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I’ve always found the major criticism against Ted Lasso, that it’s too saccharine, to be quite unfair. This is a series in the Frank Capra mold, where the sunny skies and primary colors sweeten the bitter pills being handed out. For every scene of wish fulfillment designed to get you pumping the air, there are meditations on suicide, betrayal and emotional neglect. It’s also funny – enough that Emmy voters gave it Best Comedy two years in a row. Now the third and, far as we know, final season of the show will return to Apple TV on March 15th.It picks up after the summer break, in the...

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On Thursday at the Players Championship, the PGA Tour's middle class sent a message to the elite. We'll see how the weekend goes at TPC Sawgrass.

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has avoided a criminal conviction despite pleading guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend, CNN affiliate Nine News reported on Friday.

North Korea fired off at least six short-range missiles on Thursday afternoon in what could be the opening salvo in weeks of military displays on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, analysts said.

Prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney's office recently offered former President Donald Trump the chance to testify next week before a grand jury that's been investigating a hush money payment scheme -- signaling they are nearing the end of their investigation, The New York Times reported Thursday.

After their anticipated matchup, the Warriors' Draymond Green accused the Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks of unsuccessfully attempting to bait him into a technical foul.

After years of relative economic prosperity and hope for the future, Peru has been shaken by months of social unrest and political instability that seem to have no end.

North Carolina's already shaky NCAA tournament hopes took a crushing blow Thursday night in a 68-59 loss to the Virginia in the ACC tournament quarterfinals.

Boston held Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl without a point, but it wasn't enough as Edmonton snapped the Bruins' 10-game win streak on Thursday night.

Manchester United fielded the same XI that were embarrassed 7-0 at Liverpool on Sunday. This time, they got the result, rolling over Real Betis 4-1.

A Taliban governor in northern Afghanistan has been killed by an explosion in his office, police officials have told CNN.

Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet was fined $30,000 by the NBA for his blistering criticism of official Ben Taylor following a loss to the LA Clippers on Wednesday.

Odell Beckham Jr., who missed all of last season because of a torn ACL, will hold a workout for NFL teams Friday in Arizona, with the Giants among the teams expected to attend, sources told ESPN.

Jake Paul has challenged former pound-for-pound boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. to a 'real fight' after the two were involved in a verbal fracas Wednesday night following the Heat game in Miami.

Dorel Juvenile Group announced a recall of nearly 60,000 car seats due to concerns over the seat anchoring system in some models, according to the company.

With coach Bill Self recuperating from a medical procedure, No. 3 Kansas looks to keep its good fortune going on the court during a Big 12 tournament semifinal game against Iowa State on Friday in Kansas City, Mo. Under the direction of assistant Norm Roberts, the top-seeded Jayhawks (26-6) posted their eighth win in nine […]

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua province released more photos and videos Friday appearing to show the New Zealand pilot they took hostage last month alive. In a video distributed Friday by rebel spokesperson Sebby Sambom, a man wearing a blue jacket is identified as Philip Mark Mehrtens of Christchurch, a pilot […]

Oregon is playing for its NCAA Tournament life and will get a huge opportunity for a resume-building victory when it plays second-ranked UCLA on Friday night in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals in Las Vegas. Projections have the fourth-seeded Ducks (19-13) on the wrong side of the NCAA bubble, but they kept hope alive by squeaking […]

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed the governor of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province and two other people at his office. The regional affiliate of IS — known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province — is a key rival of the Taliban. The militant group […]

HAMBURG — German police were searching for a motive on Friday after a gunman, believed to have been acting alone, killed several people in a Jehovah’s Witnesses church in Hamburg. Police declined to say how many people had been killed in Thursday night’s attack but said the gunman was believed to be among the dead. […]

Slowed by injury and illness this year, Emma Raducanu returned to action on Thursday and beat Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. It was the first match since January for Raducanu, the 2021 U.S. Open champion who is unseeded at Indian Wells. The […]

After Russia invaded Ukraine, guerillas from Belarus began carrying out acts of sabotage on their country’s railways, including blowing up track equipment to paralyze the rails that Russian forces used to get troops and weapons into Ukraine. In the most recent sabotage to make international headlines, they attacked a Russian warplane parked just outside the […]

