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In #metoo era, Kobe and other athletes often get a pass
DENVER - Folded conveniently into the narratives about his "complicated past" was the detail about Kobe Bryant that could've wrecked him. It was a rape allegation by a 19-year-old employee of a hotel....
Jan 28, 2020
Netanyahu pulls request for immunity on corruption charges
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity from prosecution on Tuesday, hours before parliamentary proceedings were set to begin. In a statement issued on ...
Jan 28, 2020
'Palm Springs' sets a new Sundance record in $17.5M sale
PARK CITY, Utah - The "Groundhog Day"-esque comedy "Palm Springs," by Andy Samberg and the Lonely Island, has set a new acquisition record at the Sundance Film Festival by 69 cents. The indie distribu...
Jan 28, 2020
Pilot of Bryant helicopter tried to avoid heavy fog
CALABASAS, Calif. - A veteran pilot who plunged into a Los Angeles-area hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, had tried to avoid fog so heavy that it had grounded police choppers, authoritie...
Jan 28, 2020
J.T. Miller, Thatcher Demko lead Canucks to ninth straight home win, beat Blues
VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller scored a pair of second-period goals as the Vancouver Canucks fought back from an early deficit to defeat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 Monday night. Bo Horvat also scored into an em...
Jan 28, 2020
Pacific Division puts aside differences to grab NHL all-star game crown
ST. LOUIS - Some of the key figures in what's once again the NHL's most heated rivalry briefly put their differences aside at the league's all-star game. It'll soon be back to regularly scheduled...
Jan 27, 2020
Jack Hughes secures shootout win, Devils edge Senators 4-3
OTTAWA - Jack Hughes scored the shootout winner as the New Jersey Devils snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators Monday night. Hughes also scored the overtime w...
Jan 27, 2020
Nylander scores in fourth straight, Leafs beat Predators 5-2
NASHVILLE - William Nylander, Zach Hyman and Rasmus Sandin each scored and had an assist to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Nashville Predators 5-2 Monday night. Jason Spezza and Auston Matthews...
Jan 27, 2020
Coach on Bryant helicopter put "heart and soul" in teaching
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Christina Mauser poured her heart and soul into coaching and teaching physical education at the school where young Gianna and her basketball star father Kobe Bryant were an int...
Jan 27, 2020
Jakub Vrana extends point streak, leads Capitals over Canadiens 4-2
MONTREAL - Jakub Vrana scored and added an assist as the conference-leading Washington Capitals extended their win streak to four games with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night. ...
Jan 27, 2020
