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Kraken beat Senators 4-2 for second straight victory
SEATTLE (AP) - Matty Beniers scored in his second straight game to become the third NHL rookie this season to record a point in his first three contests and the Seattle Kraken beat the Ottawa Senators...
Apr 18, 2022
Curry scores 34 points off bench, Warriors lead Nuggets 2-0
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Stephen Curry came off the bench for a second straight game and showed he's healthy at last, scoring 34 points to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Denver Nuggets 126-106 on...
Apr 18, 2022
Brunson 41 points, Mavs 22 made 3s to beat Jazz in Game 2
DALLAS (AP) - Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 41 points, Maxi Kleber had 25 with eight of Dallas' playoff-record 22 made 3-points and the Mavericks, without superstar Luka Doncic, evened up their f...
Apr 18, 2022
Gaudreau, Markstrom help Flames beat Blackhawks 5-2
CHICAGO (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau, Dillon Dube and Blake Coleman scored in the first period, and the Calgary Flames beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night. Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves as...
Apr 18, 2022
Sixers beat undermanned Raptors 112-97 to take 2-0 playoff series lead
PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid had 31 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the undermanned Toronto Raptors 112-97 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. OG Anu...
Apr 18, 2022
'Life jackets saved their lives:' Nanaimo father-son plucked from chilly waters by whale watchers
NANAIMO - A local man and his teenage son are thankful for a group of whale watchers who scooped them out of the chilly ocean over the Easter weekend.The man and his son were out in a canoe around noo...
Apr 18, 2022
Meet Honeydew, the ultra cuddly kitty
NANAIMO - Honeydew is a big fan of the three C's: cuddles, climbing and chin scratches.This nine year old girl is available for adoption at the Nanaimo and District branch of the BC SPCA and is lookin...
Apr 18, 2022
Shifting air masses behind "mixed bag" of wild weather for Nanaimo region
NANAIMO - As the old saying goes, 'if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes'.Residents across the mid-Island have lived the mantra over recent weeks with passages of wet snow, hail, driving wi...
Apr 18, 2022
Van Dyke avoids federal charges in Laquan McDonald's death
CHICAGO (AP) - Federal authorities on Monday said they will not criminally charge Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of Black teenager Laq...
Apr 18, 2022
Connor Bedard to lead Canada's defence of under-18 hockey championship
CALGARY - Regina Pats star Connor Bedard has been named to Canada's roster for the upcoming world under-18 men's hockey championship in Germany. The 16-year-old Bedard, from North Vancouver, B.C., is ...
Apr 18, 2022