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Raptors Bling: NBA champions receive their rings in pre-game ceremony
TORONTO - If the next-level size of the Toronto Raptors' championship ring doesn't drop jaws, the eye-popping bling definitely will. Canada's lone NBA team went big - really, really big...
Oct 22, 2019
Backlund propels Flames to 2-1 victory over Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Cam Talbot and Michael Stone haven't played much through the first three weeks of the Calgary Flames' season. They made the most of their opportunities Sunday night. Talbot made 29 s...
Oct 22, 2019
Staal scores 2, Dubnyk hurt in Wild's 3-0 win over Oilers
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Eric Staal broke out of an early slump with two goals and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 Tuesday night. Brad Hunt also scored for the Wild, who may be...
Oct 22, 2019
Anze Kopitar's late goal lifts Los Angeles Kings over Winnipeg Jets 3-2
WINNIPEG - Anze Kopitar scored a power-play goal at 5:52 of the third period that stood up as the winner in a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Kopitar turned on the speed to get around J...
Oct 22, 2019
2 guilty in $1B fraud as feds auction Burt Reynolds Trans Am
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Two employees of a San Francisco Bay Area solar energy company pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in what federal prosecutors say was a massive scheme that defrauded investor...
Oct 22, 2019
Horvat scores 3 in 3rd, Canucks rally past Red Wings 5-2
DETROIT - Bo Horvat scored three of Vancouver's five goals in the third period for his first career hat trick, and the Canucks rallied from two down to defeat the skidding Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Tue...
Oct 22, 2019
Pastrnak scores 10th, Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-2
BOSTON - David Pastrnak scored his league-leading 10th goal and added an assist as the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Tuesday night. Brad Marchand also had a goal and an assist, and...
Oct 22, 2019
Connor, Laine score shootout goals, Jets topple red-hot Oilers 1-0
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck's first shutout of the season couldn't have come at a better time for the Winnipeg Jets. Kyle Connor and Patrik Laine scored in the shootout as the Jets ended a three-game...
Oct 22, 2019
Raptors president Masai Ujiri won't be charged for shoving deputy at NBA Finals
SAN FRANCISCO - California prosecutors say they won't charge Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri for shoving a sheriff's deputy after the decisive Game 6 of the NBA Finals on June 13. The Alameda Co...
Oct 22, 2019
Parise scores winner, Wild beat Canadiens 4-3 for 2nd win
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild called a players-only meeting as they struggled to start the season. In their first game since that meeting, the Wild earned a win and gained a sense of relief. Za...
Oct 22, 2019
