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Evander Kane has two goals, assist as Sharks beat Flames in key Pacific matchup
CALGARY - Evander Kane's mastery of the Calgary Flames continued on Thursday night. Kane and Tomas Hertl each scored twice and added an assist to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 win over the Ca...
Feb 09, 2019
Toews OT goal sends Blackhawks past Canucks to 6th straight
CHICAGO - Jonathan Toews joked he was out of gas. He had at least one terrific play left in the tank. Toews scored 3:21 into overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks over the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on T...
Feb 09, 2019
Gasol pitches in, Raptors send Knicks to 16th loss in row
NEW YORK - Marc Gasol had seven points and six rebounds in his Toronto debut and the Raptors sent the New York Knicks to their 16th straight loss, 104-99 Saturday night. Acquired from Memphis before T...
Feb 09, 2019
Oilers stop 6-game losing streak with 4-1 win over Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Edmonton Oilers played with an edge and an eagerness to snap out of their slump, taking full advantage of a sleepy start by Minnesota. The Wild sure could use some of that same u...
Feb 09, 2019
Acadia Axemen player takes responsibility for hockey brawl with St. FX X-Men
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - A member of a Nova Scotia university hockey team has taken responsibility for making comments that led to a bench-clearing brawl last weekend. Acadia University's Rodney Southam...
Feb 09, 2019
Thai princess' political bid sunk by her brother, the king
BANGKOK - Thailand's chaotic politics took two astonishing turns Friday when the sister of the king made a historic bid to become prime minister, only to have him shut down her effort as "inappropriat...
Feb 09, 2019
Christian Siriano wins best-view award at NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK - If there were a best-view award at New York Fashion Week, Christian Siriano would win it. The sights outside the designer's runway show atop Rockefeller Center were hard to beat: The Empire...
Feb 09, 2019
Jonathan Drouin's four-point night leads Canadiens past Jets 5-2
MONTREAL - The red-hot Montreal Canadiens refused to be intimidated by one of the league's best and biggest teams. The Canadiens confirmed their surprising start to the season is more than just a fluk...
Feb 09, 2019
Former Rep. Dingell, US's longest-serving lawmaker, dies
DETROIT - Former U.S. Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history and a master of legislative deal-making who was fiercely protective of Detroit's auto industry, has ...
Feb 09, 2019
Siakam, VanVleet set career highs to lead Raptors past Hawks
ATLANTA - The Toronto Raptors have a new big man coming to help their push for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. In the meantime, the Raptors won by playing small. Pascal Siakam scored a career-...
Feb 09, 2019