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top Catholic cleric, Bishop Stephen Chow, will visit Beijing in April, the first such visit in nearly 30 years. Chow’s five-day trip, to start on April 17, follows an invitation last year by the Bishop of Beijing, Joseph Li Shan, the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese said in a statement on […]

It’s hard to overstate how poorly Northwestern has fared in the Big Ten tournament since the league finally took the postseason plunge in 1998. Through the tournament’s first 25 iterations, the Wildcats have compiled a 10-25 record. They have qualified for the quarterfinals seven times and reached the semifinals just once – in 2017, leading […]

BAGHDAD (AP) — Only a few months into its term, Iraq’s government is suddenly enforcing a long-dormant law banning alcohol imports and arresting people over social media content deemed morally offensive. The crackdown has raised alarm among religious minorities and rights activists. Some see the measures as an attempt by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani […]

Jayden Gardner scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 13 Virginia handed North Carolina a potentially devastating 68-59 loss in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals on Thursday in Greensboro, N.C. Reece Beekman added 15 points, five assists and five steals for the second-seeded Cavaliers (24-6), who will face Clemson in the semifinals […]

If there is a social media phenomenon getting some kind of popularity, Meta will try and jump in. We have seen the company copy different kinds of formats ranging from Stories to short videos after seeing the success of other platforms. Now, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company is working on a decentralized text-based app. Meta confirmed […]Meta is working on a decentralized social app by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

DUBAI — Bahrain has revoked entry visas issued to Human Rights Watch to attend an international parliamentary conference, the rights group said on Friday, days after raising concerns about the Gulf state’s rights record. The event would have marked the first time that HRW representatives had been able to enter the Gulf state since 2012. […]

For the second time in less than a week, the Brooklyn Nets came back from a big deficit to turn an apparent blowout into a competitive battle with an elite Eastern Conference opponent. Unlike last week’s win at Boston, however, the Nets were not playing with a full complement of players as they opted to […]

Darnell Nurse scored with 4:49 left in regulation as the Edmonton Oilers came from two goals down to defeat the host Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night. Nurse’s shot from the left point beat Jeremy Swayman for the game-winning tally, putting an end to Boston’s season-long, 10-game winning streak. Evan Bouchard and Ryan McLeod also […]

SEOUL — Workers at an apartment construction site in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, have discovered more than 110 bombs, shells, mines, grenades and other explosives that it says are U.S.-made weapons from the Korean War, state media said on Friday. The devices were detected and disposed of by experts with the Pyongyang City Public […]

Arizona post players Oumar Ballo and Azuolas Tubelis combined for 44 points, and the No. 8 Wildcats used a late offensive flurry to put away Stanford 95-84 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament on Thursday night in Las Vegas. The Wildcats’ high-low interior passing was nearly unstoppable, helping Ballo score 24 points on 10-of-13 […]

Goaltender Ivan Prosvetov recorded his first NHL victory and third-period goals by Barrett Hayton, Jack McBain and Nick Schmaltz were the difference as the Arizona Coyotes claimed a 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday in Tempe, Ariz. Brett Ritchie scored in his debut for the Coyotes, who are not in playoff contention but […]

LONDON — Fed up with a government he says doesn’t care, Poh Wang plans to go on strike with tens of thousands of other British junior doctors next week, saying he is overworked, underpaid and burdened with a student loan he cannot imagine paying off. The 28-year-old says he and his colleagues have been pushed […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus more than 25 years ago, was scheduled to be sentenced Friday for her murder. Paul Flores could face 25 years to life in state prison. However, the judge was first expected to consider defense motions to toss […]

Ben Shelton, the 20-year-old Atlanta native who made a surprise run to the Australian Open quarterfinals in January, got off to a winning start at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday in Indian Wells, Calif. Shelton snapped a three-match losing streak by routing Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-1 in first-round action. Since falling in four […]

Bobby Portis led all players with 28 points and 13 rebounds, and Brook Lopez added 24 and 10 as the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks took down the visiting — and likewise short-handed — Brooklyn Nets 118-113 on Thursday. Lopez also finished with a career-high nine blocks, the most by a player in an NBA game this […]

Ryan Kalkbrenner scored a game-high 21 points Thursday night for No. 24 Creighton, which never trailed in an 87-74 win over Villanova in a Big East tournament quarterfinal game in New York. Baylor Scheierman posted a double-double (12 points, 12 rebounds) while Arthur Kaluma had 18 points for third seed Creighton (21-11), which will face […]

