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Islanders finish off Penguins 3-1 for stunning playoff sweep
PITTSBURGH - The New York Islanders' turnaround season is heading to the second round of the playoffs. Jordan Eberle scored for the fourth straight game, Robin Lehner stopped 32 shots and the Islander...
Apr 16, 2019
Leonard has 37 points, Lowry adds 22 and the Raptors even series with 111-82 win
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard scored 17 of his 37 points in the third quarter and Kyle Lowry added 22 to bounce back from his scoreless performance in Game 1 as the Toronto Raptors throttled the Orland...
Apr 16, 2019
Jets bounce back with 6-3 win over Blues
ST. LOUIS - Kyle Connor and the Winnipeg Jets got back on track by sticking to the same way they wanted to play all along. Connor scored twice, Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist, and the Jets beat...
Apr 16, 2019
Blue Jackets move to the brink of sweeping Lightning
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sergei Bobrovsky has the Columbus Blue Jackets on the brink of sweeping a playoff series that hardly anyone thought they could win. The Russian goalie shut the door when the Tampa Bay...
Apr 16, 2019
Sweep! NHL-best Lightning ousted in record speed by Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Tampa Bay Lightning ended up on the wrong side of NHL history, getting swept in the first round of the playoffs after one of the best regular seasons ever. The Columbus Blue Jacke...
Apr 16, 2019
Removal of fuel in pool at Fukushima's melted reactor begins
TOKYO - The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant began removing fuel Monday from a cooling pool at one of three reactors that melted down in the 2011 disaster, a milestone in what w...
Apr 16, 2019
Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. The veto - the second in Trump's presidency - was ...
Apr 16, 2019
One dead, one hospitalized, man in custody after shooting in B.C. church
VANCOUVER - A 25-year-old man is in custody following a shooting at a church in Salmon Arm, B.C., that left one person dead and sent another in hospital Sunday morning. Salmon Arm RCMP...
Apr 16, 2019
Trump building up a campaign cash advantage
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is set to report that it raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, edging out his top two Democratic rivals combined, accordi...
Apr 16, 2019
Quebec's Beauce region hardest hit by springtime flooding, province on alert
BEAUCEVILLE, Que. - Quebec's Beauce region has so far been the hardest hit by spring flooding affecting many parts of the province, Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said Tuesday. Warm...
Apr 16, 2019