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Judge to sentence man for murder of Calgary woman, her five-year-old daughter
CALGARY - A sentencing hearing is to begin today for a Calgary man convicted of killing a woman and her young daughter. A jury found Edward Downey guilty last year of first-de...
Mar 08, 2019
Scientists view old-growth forests through lichens to understand value
VANCOUVER - Two scientists say defining the biodiversity of a forest by the age of the trees is an oversimplification because it does not take into account the richness of the spec...
Mar 08, 2019
Dan Jenkins, sports writing great and author, dies at 89
FORT WORTH, Texas - Dan Jenkins, the sports writing great and bestselling author in a career that went from Ben Hogan to Tiger Woods and the manual typewriter to Twitter, has died. He was 89. TCU athl...
Mar 08, 2019
Hertl's 30th goal leads Sharks past Canadiens 5-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tomas Hertl scored his career-high 30th goal of the season, Martin Jones made 37 saves and the San Jose Sharks extended their two-decade home dominance over the Montreal Canadiens w...
Mar 08, 2019
Chicago police looking for source of leaks in Smollett case
Chicago police say they are conducting an internal investigation to determine the source of information leaked anonymously to media during the probe into "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's claims he was...
Mar 07, 2019
Kuemper shuts out West leaders, Coyotes top Flames 2-0
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves to shut out the Western Conference-leading Calgary Flames in the Arizona Coyotes' 2-0 victory Thursday night. Clayton Keller and Jakob Chychrun scored goa...
Mar 07, 2019
McDavid, Oilers beat Canucks 3-2 for fourth straight win
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had a pair of assists and Mikko Koskinen made 35 saves as the Edmonton Oilers continued to make a late playoff push with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday....
Mar 07, 2019
Valtteri Filppula scores twice, Islanders double up Senators 4-2
OTTAWA - Valtteri Filppula scored twice to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators Thursday night. Anthony Beauvillier and Casey Cizikas also scored for the Islanders (39-21-...
Mar 07, 2019
Kucherov ties Tampa single-season points mark in 5-2 win
TAMPA, Fla. - Nikita Kucherov's daily work is netting record-tying results. Kucherov tied the Tampa Bay single-season points record with a pair of assists to lead the Lightning to a 5-2 victory over t...
Mar 07, 2019
Harden scores 35 points to lead Rockets to 107-95 win over Raptors
TORONTO - What used to be the Toronto Raptors' beloved "Bench Mob" has seen better days. Toronto's second unit couldn't sustain a big third quarter and a 22-point comeback by the starters on...
Mar 07, 2019