VATICAN CITY — The war in Ukraine is driven by the interests of several “empires” and not just of Russia’s, Pope Francis said in an interview published on Friday. Francis said the conflict was fueled by “imperial interests, not just of the Russian empire, but of empires from elsewhere.” He expressed a readiness to talk […]

Mike Miles and Chuck O’Bannon each scored 22 points as No. 22 TCU defeated No. 12 Kansas State 80-67 in the final quarterfinal match of the Big 12 tournament Thursday night in Kansas City, Mo. The Horned Frogs (22-11), who came in as the sixth seed, will face No. 7 and second-seeded Texas in the […]

Colby Jones led a 14-4 run to close the game and finished with 22 points to rally No. 15 Xavier past DePaul 89-84 in a Big East quarterfinal Thursday night in New York. Jack Nunge had game highs of 23 points and 10 rebounds for second-seeded Xavier (24-8), which had lost four straight Big East […]

Jayden Gardner had 17 points and 10 rebounds and No. 13 Virginia handed North Carolina a potentially devastating 68-59 loss in the ACC tournament quarterfinals Thursday night in Greensboro, N.C. Reece Beekman added 15 points, five assists and five steals for the second-seeded Cavaliers (24-6), who will face Clemson in the semifinals on Friday night. […]

NEW DELHI (AP) — Australia wants to strengthen security cooperation with India while also deepening economic and cultural ties, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday ahead of talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We are partners and building that partnership even stronger each and every day,” Albanese told reporters after a ceremonial reception at […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — When U.S. officials at the U.S.-Mexico border stamped the Ukrainian passports of Mariia and her daughter last April and gave them permission to stay for a year, she figured she would return home within months. Now with that year almost up and the war that caused them to flee still raging, […]

Alex DeBrincat was credited with the go-ahead goal at 17:38 of the third period as the Ottawa Senators, after blowing a three-goal lead, rallied to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 5-4 Thursday night. Jakob Chychrun and Claude Giroux each had a goal and an assist for the Senators, who won for the sixth time in […]

Domantas Sabonis recorded 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his ninth triple-double of the season to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 122-117 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Thursday night. De’Aaron Fox scored 15 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to help the Kings win for the seventh […]

LONDON — Two years after inflation began its rapid ascent, investors, economists and policymakers remain divided on the path ahead. Yes, headline inflation across major developed economies has retreated from multidecade highs, inflationary impulses from COVID-19 such as rocketing used car and semiconductor prices are fading, and Europe’s gas crisis has eased. But jobs markets […]

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With Chinese leader Xi Jinping receiving a norms-breaking third five-year term as president on Friday, the other six men who serve with him on the ruling Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee are beginning to take up their new portfolios. All are party veterans with close personal and professional ties to […]

Amari Bailey had a career-high 26 points as top-seeded UCLA held off Colorado 80-69 in the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas. The No. 2-ranked Bruins won their 11th straight game despite allowing over 50 percent shooting for only the second time this season. They were playing without guard Jaylen Clark, the […]

Bobby Portis led all players with 28 points and 13 rebounds, and Brook Lopez added 24 and 10 as the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks took down the visiting — and likewise short-handed — Brooklyn Nets 118-113 on Thursday. Lopez also finished with a career-high nine blocks, the most by a player in an NBA game this […]

Jordan Miller posted a team-high 18 points as top-seeded Miami defeated ninth-seeded Wake Forest 74-72 on Thursday afternoon in an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinal at Greensboro, N.C. Daivien Williamson, who scored 14 points, missed a half-court shot at the buzzer that would’ve won the game for Wake Forest. Williamson beat Syracuse on Wednesday with […]

Gabe Kalscheur made six 3-pointers while scoring 24 points and Iowa State defeated Baylor for third straight time this season, prevailing 78-72 over the No. 10 Bears in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament on Thursday at Kansas City. Jaren Holmes scored 17 points and Tamin Lipsey recorded 13 points, 11 rebounds, five assists […]

