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Meow Madness: The Purrfect mix of kittens and basketball
NEW YORK - Watch out Villanova and Kentucky (and Arizona and Northwestern), there’s a new set of cats going wild for March Madness. Time for Meow Madness , coming in April. Buoyed by the success...
Mar 14, 2017

Soccer handshake divides fans but adds to fun factor for some players
When Tottenham star Harry Kane scored against Everton earlier this month in England’s Premier League, he and teammate Dele Alli celebrated the goal with an elaborate handshake. Depending on your...
Mar 14, 2017
Goodyear retires blimps but keeps familiar form in flight
LOS ANGELES - Goodyear is letting the helium out of the last of its fabled fleet of blimps. But shed no tears, blimp fans, you’ll still see a familiar blue-and-gold form floating over your favou...
Mar 14, 2017
Monday's Games
Monday’s Games NHL Columbus 5 Philadelphia 3 Tampa Bay 3 N.Y. Rangers 2 Carolina 8 N.Y. Islanders 4 Nashville 5 Winnipeg 4 (OT) Calgary 4 Pittsburgh 3 (SO) Arizona 1 Colorado 0 St. Louis 3 Los A...
Mar 13, 2017

Brad Marchand scores three in the third as Boston downs Vancouver 6-3
VANCOUVER - Brad Marchand relishes being the villain, especially in the city where he hoisted the Stanley Cup. The Bruins forward scored a hat trick in the third period, including the winner with unde...
Mar 13, 2017

Versteeg scores shootout winner as Flames top Penguins to extend streak
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames tied a franchise record on Monday night that was set long before any of its current players were born. Kris Versteeg had two assists and scored the shootout winner as the ...
Mar 13, 2017

Neal's power-play goal in OT gives Predators win over Jets
NASHVILLE - After his Finnish countryman scored on him once, Pekka Rinne was not going to let it happen again in overtime. Rinne made a big save against Patrik Laine before James Neal scored 2:11 into...
Mar 13, 2017

DeRozan scores 25 points, Raptors beat Mavericks for first win in three games
TORONTO - When he’s home at night watching other teams play, DeMar DeRozan’s thoughts wander to what the Toronto Raptors might be like at full strength. Until then, it’s all about sc...
Mar 13, 2017
Canada's Pospisil ousted by 106th-ranked Lajovic in third round at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Vasek Pospisil’s run at the BNP Paribas Open came to a disappointing end Monday night. Two days after upsetting world No. 1 Andy Murray in the second round, the Vancouver ...
Mar 13, 2017
UConn, Irish, South Carolina, Baylor top seeds in NCAAs
NEW YORK - UConn’s drive for five will begin at home. Winners of 107 straight games, coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies won’t have to leave the state of Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament...
Mar 13, 2017