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Lafrenière continuing breakthrough season as solid contributor for Rangers in NHL playoffsVideo
After a breakthrough regular season, Alexis Lafrenière has continued to be a solid contributor for the New York Rangers in their run to the Eastern Conference final. Selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, the Quebec native came into the league with high expectations for...
Man charged with punching actor Steve Buscemi held on $50,000 bond
NEW YORK — The man charged with assaulting actor Steve Buscemi on a Midtown street has been held in jail on bond in New York, prosecutors said. Police have said the 66-year-old actor — known for his roles in “Boardwalk Empire,” and “Fargo,” among other performances — was walking in...
NBA features two Game 7s Sunday between teams that have experienced both ends of blowouts
DENVER — Denver coach Michael Malone calls them “the two greatest words in sports.” Game 7. The NBA has two of them Sunday, and all four teams — the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Knicks and Pacers — have experienced both ends of blowouts in their otherwise scintillating semifinal series. In the East,...
Record set for most goals in a single season in the Premier League
LONDON — The Premier League has never seen so many goals in a single season. Jarell Quansah’s strike for Liverpool against Wolverhampton at Anfield during Sunday’s final round took the number of goals scored in England’s top flight this campaign to 1,223 — a record. The final goals total was...
Aleksander Barkov, the Panthers’ reluctant star, leads without having to say much
SUNRISE, Fla. — Here’s the list of Aleksander Barkov’s top highlights from the Florida-Boston series: the go-ahead goal that sparked a Game 2 victory, scoring a spectacular game-winning goal to cap a comeback in Game 4, then blocking a shot late in Game 6 to keep things tied about 90...
Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University
PHILADELPHIA — Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University in Philadelphia over the weekend, prompting a lockdown of school buildings, a day after authorities thwarted an attempted occupation of a school building at the neighboring University of Pennsylvania campus. After several hundred demonstrators marched from Philadelphia’s City...
At low-scoring PGA, Morikawa, Schauffele sleep on lead that could vanish by their tee time Sunday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Collin Morikawa went to sleep with a share of the lead at the PGA Championship. He’s well-aware that by the time he reaches the first tee box for the final round, he might not have it anymore. A low-scoring Saturday left a major-record 15 players at double-digits...
Simone Biles shines in return while Gabby Douglas scratches after a shaky start at the U.S. Classic
HARTFORD, Conn. — Simone Biles certainly looks ready for Paris with more than two months to go before the Olympic games begin. The gymnastics superstar began her bid for a third Olympic team looking as dominant as ever at the U.S. Classic on Saturday, posting an all-around score of 59.500,...
Paul McCartney song starts Paralympics on 100-day countdown to opening ceremony in Paris
GENEVA — With an assist from Paul McCartney the Paralympic Games starts its 100-day race on Monday to the opening ceremony in Paris in August. The former Beatle has let “We All Stand Together” — the signature tune from an award-winning animated film he wrote and produced 40 years ago...
Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 18 accused in Arizona fake electors case
Arizona’s attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state’s fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes...
What we’ve learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up
NEW YORK — Testimony in the hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to conclude in the coming days, putting the landmark case on track for jury deliberations that will determine whether it ends in a mistrial, an acquittal — or the first-ever felony conviction of a former American...
The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it
CHICAGO — Sen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine control of Congress, has made protecting reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign, and she’s willing to back that up by pledging to change the Senate filibuster rules if Democrats retain control...
Biden tells Morehouse graduates that he hears their voices of protest over the war in Gaza
ATLANTA — President Joe Biden on Sunday told Morehouse College graduates during his commencement speech that he heard their voices of protest over the Israel-Hamas war, and that scenes from the conflict in Gaza have been heartbreaking. “I support peaceful nonviolent protest,” he told students at the all-male, historically Black...
Botanists scouring U.S.-Mexico border to document forgotten ecosystem split by giant wall
JACUMÉ, México — Near the towering border wall flanked by a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go,” a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group. Then silence. A quail on the Mexican side called...
Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by split decision Sunday to become the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years. Usyk (22-0) added Fury’s WBC title to his own WBA, IBF and WBO belts with a spectacular late rally highlighted by a ninth-round knockdown in a...
Shane Lowry ties a major championship record by shooting a 9-under 62 to get into the mix at the PGAVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Shane Lowry switched putters in New Orleans last month, frustrated by what was happening on the greens. Or not happening, to be more specific. The immediate returns were pretty blah Lowry. Irish countryman and good friend Rory McIlroy paired up with Lowry for a narrow victory at...
Dallas Stars into 2nd straight West final after knocking out last 2 Cup champions
DALLAS — The Dallas Stars finally get a little bit of a breather after avoiding another Game 7 on the way to their second Western Conference Final in a row. They knocked out the last two Stanley Cup champions while playing 13 games in 26 nights. The last one stretched...
Schauffele and Morikawa are tied at the PGA Champion with a lot of company, except for SchefflerVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The cheers were endless Saturday in the PGA Championship, and when another record day of scoring finally ended at vulnerable Valhalla, so were the possibilities. Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa were tied for the lead. Shane Lowry thrust his way into the mix with a 62 to...
Rough return to ‘normal’ sends Scheffler down the leaderboard at PGA ChampionshipVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Scottie Scheffler arrived at the golf course Saturday in plenty of time. Once he got there, nothing felt quite right. A day after he powered through his odyssey to the jailhouse, then back to the course just in time to get to the opening tee box, Scheffler...
Seize the Grey wins the Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas and ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bidVideo
BALTIMORE — D. Wayne Lukas worked his way to Seize the Grey after his horse won the Preakness Stakes and kept getting interrupted by well-wishers offering congratulations. “I think they’re trying to get rid of me,” Lukas said. “They probably want me to retire. I don’t think that’ll happen.” Not...
Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate: Ex-president’s backers say he shares faith, values
As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians. “Trump supports Jesus, and without Jesus, America will fall,” said Kimberly Vaughn of Florence, Ky., as she joined other...
Chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son closed because of landslide
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — A decades-old landslide that’s rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of Wayfarers Chapel, an iconic Southern California church that was designed by one of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s sons and built among soaring redwoods and sweeping Pacific Ocean views. The earth beneath the chapel...
NASCAR star Kyle Larson rockets toward the top of Indianapolis 500 qualifying on his second attemptVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Larson kept calm when something seemed amiss in his first qualifying attempt for the Indianapolis 500. So did everyone else at Arrow McLaren. They knew they had plenty of speed in his car, so they pushed the No. 17 back to Gasoline Alley, gave a thorough exam...
Heat poses risk as thousands without power after deadly Houston storm
HOUSTON — As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and scorching temperatures that could pose health risks. National Weather Service meteorologist Marc Chenard said Saturday...
NASCAR hopes repaved track, softer tires make for more competitive All-Star Race at North WilkesboroVideo
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — NASCAR is hoping a repaved track and some softer tires will make for more competitive short-track racing for Sunday night’s All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. It can’t get much worse than last year. After months of hype leading up to the first race at the...
