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Ovechkin, Oshie's two-goal nights give Capitals 6-1 win.
WASHINGTON - As Alex Ovechkin's sterling career continues, the records continue to accumulate. Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie each scored two goals in the Washington Capitals' 6-1 win over the Ottawa Senator...
Jan 09, 2020
Acciari, Bobrovsky lift Panthers over Canucks 5-2
SUNRISE, Fla. - Noel Acciari scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves in his first start in three games to lift the Florida Panthers over the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Thursday night. Mike H...
Jan 09, 2020
Carmelo Anthony leads Portland Trail Blazers 101-99 over short-handed Raptors
TORONTO - Tuesday's Raptors game was playing out like a good-news story about Toronto's emerging new bench mob - until Carmelo Anthony spoiled it. The 10-time NBA all-star scored with 4.1 seconds...
Jan 09, 2020
Chiasson helps Oilers rally past Canadiens 4-2; Edmonton wins third straight
MONTREAL - Alex Chiasson scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-2 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night, extending their win streak to th...
Jan 09, 2020
Trump boasts Iranian general's death was 'American justice'
TOLEDO, Ohio - President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up "American justice" by ordering a drone strike to take out Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani,...
Jan 09, 2020
Mueller probe witness considers child sex trafficking plea
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is expected to plead guilty to charges of child sex trafficking and possessing child pornography. A criminal informati...
Jan 09, 2020
World's largest volunteer force fights Australia's wildfires
TOMERONG, Australia - The wildfire was behaving erratically last week, and Doug Schutz and his team needed to make a quick decision. So they moved a bulldozer from another job and used it to widen a f...
Jan 09, 2020
Storms bring relief and danger to Australian wildfires
CANBERRA, Australia - Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia's drought-parched east coast on Wednesday, but also raised concerns that...
Jan 09, 2020
Canadian Ryan Raposo ready to take next step of soccer dream with Whitecaps
Ryan Raposo has always had his eye set on pro soccer. On Thursday the Vancouver Whitecaps opened the door to his dream, taking the Syracuse attacking midfielder fourth overall in the MLS SuperDra...
Jan 09, 2020
DiCaprio to donate $3 million for Australia wildfire relief
LOS ANGELES - Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental organization is donating $3 million to help wildfire relief efforts in Australia. DiCaprio's Earth Alliance said in a statement Thursday that the organi...
Jan 09, 2020