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Hammer attack, thwarted speech stir more chaos in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Assailants with hammers attacked a protest organizer and lawmakers shouting abuse forced Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to abandon a speech in the legislature, in two dramas Wednesday that hi...
Oct 17, 2019
Patrick Mahomes hurts knee in Chiefs' win over Broncos
DENVER - Reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes injured his right knee in a pileup near the goal line before his Kansas City teammates rallied around their fallen superstar for a 30-6 thrashing of Denver on Thu...
Oct 17, 2019
Mark Giordano's hot start continues as he leads Flames past Red Wings 5-1
CALGARY - Mark Giordano had a goal and an assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Giordano was instrumental on the opening goal, firing a shot from t...
Oct 17, 2019
Nats sweep Cards; DC in World Series for 1st time since '33
WASHINGTON - As the Washington Nationals moved a party 86 years in the making from their ballpark's infield to a booze-filled clubhouse, manager Dave Martinez paused near the dugout and thrust the sil...
Oct 17, 2019
Canucks down Blues in shootout, get 1st road win
ST. LOUIS - Josh Leivo scored the lone shootout goal in the sixth round and Thatcher Demko stopped 31 shots in regulation and overtime as the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Thursday...
Oct 17, 2019
Mathew Barzal's two-goal performance powers Islanders past Jets 3-1
WINNIPEG - Mathew Barzal scored twice as the New York Islanders won their third straight game with a 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. Nikolaj Ehlers had the lone goal for Winnipeg (4-5-...
Oct 17, 2019
China's quarterly economy growth sinks to 6%, a 26-year low
BEIJING - China's economic growth decelerated to a 26-year low in the latest quarter amid a tariff war with Washington, adding to deepening slump that is weighing on global growth. The world's second-...
Oct 17, 2019
Dvorak scores two, Schmaltz has three points to lead Coyotes over Jets
WINNIPEG - Nick Schmaltz knew the Arizona Coyotes' power play was going to finally click. It did in a big way Tuesday. Schmaltz and linemate Christian Dvorak each scored with the man advantage just ov...
Oct 17, 2019
Silver: China asked for Rockets GM Daryl Morey to be fired
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Chinese officials wanted Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey to be fired for his tweet supporting anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and the league emph...
Oct 17, 2019
Silver: China asked for Rockets GM Daryl Morey to be fired
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Chinese officials wanted Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey to be fired for his tweet supporting anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and the league emph...
Oct 17, 2019