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Flyers inch closer to East playoff spot with win over Ottawa
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Flyers have transformed from the worst team in the NHL to not-so-bad in the East. Their recent run toward respectability could net them the playoff berth that seemed in...
Mar 11, 2019
Canada's Milos Raonic rallies to knock off American qualifier Marcos Giron
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Milos Raonic is heading to the round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open after a come-from-behind victory on Monday. The No. 14 seed downed American qualifier Marcos Gir...
Mar 11, 2019
First-place Lightning spank Maple Leafs 6-2 as Toronto learns hard lesson
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs looked at Monday's matchup against the NHL's top team as a measuring stick. What they got was major wake-up call. Tyler Johnson and Cedric Paquette had two goals...
Mar 11, 2019
Sexton, Cavs beat Raptors 126-101; 2 ejected for fight
CLEVELAND - Even with Kawhi Leonard back in the lineup, the best fight Toronto put up in Cleveland was when Serge Ibaka threw a punch at Marquese Chriss. Ibaka and Chriss were ejected for fighting dur...
Mar 11, 2019
Leon Draisaitl stars in overtime as Edmonton Oilers down New York Rangers 3-2
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl scored 35 seconds into overtime and had a pair of assists as the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Monday. Connor McDavid and Matt Benning also scored for the ...
Mar 11, 2019
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are engaged
LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez said yes to Alex Rodriguez's proposal, and with the rock he presented, who could say no? The couple posted an Instagram photo of their hands with a massive engagement ring...
Mar 11, 2019
Turbulence injures 30 on flight from Istanbul to New York
NEW YORK - Severe turbulence tossed terrified passengers and crew around a Turkish Airlines plane cabin as it passed over Maine on Saturday, with 30 people suffering bumps, bruises, cuts and a broken ...
Mar 11, 2019
Creditor protection given to cigarette maker suspends order to pay billions to victims
MONTREAL - The Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health said Monday that smokers who won a recent court victory are being denied justice after an Ontario judge granted cigarette maker JTI-Macdon...
Mar 11, 2019
Crews battle fire at grain terminal north of city
Fire crews battled a fire at the Parrish & Heimbecker grain terminal north of North Battleford Monday night.Reports of smoke were called in around 6:10 p.m. and multiple tanker trucks and dozens o...
Mar 11, 2019 Smoke is seen billowing from the Parrish & Heimbecker terminal north of North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
MMA fighter Conor McGregor arrested in South Florida
MIAMI - Authorities say mixed martial artist and boxer Conor McGregor has been arrested in South Florida for stealing the cellphone of someone who was trying to take his photo. According to a Miami Be...
Mar 11, 2019