SHERBROOKE, Que. — Joshua Roy had a goal and two assists as the Sherbrooke Phoenix blew past the Rimouski Oceanic 5-1 for their 10th consecutive win on Thursday. Christophe Rondeau, Cole Huckins, Jacob Melanson and Marc-Andre Gaudet also scored for Western Conference-leading Sherbrooke (43-12-3-2). Olivier Adam made 23 saves. Alexandre Blais scored on the power […]

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet began his profanity-filled tirade on Wednesday by saying, “I’ll take a fine, I don’t really care.” The NBA obliged a day later, handing him a $30,000 fine for “public criticism of the officiating.” That description is a euphemism for what VanVleet said following the Raptors’ 108-100 road defeat to the […]

Sir’Jabari Rice scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack as No. 7 Texas turned it on late in the first half and held on for a 61-47 win over Oklahoma State on Thursday in a quarterfinal game in the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo. The Longhorns (24-8) will play sixth-seeded and No. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Joe Biden, his federal budget is a statement of values — the dollars and cents of a governing philosophy that believes the wealthy and large corporations should pay more taxes to help stem deficits and lift Americans toward middle class stability In the view of his chief congressional critics led […]

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov defeated American Ben Shelton and Denmark’s Holger Rune 6-1, 6-3 in men’s doubles opening-round play on Thursday at the Indian Wells Masters tournament. Although committing five double faults to one ace, the Canadians won 88 per cent of first-serve points and converted on 4-of-10 break […]

Mike Miles and Chuck O’Bannon each scored 22 points as No. 22 TCU defeated No. 12 Kansas State 80-67 in the final quarterfinal match of the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship Thursday night in Kansas City, Mo. The Horned Frogs (22-11), who came in as the sixth seed, will face No. 7 Texas in the […]

Tyrin Lawrence scored 22 points as sixth-seeded Vanderbilt bolstered its chance of securing an NCAA Tournament berth with a 77-68 victory over 14th-seeded LSU in the second round of the SEC tournament on Thursday in Nashville, Tenn. Lawrence tied a career high in scoring by hitting 6 of 7 from the field and 9 of […]

Multiple dead in Jehovah’s Witness hall shooting in Germany BERLIN (AP) — Shots were fired inside a building used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in the northern German city of Hamburg on Thursday evening, with several people killed and wounded, police said. “We only know that several people died here; several people are wounded, they were taken […]

Sir’Jabari Rice scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack as No. 7 Texas turned it on late in the first half and held on for a 61-47 win over Oklahoma State on Thursday in a quarterfinal game in the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo. The Longhorns (24-8) will play either No. 12 […]

Goaltender Ivan Prosvetov recorded his first NHL victory and third-period goals by Barrett Hayton, Jack McBain and Nick Schmaltz were the difference as the Arizona Coyotes claimed a 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday in Tempe, Ariz. Brett Ritchie scored in his debut for the Coyotes, who are all not in playoff contention […]

Tyler Kolek scored seven of his game-high 19 points in overtime as top-seeded Marquette survived a stiff challenge from eighth-seeded St. John’s to earn a 72-70 victory Thursday afternoon in the Big East quarterfinals in New York. The sixth-ranked Golden Eagles (26-6) won their seventh straight by overcoming a 14-point, first-half deficit before blowing a […]

JAKARTA — A New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage last month by rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region has appeared in videos put out by separatists calling for the United Nations to mediate in the conflict in the resource-rich region. Pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who works for the small, domestic Susi Air service, was abducted by […]

BARRIE, Ont. — Ethan Cardwell and Declan McDonnell each had a goal and an assist as the Barrie Colts handed the Western Conference-leading London Knights a 5-2 loss on Thursday. Jacob Frasca, Cole Beaudoin and Beau Jelsma also scored for Barrie (37-16-6-2). Anson Thornton turned away 26 shots. Logan Mailloux and Denver Barkey replied for […]

Donta Scott scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half to help Maryland to a 70-54 win over Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday in Chicago. After missing his first seven shots, Jahmir Young scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half as sixth-seeded Maryland […]

Arizona post players Oumar Ballo and Azuolas Tubelis combined for 44 points, and the No. 8 Wildcats used a late offensive flurry to put away Stanford 95-84 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament on Thursday night in Las Vegas. The Wildcats’ high-low interior passing was nearly unstoppable, helping Ballo score 24 points on 10-of-13 […]

