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Rantanen puts up two points, Avalanche down Canucks 4-1 to extend win streak
VANCOUVER - Mikko Rantanen scored and notched an assist, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-1 win over the struggling Vancouver Canucks on Friday. The Avs (24-17-3) also got goals from Andrew Cogli...
Jan 20, 2023
Jarry makes 46 saves in return, Penguins top Senators 4-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Tristan Jarry made 46 saves in his return from a lower-body injury to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Friday night. Jake Guentzel scored twice for the Pe...
Jan 20, 2023
Diamondbacks affiliate Hillsboro names woman as manager
PHOENIX (AP) - Ronnie Gajownik has been hired as manager of the Hillsboro Hops, becoming the first woman to manage a minor league Class High-A team, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced Friday. The 29-y...
Jan 20, 2023
Canada to help facilitate Cameroon peace process: Foreign Affairs Minister Joly
OTTAWA - The federal government says Canada will help guide a peace process aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis in Cameroon where years of fighting and strife have displaced nearly 800,000 people. F...
Jan 20, 2023
Thompson cards 3 more eagles, has 2-shot AmEx lead over Rahm
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Rookie Davis Thompson made three more eagles Friday for a total of five through 36 holes to tie the PGA Tour record for the most in a 72-hole tournament since 1983, and he sti...
Jan 20, 2023
5 officers fired after arrest, death of Memphis man
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Five Memphis Police Department officers have been fired for excessive use of force, failure to intervene and failure to render aid - stemming from an arrest during a traffic stop...
Jan 20, 2023
Hurricanes' Pacioretty suffers 2nd Achilles tendon tear
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Hurricanes winger Max Pacioretty has suffered a second tear of his right Achilles tendon, the team said Friday. Pacioretty was placed on injured reserve after he was hurt...
Jan 20, 2023
Companies facing charges related to worker's death in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Four companies are facing charges after a worker died on a winter road in Nunavut last year. Sabina Gold and Silver Corporation, Matrix Aviation Solutions Inc., Matrix Kitikmeot Ltd...
Jan 20, 2023
Judge orders government to repatriate four Canadian men held in Syrian camps
OTTAWA - A judge has ordered the Liberal government to help bring home four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps. In a ruling today, Federal Court Justice Henry Brown has directed Ottawa to request...
Jan 20, 2023
Communication key for veteran Jets coach as Winnipeg gets Bowness bump
TORONTO - Rick Bowness made a promise when he turned his attention behind the bench. Having just retired, the journeyman centre would coach the way he wanted - the way he wished - he had been coached....
Jan 20, 2023