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Vancouver Canucks claw out 4-2 comeback win over Nashville Predators in Game 1
VANCOUVER - Dakota Joshua scored twice and contributed an assist as the Vancouver Canucks stormed back for a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Sunda...
Apr 21, 2024
Ecuadorians overwhelmingly approve referendum measures on toughening fight against gangs
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's fledgling president got a resounding victory Sunday in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence. An offi...
Apr 21, 2024
NHL roundup: Panthers take Game 1 with two late goals, beat Lightning 3-2
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Carter Verhaeghe tapped in a pinpoint pass from Aleksander Barkov for the lead 58 seconds into the third period, Matthew Tkachuk added a goal and an assist, and the Florida Panthe...
Apr 21, 2024
Lowry, Connor propel Jets to 7-6 playoff win over Avalanche
WINNIPEG - Captain Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor each scored twice to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 7-6 Game 1 first-round playoff victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. It was the first time the...
Apr 21, 2024
Scheffler builds 5-shot lead at Hilton Head, but rain forces a Monday finish
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Turns out only the rain can stop Masters champion Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler holed a difficult pitch for eagle on his second hole Sunday and turned the RBC Heritage i...
Apr 21, 2024
Vesey, Panarin lead Rangers to 4-1 win over Capitals in Game 1
NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Rempe helped the New York Rangers get their post-season off to a strong start. Rempe and Artemi Panarin scored 33 seconds apart in the second period, and the Presidents' Trophy-wi...
Apr 21, 2024
Nelly Korda ties LPGA Tour record with 5th straight victory, wins Chevron Championship for 2nd major
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) - Nelly Korda etched her name in the LPGA Tour record books Sunday, winning her record-tying fifth straight tournament with a two-stroke victory in the Chevron Championship f...
Apr 21, 2024
Musgrove goes 7 innings and Bogaerts homers as the Padres beat the Blue Jays 6-3
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Joe Musgrove pitched seven innings for the first time since July 4 and Xander Bogaerts homered for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-...
Apr 21, 2024
Terry Anderson, AP reporter held captive for years, has died
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America's longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 a...
Apr 21, 2024
Canadian Cory Johnston registers first career Elite Series victory in Florida
PALATKA, Fla. - Cory Johnston finally has his first Elite Series victory. Johnston, of Cavan, Ont., emphatically captured the circuit event on the St. Johns River on Sunday. Johnston's final five-fish...
Apr 21, 2024