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Barnes and Quickley each score 20 points to help Raptors beat Jazz, 126-118
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Scottie Barnes had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Immanuel Quickley also scored 20 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Utah Jazz 126-118 on Friday night. A.J. Lawson added 18 poi...
Mar 14, 2025
'It was a big game': Jets widen conference, division lead with 4-1 win over Stars
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor knew the Winnipeg Jets' game against the Dallas Stars on Friday would be a big test. He and his teammates passed with flying colours. Connor scored twice and added an assist in ...
Mar 14, 2025
Kelly's two-goal effort leads Avalanche past Flames 4-2
CALGARY - Parker Kelly scored twice on Friday night to lead the red-hot Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 NHL victory over the Calgary Flames. It was Kelly's second career two-goal game. The other came with...
Mar 14, 2025
Connnor's three-point effort leads league-best Jets past Stars 4-1
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor scored twice and added an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a key 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday. Dylan Samberg and Morgan Barron also scored, while Mark Scheifel...
Mar 14, 2025
Draisaitl scores on breakaway in OT to lift Oilers to 2-1 win over Islanders
NEW YORK (AP) - Leon Draisaitl scored his second goal of the night on a breakaway 3:52 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Friday night. Calvin Pickard finished w...
Mar 14, 2025
Big March storm fans wildfires and kills 3 as forecasters fear weekend tornado outbreak
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A sprawling storm system crossing the U.S. on Friday caused deadly crashes, overturned semitrucks and fanned dozens of wildfires in several central states, prompting evacuation or...
Mar 14, 2025
Appeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned next week after a federal appeals court on Friday overturned a preliminary injunction granted b...
Mar 14, 2025
Astros top Blue Jays 6-5 behind Whitaker's winning RBI single in ninth inning
WEST PALM BEACH - Tyler Whitaker hit the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Friday in spring training action. With tw...
Mar 14, 2025
Texas lawmaker introduces bill to clarify medical exceptions in state's abortion ban
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas lawmaker who helped pioneer the state's restrictive abortion laws introduced a bill on Friday to clarify medical exceptions allowed under the law, representing a pivot fro...
Mar 14, 2025
Appeals court lifts blocks on Trump's orders restricting diversity, equity and inclusion programs
WASHINGTON (AP) - An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, handing the Trump administration a win a...
Mar 14, 2025