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China economy czar heading for Washington tariff war talks
BEIJING - China confirmed Tuesday its economy czar will go to Washington for trade talks despite fears he might cancel after President Donald Trump threatened to escalate a tariff war over Beijing's t...
May 09, 2019
Durant goes down, Warriors hold off Rockets in Game 5
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors have won many times on the post-season stage without their biggest stars. This time, Kevin Durant got hurt and Klay Thompson and company finally found their...
May 09, 2019
Landeskog scores OT winner, Avs force Game 7 with Sharks
DENVER - Gabriel Landeskog's first career overtime playoff goal was a bit complicated: Dump in the puck, hit a guy along the boards, fall down, scramble back up, skate toward the net and knock it in. ...
May 08, 2019
Pavelski leads Sharks past Avalanche 3-2 in Game 7
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joe Pavelski was positioned just a few feet away from the spot where he was bleeding from his head on the ice just over two weeks ago when he did what he has done so often in his br...
May 08, 2019
Warriors star Kevin Durant leaves with calf injury
OAKLAND, Calif. - Golden State star Kevin Durant has left Game 5 of the Warriors' playoff series against the Houston Rockets with a strained right calf. Durant limped to the locker room after landing ...
May 08, 2019
Matters of politics, race accompany Red Sox to White House
WASHINGTON - Under President Donald Trump, visits by championship teams to the White House have often become politicized. That's happening to the Boston Red Sox, who steamrolled to a World Series crow...
May 08, 2019
Harden scores 38 as Rockets even series with Warriors
HOUSTON - James Harden and the Houston Rockets dug out of a 0-2 hole to even their Western Conference semifinals series with the Golden State Warriors after another game where they fought, scrapped an...
May 08, 2019
Pressured over media rights, Myanmar frees Reuters reporters
YANGON, Myanmar - Two Reuters journalists whose imprisonment for their reporting on the Myanmar military's abuses of Rohingya Muslims drew the world's attention to curbs on freedom of the press were f...
May 08, 2019
Bucks beat Celtics 116-91 to advance to East final
MILWAUKEE - Giannis Antetokounmpo had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks routed the Boston Celtics 116-91 on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference fina...
May 08, 2019
Louis Vuitton show transports guests without flight at JFK
NEW YORK - Louis Vuitton's cruise show transported guests back in time as its cruise show showcased flashy 1980s-inspired outfits in a decidedly retro venue: the spacey, once-abandoned TWA terminal at...
May 08, 2019