By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek scored his career-best 20th and 21st goals of the season and added an assist, and the Minnesota Wild found the net on their first two shots on goal and cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals. Marcus Foligno built on one
Continue ReadingBy Greg Clary Former President Donald Trump said he is endorsing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in her bid to fill Alaska’s at-large US House seat left vacant by the death last month of longtime Republican Rep. Don Young. “Sarah shocked many when she endorsed me very early in 2016, and we won big,” Trump
Continue ReadingBy RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson had 28 points and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 113-92 on Sunday night to strengthen their bid for a play-in berth. Coupled with the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to Denver, San Antonio’s magic number for clinching 10th in the
Continue ReadingBy RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson had 28 points and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 113-92 on Sunday night to strengthen their bid for a play-in berth. Coupled with the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to Denver, San Antonio’s magic number for clinching 10th in the
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Lowry had 16 points and 10 assists against his former team, Max Strus scored all of his 23 points in the second half, and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 114-109. Victor Oladipo scored 21 points, Tyler Herro had 18 and Bam Adebayo 16 as
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 33 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 as the Minnesota Timberwolves built a huge lead and held on for a 139-132 win over the Houston Rockets. It’s the second straight victory for Minnesota, which is in seventh place in the Western Conference with
Continue ReadingBy TONY SELLARS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Backup center Olivier Sarr scored a career-high 24 points and Aleksej Pokuveski recorded his first career triple-double to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117-96 victory over the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns. Sarr came off the bench to shoot 9 of 12 from the field, including
Continue ReadingBy JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho took the last victory leap into Poppie’s Pond, ending the tournament best known as the Dinah Shore’s half-century run at Mission Hills. Six strokes ahead entering the round, Kupcho shot a 2-over 74 for a two-stroke victory over Jessica Korda in The
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Joel Embiid had 44 points and 17 rebounds, James Harden recorded his second triple-double with Philadelphia and the 76ers locked up a playoff spot with a 112-108 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Embiid was questionable coming into the game with a sore ankle. But not only
Continue ReadingBy Susannah Cullinane, Tina Burnside and Dakin Andone, CNN Police have discovered the body of missing Florida woman Cassie Carli in a “shallow grave” in Alabama, the Santa Rosa County, Florida, sheriff said Sunday. Carli, 37, was last seen on March 27 when she met Marcus Spanevelo — the father of her 4-year-old daughter —
Continue ReadingBy DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 27 points, Obi Toppin matched his career high with 20 and the New York Knicks routed the Orlando Magic 118-88. Toppin and Alec Burks scored 12 points each in a 37-point third quarter for the Knicks, who made 12 of their first 13
Continue ReadingPEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The Seattle Mariners avoided arbitration with right fielder Mitch Haniger, agreeing to terms on a contract for the 2022 season. Haniger is coming off arguably the best season of his career with a career-high 39 home runs and 100 RBIs. The 31-year-old was an All-Star in 2018 before injuries derailed the
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN Doja Cat is up for eight awards at the 2022 Grammys, and the rapper and singer arrived on the red carpet in a sheer, sea foam-colored Versace gown looking like Grammys royalty. The off-shoulder look is dripping in crystals and features a corseted bodice. She paired it with matching platform shoes and
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama will be returning to the White House on Tuesday for his first public event there since he left office in 2017. A White House official says Obama will be joining President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to “deliver remarks celebrating the success of the Affordable Care
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business In a forthcoming book, a pair of New York Times reporters and CNN political analysts report that President Joe Biden “assessed” Fox News “as one of the most destructive forces in the United States.” The reporters, Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns, say that Biden was even more critical of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN The 2022 Grammy Awards were presented Sunday. A list of nominees in several major categories follows below, with winners indicated in bold. You can see the full list of nominees and winners in more than 80 categories here. Record of the Year “I Still Have Faith In You,” ABBA “Freedom,”
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A top leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reaffirmed the faith’s opposition to same-sex marriage on Sunday at the faith’s twice-yearly general conference. Dallin Oaks, the second-highest-ranking leader of the faith known widely as the Mormon Church, said the church could
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN Vladimir stands on the edge of a mass grave in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv. He holds his hands to his head, then raises them up to the sky in anguish. “Brother, we’ve been looking for you for
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN Vladimir stands on the edge of a mass grave in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv. He holds his hands to his head, then raises them up to the sky in anguish. “Brother, we’ve been looking for you for so
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Raptors fans and guard Kyle Lowry finally got to enjoy their long-awaited reunion. The six-time All-Star guard returned to Toronto for the first time in more than two years Sunday, his first trip back north of the border since an offseason trade to the Miami Heat. A
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