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Berrios stellar as Twins blank Blue Jays for second straight game
TORONTO - Mitch Garver homered to back a solid start from Jose Berrios and the Minnesota Twins blanked Toronto 3-0 on Tuesday to hand the reeling Blue Jays their fourth straight loss. Marwin Gonzalez ...
May 07, 2019
Team effort leads Raptors to 125-89 rout of Philly, and a 3-2 series lead
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard shouldered the load through the first four games of the series. He got plenty of help from his teammates on Tuesday. And now the Raptors are one win away from a berth in the Ea...
May 07, 2019
Eagle with 8-foot wing span crashes into Alaska home
KODIAK, Alaska - Many are familiar with uninvited guests unexpectedly crashing at the house, but an eagle took such a scenario to new heights in Kodiak. An eagle grabbed a piece of freezer-burned hali...
May 07, 2019
Nuggets even series with Blazers at 2 with 116-112 victory
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Denver Nuggets have been good at bouncing back all season. Not even a draining four-overtime defeat could keep this team down. Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assis...
May 07, 2019
Ibaka needs repair work after taking inadvertent elbow from Raptors teammate
TORONTO - Raptors forward Serge Ibaka needed some repair work Tuesday after taking an inadvertent elbow from teammate Kawhi Leonard in Game 5 of Toronto's playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers...
May 07, 2019
Oxygen greenlights Kim Kardashian prison reform documentary
NEW YORK - Oxygen Media has greenlighted a two-hour documentary that will capture Kim Kardashian West's efforts to free prisoners she believes were wrongly accused. It's a move by the network to expan...
May 07, 2019
South Dakota governor, Oglala Sioux in protests standoff
BISMARCK, N.D. - The Oglala Sioux and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem are each waiting for the other side to make a move to resolve a disagreement over anti-protest legislation that led to the tribe ban...
May 07, 2019
Farm group hopes no more time wasted in court over carbon tax
The National Farmers Group (NFU) is applauding last week's ruling by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, that the federal carbon tax does not violate any constitutional laws.The NFU was among the group'...
May 07, 2019 (Facebook/National Farmer's Union)
North Stars send-off barbecue offers chance for meet-and-greet
The Battlefords North Stars are holding a meet-and-greet and barbeque with the public Wednesday, May 8 at the Civic Centre. Taking place from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. the event will allow fans and communit...
May 07, 2019 The Stars' send-off barbecue will officially serve as the final celebration of this year’s championship with the fans, before the players depart for the offseason. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
3 more Maryland medical board members resign amid scandal
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Three members of the University of Maryland Medical System's board resigned, the system announced Tuesday, in the ongoing aftermath of a scandal involving financial arrangements that ...
May 07, 2019