April 6th, 2026
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Peter DeBoer takes over as Islanders coach with an eye on the playoffs and future

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — Matthew Schaefer and Peter DeBoer have just spent one practice together, and the young face of the New York Islanders already understands a couple of very important things about one of the best defensive minds in hockey who just took over as the team’s coach. “I know he loves winning,” ... Read More »

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Winter weather forecasts force Mets, Guardians and White Sox to move up Tuesday starts to afternoon

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — The anticipation of winter weather has forced the New York Mets, Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox to change scheduled night games to afternoon starts on Tuesday. The Mets announced Monday that scheduled night games against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday and Wednesday have been changed to afternoon games because of ... Read More »

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A timeline of the Nancy Guthrie disappearance and investigation

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Savannah Guthrie returned to hosting the “Today” show on Monday for the first time since her mother disappeared from her Arizona home more than two months ago. Despite an intense search involving thousands of law enforcement officers and volunteers, there has been no sign of the 84-year-old mother of three since ... Read More »

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Bulls fire Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley after six years in front-office shakeup

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls fired executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley on Monday, ending a six-year run that produced just one playoff appearance. The Bulls gutted their roster before the trade deadline. But Karnisovas and Eversley won’t be around for the next phase. Chicago was 224-254 ... Read More »

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Iowa State star Audi Crooks joins transfer portal rush as 1,100 players enter on first day

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

Audi Crooks is one of nine Iowa State players who officially entered the NCAA transfer portal Monday in the first 12 hours it was open. The nation’s second-leading scorer is one of more than 1,100 Division I women’s basketball players who entered the portal after it opened just after midnight, according to an Associated Press ... Read More »

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Dexter Lawrence asks Giants for a trade and won’t attend offseason workouts, AP sources say

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

Three-time Pro Bowl nose tackle Dexter Lawrence has requested a trade from the New York Giants and will not attend their offseason workout program, according to three people familiar with the situation. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because discussions were not being made public. Lawrence has played his ... Read More »

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Jeremy Hansen challenges future generations to break new Artemis record

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

As the Artemis II astronauts set a new record for being the farthest humans from Earth during a lunar flyby, Canadian Jeremy Hansen said they hoped others would soon go even farther. The six-hour flyby is the highlight of NASA’s first return to the moon since the Apollo era with three Americans and one Canadian ... Read More »

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Mets expect Juan Soto to be sidelined 2 to 3 weeks by strained right calf

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto is projected to miss two to three weeks because of a strained right calf. New York put the four-time All-Star on the 10-day injured list Monday, a move retroactive to Saturday. The Mets said the typical timeframe for a return to play for this type ... Read More »

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The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

As director of the FBI, he transformed the agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. But Robert S. Mueller III, who died in March, is perhaps best remembered as the special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Mueller began his 12-year tenure as ... Read More »

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The Tigers, led by catcher David Dingler, have been baseball’s best at ABS challenges

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Catchers were far more successful than batters through Major League Baseball’s first full week of challenges to robot umpires, led by the Detroit Tigers and David Dingler. The overall success rate in the Automated Ball-Strike System was 55.2% (299 of 542), with fielding teams winning 59.7% of challenges (175 of 293), ... Read More »

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John Blackwell announces he won’t be returning to Wisconsin on eve of transfer portal opening

By Canadian Press on April 6th, 2026

John Blackwell is leaving Wisconsin after scoring 19.1 points per game for the Badgers this season. Blackwell issued an Instagram post Monday saying he won’t return to Wisconsin next season and is instead going through the NBA draft process while also entering his name in the transfer portal. The transfer portal for basketball officially opens ... Read More »

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