Tyrese Haliburton followed his first 3-pointer of the game with a driving dunk on the ensuing possession to carry the Indiana Pacers to a 134-125 overtime victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Thursday. Haliburton scored 12 of his 29 points in the extra period. He added a career-high 19 assists and took over down […]

Kris Dunn scored 10 fourth-quarter points, Lauri Markkanen scored two of his game-high 31 points on a contested runner with 10.8 seconds remaining, and the Utah Jazz snapped a four-game skid with a 131-124 defeat of the host Orlando Magic on Thursday. Markkanen’s big, late basket put a fitting exclamation point on Utah’s 64-50 advantage […]

Kris Dunn scored 10 fourth-quarter points, Lauri Markkanen scored two of his game-high 31 points on a contested runner with 10.8 seconds remaining, and the Utah Jazz snapped a four-game skid with a 131-124 defeat of the host Orlando Magic on Thursday. Markkanen’s big, late basket put a fitting exclamation point on Utah’s 64-50 advantage […]

Robert Thomas scored a goal and added an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues past the visiting San Jose Sharks 4-2 Thursday. Torey Krug, Sammy Blais and Jakub Vrana also scored for the Blues, who won for just the second time in their last 10 games. Pavel Buchnevich had two assists for St. Louis […]

Top-ranked Houston looks to add to an 11-game winning streak and build more momentum for the NCAA Tournament when it squares off against East Carolina in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament Friday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas. The Cougars (29-2) are the top-seeded team for the third time in the last four […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A second volcano in remote Alaska is experiencing elevated earthquake activity this week, signaling an increased potential for eruption, officials said. Earthquake activity near Takawangha Volcano increased over the past 48 hours and are continuing, Alaska Volcano Observatory officials said in a news release Thursday. That volcano is west of Anchorage […]

SYDNEY, N.S. — Dorcas Buisa led the way with 20 points and added 11 rebounds as the top-ranked Carleton Ravens defeated the Cape Breton Capers 56-51 in the quarterfinals of the U Sports women’s basketball Final 8 championship on Thursday. Kali Pocrnic contributed another 15 points along with a game-high four assists for Carleton. Teresa […]

Robert Thomas scored a goal and added an assist to lead to St. Louis Blues past visiting San Jose Sharks 4-2 Thursday. Torey Krug, Sammy Blais and Jakub Vrana also scored for the Blues, who won for just the second time in their last 10 games. Pavel Buchnevich had two assists for St. Louis and […]

SYDNEY — The South Australia state government said Friday that the first nuclear submarines under the AUKUS pact between the United States, Britain and Australia may be built overseas, but that there could be more than the eight in the initial agreement. The Australian federal government has indicated it would construct the nuclear-powered submarines in […]

WASHINGTON — A federal jury convicted former Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party chair Mathew Borges of participating in a $60 million bribery scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. Householder, 63, and Borges, 50, were charged in 2020 in the federal bribery case stemming from a bill […]

Timo Meier scored the lone goal in the shootout to lift the visiting New Jersey Devils past the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Thursday night. Meier, performing in the shootout for just the fifth time in his career, capped the fourth round by tucking a shot under the right blocker of Capitals goalie Darcy Kuemper. The […]

Arsenal are in control of their UEL destiny, but are set pieces becoming a legitimate worry?

Brock Nelson scored on a breakaway at 2:13 of overtime Thursday as the visiting New York Islanders rallied for a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was a Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference wild-card showdown. The Islanders, in the first wild-card spot, opened a two-point lead on Pittsburgh and swept the teams’ four-game season […]

Tyus Jones scored 22 points in Ja Morant’s starting spot, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane chipped in 21 apiece and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame the absence of their star to overpower the visiting Golden State Warriors 131-110 on Thursday night. Playing for the third time since Morant left the team in the aftermath of […]

No. 21 Duke and No. 14 Miami arrive at their next meeting having taken starkly different routes. But they should have each other’s attention after splitting two regular-season meetings. Friday night’s clash comes in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals in Greensboro, N.C. Duke (24-8) is riding a season-best seven-game winning streak, including Thursday’s 96-69 […]

Darnell Nurse scored with 4:49 left in regulation as the Edmonton Oilers came from two goals down to defeat the host Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night. Nurse’s shot from the left point beat Jeremy Swayman for the game-winning tally, putting an end to Boston’s season-long, 10-game winning streak. Evan Bouchard and Ryan McLeod also […]

