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Warriors beat Blazers 119-117 in OT for NBA Finals berth
PORTLAND, Ore. - Experience bred confidence for the Golden State Warriors, even when challenged by the upstart Portland Trail Blazers. No matter how far they were down, they've been through too much t...
May 22, 2019
Emergence of Ibaka, bench good news for Toronto Raptors ahead of Game 5
MILWAUKEE - Early in the second quarter Tuesday, Serge Ibaka got his hands on a rebound, threw down a monster dunk, then swung from the rim in dramatic fashion. It was one of Ibaka's first&n...
May 22, 2019
Michael Chavis homers in 13th inning as Red Sox edge Blue Jays 6-5
TORONTO - Boston's Michael Chavis hit a solo homer off Jimmy Cordero in the 13th inning as the Red Sox outlasted the plucky Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jay...
May 22, 2019
Celebrity chef Mario Batali facing assault charge in Boston
BOSTON - Celebrity chef Mario Batali is facing a criminal charge on allegations that he forcibly kissed and groped a woman at a Boston restaurant in 2017. The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office...
May 22, 2019
Huskies beat Mooseheads 4-3 on late goal from Lauko; Halifax still goes to final
HALIFAX - Jakub Lauko scored the winner with 54 seconds to go in regulation as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies beat the Halifax Mooseheads 4-3 on Wednesday in the final round-robin game of the Memorial Cup....
May 22, 2019
Montero scores on penalty kick, Whitecaps tie Red Bulls 2-2
HARRISON, N.J. - Fredy Montero tied it for Vancouver with a penalty kick in the 61st minute and the Whitecaps held on for a 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night. Referee Victor Riva...
May 22, 2019
F1 great and aviation entrepreneur Niki Lauda dies at 70
BERLIN - Formula One great Niki Lauda, who won two of his world titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has di...
May 22, 2019
Tyler Hinam breaks deadlock with second goal, lifts Huskies over Raiders
HALIFAX - Tyler Hinam of Cole Harbour, N.S., picked the right time and place to score the biggest goal of his junior hockey career. The 19-year-old Hinam had a pair of goals, including the winner, as ...
May 22, 2019
Tennessee House speaker shrugs off 'no confidence' vote
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Monday said he was ready to call lawmakers back to Nashville for a special legislative session following a historic vote of no confidence in Speaker Glen Casada ...
May 22, 2019
Officials: Last slave ship from Africa ID'd on Alabama coast
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Researchers working in the murky waters of the northern Gulf Coast have located the wreck of the last ship known to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States, historica...
May 22, 2019