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Lightning beat Senators 5-1 to sweep two-game series in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Hagel scored the go-ahead goal for the second consecutive game, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa 5-1 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set with the Senators. ...
Feb 06, 2025
Wyndham Clark shoots 7-under 64 to take early Phoenix Open lead
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - A rough start to the season had Wyndham Clark digging through past notes, listening to old books - anything to get his mind out of the negative. The mindset reset paid off in ...
Feb 06, 2025
United States edges Canada 2-1 in a shootout to even women's hockey Rivalry Series
HALIFAX - The United States evened its Rivalry Series with Canada in a 2-1 shootout victory in Halifax on Thursday. Hilary Knight, Hannah Bilka and Kelly Pannek scored in the shootout, and U.S. goalie...
Feb 06, 2025
Raptors send Davion Mitchell to Heat for PJ Tucker ahead of trade deadline
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have traded guard Davion Mitchell to the Miami Heat for veteran forward PJ Tucker, a 2026 second-round pick and cash. The deal was reported hours before the NBA's trade d...
Feb 06, 2025
No booing needed: fans say hype for women's hockey overshadows tension with U.S.
HALIFAX - Hockey fans in Halifax say the excitement of watching the Canadian women's hockey team face off against archrival United States overshadowed political tension between the two countries. Cana...
Feb 06, 2025
Canadian cross-country skier Liliane Gagnon earns world under-23 bronze medal
SCHILPARIO - Liliane Gagnon of Quebec City earned a bronze medal in the women's 20-kilometre mass start at the world under-23 cross-country ski championship Thursday. The Canadian crossed the line in ...
Feb 06, 2025
Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation's 4th execution using nitrogen gas
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama inmate convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas. Demet...
Feb 06, 2025
Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump's power into...
Feb 06, 2025
Southern Alberta politician ending coffee with constituents after coal backlash
rdnChelsae Petrovic is cancelling coffee engagements with her constituents after getting an earful about the province's decision to lift its coal mining moratorium.The United Conservative government b...
Feb 06, 2025
Fast-track approval no guarantee of success for B.C. mines, researcher suggests
VICTORIA - The mining industry is applauding the British Columbia government's decision to fast-track permits for several projects amid the ongoing U.S. tariff threat, but research suggests economic f...
Feb 06, 2025