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet began his profanity-filled tirade on Wednesday by saying, “I’ll take a fine, I don’t really care.” The NBA obliged a day later, handing him a $30,000 fine for “public criticism of the officiating.” That description is a euphemism for what VanVleet said following the Raptors’ 108-100 road defeat to the […]

WASHINGTON — Three U.S. senators blasted the Treasury Department on Thursday for its failure to act more swiftly to counter climate risks, and urged Secretary Janet Yellen to appoint a new climate counselor to lead the effort. In a letter to Yellen viewed by Reuters, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse and Edward Markey criticized […]

MONTREAL — Mika Zibanejad scored the shootout winner to lift the New York Rangers to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Patrick Kane scored his first goal as a Ranger, while Alexis Lafreniere and Jacob Trouba added the others in regulation for New York (36-19-9). Artemi Panarin collected three assists. Igor […]

Timo Meier scored the lone goal in the shootout to lift the visiting New Jersey Devils past the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Thursday night. Meier, performing in the shootout for just the fifth time in his career, capped the fourth round by tucking a shot under the right blocker of Capitals goalie Darcy Kuemper. The […]

INDIAN WELLS — Britons Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu both showed remarkable heart to come out on the winning side of tough first round matches at Indian Wells on Thursday. Murray fired an ace out wide on match point to overcome Argentina’s Tomas Etcheverry 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 in the latest in a string of impressive […]

Pyotr Kochetkov returned from the minor leagues and made 19 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C. Andrei Svechnikov scored slightly more than two minutes into the game and the tally held up for the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes. Kochetkov was in the Carolina net for the […]

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes ownership issue has been resolved. According to a source, the CFL has reached an agreement to sell the franchise and will make the formal announcement Friday at a news conference in Montreal. The source requested anonymity as neither the league nor Alouettes have released details of the agreement. But the […]

Tyrese Haliburton followed his first 3-pointer of the game with a driving dunk on the ensuring possession to carry the Indiana Pacers to a 134-125 overtime victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Thursday. Haliburton scored 12 of his 29 points in the extra period. He added a career-high 19 assists and took over down […]

Radek Faksa scored two goals and captain Jamie Benn and Jason Marchment each collected a goal and two assists to lift the visiting Dallas Stars to a 10-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. Joe Pavelski, Evgenii Dadonov, Joel Kiviranta and defenseman Ryan Suter each recorded a goal and an assist as Dallas scored […]

Kris Dunn scored 10 fourth-quarter points, Lauri Markkanen scored two of his game-high 31 points on a contested runner with 10.8 seconds remaining, and the Utah Jazz snapped a four-game losing skid with a 131-124 defeat of the host Orlando Magic on Thursday. Markkanen’s big, late basket put a fitting exclamation point on Utah’s 64-50 […]

Brock Nelson scored on a breakaway at 2:13 of overtime Thursday as the visiting New York Islanders rallied for a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was a Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference wild-card showdown. The Islanders, in the first wild-card spot, opened two-point lead on Pittsburgh and swept the teams’ four-game season series. […]

Kansas’ Republican-led legislature on Thursday passed a bill that would ban transgender athletes from playing girls or women’s school sports if they were born male. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, is expected to veto the bill, as she vetoed two similar measures in the previous two years. But this year the bill appears to […]

Ben Shelton, the 20-year-old Atlanta native who made a surprise run to the Australian Open quarterfinals in January, got off to a winning start at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday in Indian Wells, Calif. Shelton snapped a three-match losing streak by routing Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-1 in first-round action. Since falling in four […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged on Friday with abuse of power and money laundering over projects launched under his premiership, accusations that he said were politically motivated. The charges come just three months after Muhyiddin lost a closely fought and divisive general election to Anwar Ibrahim, and are likely […]

Pyotr Kochetkov returned from the minor leagues and made 19 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C. Andrei Svechnikov scored slightly more than two minutes into the game and the tally held up for the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes. Kochetkov was in Carolina nets for the first […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. had 27 points and the Charlotte Hornets handed the host Detroit Pistons their 10th consecutive loss, 113-103, on Thursday night. Terry Rozier filled the stat sheet with 21 points, nine assists, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals. P.J. Washington had 20 points, five rebounds and three blocks, while Dennis Smith Jr. […]