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Hughes scores twice, Canucks snap Capitals' win streak with 2-1 decision
VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat the league-leading Washington Capitals 2-1 on Saturday. The performance extended Hughes' point streak to five games with five goals...
Jan 25, 2025

Devils' goalie Allen thrilled to net 4-3 win in return to Montreal
MONTREAL - Ask most NHL players and they will say there is something special about playing games at Montreal's Bell Centre, particularly on a Saturday night. For New Jersey Devils goaltender Jake Alle...
Jan 25, 2025

Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old au...
Jan 25, 2025

Clippers late rally leads to 3-2 overtime win in Powell River
POWELL RIVER - It was a dramatic comeback for the Clippers against the Kings in a 3-2 overtime win.Dylan Kinch opened the scoring for Nanaimo eight minutes into the game but Calvin Beard tied it for P...
Jan 25, 2025

Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Some 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization said S...
Jan 25, 2025

Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on Sunday as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old au...
Jan 25, 2025

Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Some 70 people have been killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization s...
Jan 25, 2025

Pinto's thrilled Senators' lucky goal helps beat rival Leafs 2-1
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators were in hostile territory on Saturday night despite playing in their home rink. The Senators are no strangers to seeing a sea of blue and white in the stands when hosting ...
Jan 25, 2025

Kuzmenko scores twice as Flames hold off Wild for 5-4 win
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames used their power play to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Saturday night. Kuzmenko and Rasmus Andersson each ha...
Jan 25, 2025

Raptors sweep two-game set in Atlanta, beating Hawks 117-94
ATLANTA (AP) - Scottie Barnes had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors swept a two-game set in Atlanta for their season-high third straight victory, beating the Hawks 117-94 on Saturday n...
Jan 25, 2025