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Hurricanes beat Islanders 5-2, take 3-0 series lead
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes put an old goalie in net and welcomed back their teenage draft pick. With the game tied, another young star set up their greying captain's go-ahead goal. That b...
May 03, 2019
Hurricanes sweep Islanders with 5-2 victory in Game 4
RALEIGH, N.C. - Teuvo Teravainen and Greg McKegg scored 66 seconds apart in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Friday night to sweep their second-round s...
May 03, 2019
John Singleton to be laid to rest at private service Monday
LOS ANGELES - A representative for John Singleton says the director will be laid to rest a small, private ceremony on Monday in Los Angeles. The representative says Singleton's family is planning a pu...
May 03, 2019
North Korea fires an unidentified short-range missile
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Saturday fired an unidentified short-range missile from its eastern coast, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said, a likely sign of Pyongyang's growing ...
May 03, 2019
Argos GM Jim Popp is giving three Canadian quarterbacks a shot with CFL team
TORONTO - General manager Jim Popp is doing his part to give Canadian quarterbacks a shot with the Toronto Argonauts. The Argos now have three on their roster. They signed vet...
May 03, 2019
Kentucky Derby favourite Omaha Beach scratched
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Suddenly, the Kentucky Derby is wide open. Favourite Omaha Beach was scratched because of a breathing problem Wednesday night, leaving a pair of Hall of Famers on the sideline - trai...
May 03, 2019
Texas officer charged with homicide for shooting black man
DALLAS - A Texas grand jury indicted a suburban Dallas police officer Wednesday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide for fatally shooting a black man during a traffic stop last year. The Tarra...
May 03, 2019
Alaska marijuana regulators vent over investigative help
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska marijuana regulators expressed frustration Wednesday with the limited co-operation they say they're receiving with investigations from the state Department of Public Safety. Th...
May 03, 2019
Messi hits 600 goals with a brace, Barca beats Liverpool 3-0
BARCELONA, Spain - Facing its toughest opponent of the season, Barcelona once again turned to Lionel Messi to move the team within one step of reaching its first Champions League final in four seasons...
May 03, 2019
Banning any head contact would mean end of all hits in NHL, Bettman says
OTTAWA - The commissioner of the National Hockey League hit back Wednesday at the notion of banning any kind of head contact in hockey, telling a parliamentary panel that such a rule would be impossib...
May 03, 2019