9-year deal worth at least $140 million
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin is with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the long haul. The 19-year-old shortstop agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pirates early Wednesday, less than a week after the former first-round pick made his major league debut. The deal, the largest in club history, includes escalators that could raise ... Read More »
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By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on April 8th, 2026
BAUTISTA, Kian
MALABANAN, Leslie
RELKE, Betty "Boop"
FICEK, Chancelor
TOETERS, Gerard
Medvedev smashes his racket 7 times during double bagel loss to Berrettini in Monte Carlo
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
MONACO (AP) — Former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev lost his temper, smashed his racket on the red clay court seven successive times, and then deposited the mangled frame in a trash bin midway through a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Matteo Berrettini at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday. Medvedev, who is currently ranked 10th, received ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s Yamal vs. Griezmann as Barcelona hosts Atletico in Champions League quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s Champions League quarterfinal against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou on Wednesday will pit a teenage phenom against one of La Liga’s fading greats. Barcelona’s hopes of ending an 11-year wait for another European Cup will largely rest on the performances of 18-year-old Lamine Yamal. The Spain playmaker has scored in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Konnor Griffin has joined Paul Skenes in Pittsburgh, whose window to win now feels wide open
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The future the Pittsburgh Pirates once envisioned fully became the present on Tuesday night. Paul Skenes on the mound. Konnor Griffin at shortstop. Two first-round picks drafted a year apart — Skenes in 2023, Griffin in 2024 — who have embraced the pressure that comes with being labeled the cornerstones of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian rockers July Talk take on the myth of the midlife crisis in new rom-com
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
TORONTO — If there’s one thing July Talk knows, it’s tension. The Juno-winning Toronto band built its sound on the contrast between Peter Dreimanis’ raspy growl and Leah Fay Goldstein’s sugar-soft delivery — a push-and-pull that keeps their live shows feeling unpredictable, even feral. So when the longtime partners in work and life decided to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘He doesn’t get enough credit’: Tolopilo a bright spot for struggling Canucks
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Nikita Tolopilo didn’t hear Vancouver Canucks fans chanting his name on Tuesday night. Learning they had didn’t ease the sting of yet another loss for the young goalie. “We didn’t get the win so it’s hard to kind of be happy about something,” he said after Vancouver fell 2-1 to the visiting Vegas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Ketamine Queen’ to be sentenced for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who admitted to selling Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him is set to be sentenced Wednesday. Jasveen Sangha will be the third defendant sentenced of the five people who have pleaded guilty in connection with the 2023 overdose of the 54-year-old actor. His role as Chandler Bing on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Blue Jays fall to Los Angeles Dodgers for sixth straight loss
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
TORONTO — Nothing seems to be going right for the Toronto Blue Jays these days. The injury list keeps getting longer. The losses keep piling up. Even a managerial ejection couldn’t spark the club. Toronto dropped a 4-1 decision to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night in a game that saw skipper John Schneider ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton hosts third PWHL Takeover Tour game as league ponders expansion
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
EDMONTON — Edmonton’s hopes for an expansion franchise in the Professional Women’s Hockey League got another boost Tuesday when 10,794 fans turned out for a third Takeover Tour game at Rogers Place. While attendance was down from the first of the three games played in Edmonton over the last two seasons, the enthusiastic fan response ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens steal two points with late-game heroics: ‘We weren’t very good’
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
MONTREAL — Lane Hutson took a pass at centre ice and saw an opening. The shifty Montreal Canadiens defenceman burst past the Florida Panthers’ defence, dragged goaltender Daniil Tarasov out of his crease and set up Nick Suzuki for the “easiest goal” of his career, tying the game with 21 seconds left in an eventual ... Read More »
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