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Trae Young leads Hawks past Raptors 136-107; Toronto has season-high 31 turnovers
TORONTO - Trae Young had a double-double as the Atlanta Hawks routed the struggling Toronto Raptors 136-107 on Sunday. Young had 34 points and 10 assists as Atlanta (18-15) won its fourth game in a ro...
Dec 29, 2024
Jake Evans scores for the career-high 4th consecutive game, surging Canadiens beat Lightning 5-2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jake Evans scored for the career-high fifth consecutive game and the surging Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday night. Christian Dvorak, Joel Armia, Brend...
Dec 29, 2024
Ryan Strome's goal late in 3rd period helps Ducks rally for 5-3 victory over Oilers
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Ryan Strome scored with 2:36 remaining as the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second period to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Sunday. Strome's goal, his ...
Dec 29, 2024
Authorities change plan to free ship stranded in Quebec
MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard announced this morning that a change of strategy is underway to free the ship that ran aground on Christmas Eve on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. An attempt to r...
Dec 29, 2024
Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100
ATLANTA (AP) - Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global adv...
Dec 29, 2024
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
ATLANTA (AP) - Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life af...
Dec 29, 2024
Willander scores twice to lead Sweden to 7-5 win over Switzerland at world juniors
OTTAWA - Tom Willander scored twice and added an assist to lead Sweden to a 7-5 win over Switzerland on Sunday afternoon at the world junior hockey championship. Zeb Forsfjall, Otto Stenberg, David Gr...
Dec 29, 2024
Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - An Israeli hospital says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery. Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center said his prostate was removed late Sun...
Dec 29, 2024
Syria's de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's de facto leader said Sunday it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he plans to dissolve his Islamist group that led the country's insurgency at an an...
Dec 29, 2024
Raptors-Knicks trade a year ago reshaped both teams, but who won the trade?
TORONTO - A year ago the Toronto Raptors made a trade that officially signalled that the team was going to rebuild. Toronto acquired guards Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., and a 20...
Dec 29, 2024