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Lakers return after Bryant's death, lose 127-119 to Blazers
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers dried their eyes and took the Staples Center court for the first time since Kobe Bryant's death with a resolve that would have made him proud. Damian Lillard playe...
Feb 01, 2020
Monahan scores shootout winner as Flames edge rival Oilers 4-3
EDMONTON - There was definitely an old-school, playoff atmosphere on display in Edmonton on Wednesday night. Sean Monahan scored the shootout winner as the Calgary Flames snapped a two-game skid with ...
Feb 01, 2020
Bergeron and DeBrusk lead Bruins past Jets 2-1; Winnipeg loses fifth straight
WINNIPEG - Bruce Cassidy saw a puck hit the mask of Tuukka Rask and was worried for his goalie that had just come back from a concussion, but the Boston Bruins coach didn't have to worry for...
Feb 01, 2020
Leon Draisaitl two-goal night leads Edmonton Oilers past St. Louis Blues 4-2
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl scored a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers fought through for a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday. Caleb Jones and Josh Archibald also scored for the Oilers (...
Jan 31, 2020
Marner sets up first 2 goals, Maple Leafs beat Stars 5-3
DALLAS - Mitchell Marner set up Toronto's first two goals and the Maple Leafs kept up their high-scoring ways on the road to beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 on Wednesday night. Marner's fancy passes to Aust...
Jan 31, 2020
Ovechkin surpasses Messier on all-time scoring list as Capitals down Senators
OTTAWA - Alex Ovechkin scored his 694th and 695th career goals as the Washington Capitals topped the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Friday night. Ovechkin's second-period goal, his 36th of the season, tied hi...
Jan 31, 2020
US, others impose restrictions as virus toll spikes further
BEIJING - The death toll in China's virus outbreak rose to 259 on Saturday and Beijing criticized Washington's tightening of travel controls to bar most foreign nationals who visited the country withi...
Jan 31, 2020
Head coach Nick Nurse and Raptors coaching staff to be on bench for all-star game
NEW YORK - Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and his staff will coach Team Giannis at the upcoming NBA all-star game thanks to Toronto's 105-92 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The win in Det...
Jan 31, 2020
Raptors' streak at 10 after 105-92 win over Pistons
DETROIT - Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and Serge Ibaka added 21 to lift the Toronto Raptors to their 10th straight victory, 105-92 over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Siakam made his first fiv...
Jan 31, 2020
Vanessa Bryant statement: 'We are completely devastated'
Vanessa Bryant made her first public comment Wednesday since the helicopter crash that killed husband Kobe Bryant, one of their daughters and seven other people, taking to Instagram to thank people fo...
Jan 31, 2020