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Innisfail advances to Allan Cup semifinals
The Innisfail Eagles picked an ideal time for their first ever Allan Cup win. The Eagles took out the Haut-Madawaska Panthers 5-1 in quarterfinals action Thursday night at the Gary Moe Auto Group Spor...
Apr 11, 2019 Caylan Walls celebrates his late second period goal vs. Haut-Madawaska in the Allan Cup quarterfinals Thursday in Lacombe (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Nowitzki announces retirement after final home game for Mavs
DALLAS - Dirk Nowitzki cried near midcourt when the second quarter was about to resume. The Dallas Mavericks star nearly jumped for joy with a huge smile on his face after a rare dunk prompted thunder...
Apr 11, 2019
Devers' walk-off hit in 9th lifts Red Sox over Blue Jays 7-6
BOSTON - Rafael Devers hit an RBI single with one out in the ninth inning and the struggling Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday for their first home victor...
Apr 11, 2019
Magic Johnson abruptly resigns as Lakers' president
LOS ANGELES - Magic Johnson abruptly quit as the Los Angeles Lakers' president of basketball operations Tuesday night, citing his desire to return to the simpler life he enjoyed as a wealthy businessm...
Apr 11, 2019
Raptors end regular season with 120-100 win over T-Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS - The Toronto Raptors are healthy, confident and ready for the playoffs. Now, all that's left is to find out their opponent. Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points and the Raptors closed their reg...
Apr 11, 2019
Capitals survive surge from Hurricanes to win Game 1
WASHINGTON - Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin combined to score three goals on the first eight shots, and the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals survived a surge from Andrei Svechni...
Apr 11, 2019
Dalai Lama hospitalized with chest infection, feeling better
NEW DELHI - The Dalai Lama has been hospitalized in the Indian capital with a chest infection and is feeling better, his spokesman said Wednesday. The 83-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader is under med...
Apr 11, 2019
Toronto FC picks up first-round draft choice in deal with Los Angeles Galaxy
Toronto FC picked up a first-round draft pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft in a trade Thursday with the Los Angeles Galaxy. The Galaxy also sent the No. 2 MLS allocation ranking for 2019 to Toronto...
Apr 11, 2019
Mitch Marner scores twice as Maple Leafs down Bruins 4-1 in Game 1
BOSTON - Mitch Marner scored twice, including one on a short-handed penalty shot, as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday to grab a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seve...
Apr 11, 2019
New Jersey Devils win NHL draft lottery for second time in three years
TORONTO - Devils general manager Ray Shero has made it clear his team needs to accumulate more talent. The luck of the draw helped New Jersey take a huge step in that direction Tue...
Apr 11, 2019