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Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Former defence official Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's president and appealed to the minority Tamil and Muslim communities who voted against him to rally arou...
Nov 18, 2019
Gurley, Brown help Rams ground out 17-7 win over Bears
LOS ANGELES - Todd Gurley and Malcolm Brown ran for touchdowns and the Los Angeles Rams were able to ground out a 17-7 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night. Gurley tied a season high with 97...
Nov 17, 2019
Protesters try to leave Hong Kong campus but avoid arrest
HONG KONG - For days, Hong Kong's protesters fortified a university campus to keep police from getting in. Now, cornered by authorities, they are trying to get out. Officers repelled one attempt Monda...
Nov 17, 2019
Karlsson scores two, Fleury and Vegas blanks Calgary, 6-0
LAS VEGAS - William Karlsson had his third straight multipoint game, Marc-Andre Fleury earned his league high-tying 10th victory this season and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 6-0 on...
Nov 17, 2019
Senators score twice in second period en route to win over Flyers
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators made up for a bad start with a solid ending. Filip Chlapik's second-period goal stood as the winner, Anders Nilsson made 26 saves and the Senators killed off a l...
Nov 17, 2019
Marchand scores twice in the 3rd as Boston hands Toronto a fourth straight loss
TORONTO - John Tavares - Toronto's calm, cool captain - smashed his stick against the post late in another loss where a decent effort was undone by costly, preventable errors. It's been a re...
Nov 17, 2019
Hurricanes post 6-0 shut-out in Vancouver
VANCOUVER -- After a 3-2 loss in Victoria Friday evening, the Lethbridge Hurricanes crossed the Straight of Georgia for a match against the Vancouver Giants. It was a game that belonged to the Canes, ...
Nov 17, 2019 Hurricanes win in Vancouver - Photo credit to Ric Fedyck
Canadiens respond to Ovechkin’s hit on Drouin, beat Capitals
WASHINGTON - By the time Capitals coach Todd Reirden called a timeout to tell his team to wake up, it was too late. Alex Ovechkin's thunderous hit on Jonathan Drouin had already energized the Canadien...
Nov 17, 2019
Sundin on Leafs' struggles: 'You're very exposed in a market like Toronto'
TORONTO - Mats Sundin knows what life's like when things are going well for the Maple Leafs. Players feel as if they're on top of the world, seemingly unable to do any wrong. But when the shoe's&...
Nov 17, 2019
Fajardo, Roughriders hindered by bad luck on last play of West Final loss
REGINA - Cody Fajardo made a last-ditch effort at a game-tying touchdown, but he was thwarted by a little bit of bad luck. The Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback had his pass ricochet...
Nov 17, 2019