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Game off: Youth baseball leagues scrambling amid pandemic
PITTSBURGH - The end to months of fundraising, planning and practice ended with a press release and tears. Mike DeLuca envisioned his youngest son, John, capping his baseball career the same way most ...
Apr 13, 2020
Karnisovas sets course to boost Bulls toward ultimate prize
CHICAGO - Arturas Karnisovas developed a passion for the Chicago Bulls when he was a teenager in Lithuania. He watched from afar as Michael Jordan set out on a path that turned Chicago into a champion...
Apr 13, 2020
Saskatoon doctor details changes to clinical care due to COVID-19
The age of social distancing has brought many changes to clinical healthcare, according to a Saskatoon physician. Dr. Carla Holinaty, a family physician at Westwinds Primary Health Centre, joined The ...
Apr 13, 2020
MLS and esports players face off in video game action for COVID-19 relief
TORONTO - MLS players and their esports counterparts are taking part in an esports tournament to support COVID-19 relief efforts. The eMLS Tournament Special will feature 16 teams including Toronto FC...
Apr 13, 2020
Long before the UFC's Fight Island, Bodog Fight competitors battled on the beach
Should it come to fruition, the UFC's plan to stage bouts on "Fight Island" won't mark the first time an MMA organization has battled on the beaches. Former UFC star Chael Sonnen remembers fighting un...
Apr 13, 2020
Popular NYC sports photographer dead at 48 from COVID-19
NEW YORK - Anthony Causi, a highly skilled and exceedingly popular sports photographer for The New York Post who covered the city's teams for 25 years, died Sunday from the new coronavirus. He was 48....
Apr 13, 2020
Police investigate shooting death in Pleasant Hill
Saskatoon police say a suspicious death early Monday morning is now being investigated as a homicide after a 19-year-old woman was found shot. Police say officers and paramedics received a call about ...
Apr 13, 2020 A section of Avenue T South near 21st Street was blocked off with police tape after a suspicious death on April 13, 2020. (Brent Bokser/650 CKOM)
McDonald's location closes after employee tests positive for COVID-19
A McDonald's restaurant in Saskatoon has closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. McDonald's on Confederation Drive closed immediately Sunday afternoon once the employee informed the com...
Apr 12, 2020 (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan reports nine new cases of COVID-19, while 17 more recover
The province reported nine new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday afternoon, bringing the total in Saskatchewan to 298. Of the new cases, seven are confirmed while the other two are presumptive. "The presump...
Apr 12, 2020
COVID-19 a ‘failure of early warning’ for Canada, intelligence expert says
OTTAWA - It was last on a list of eight threat scenarios, but the danger of a global pandemic made the cut when the Liberal government issued a national security policy in 2004. With the then-recent S...
Apr 12, 2020
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Evan welcomes Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to tackle the current hot topics in the province on Wednesday, plus discuss...
