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Bruins beat Carolina 2-1, take 3-0 series lead
RALEIGH, N.C. - Chris Wagner and Brad Marchand scored 5:07 apart in the second period, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Tuesday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Confere...
May 14, 2019
Leonard hits winning basket and Raptors headed to conference finals vs. Bucks
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard squatted and watched as his moon shot from the corner bounced off the rim an agonizing once, twice, three times, then four before finally dropping through the ho...
May 14, 2019
New Orleans wins NBA draft lottery, right to pick No. 1
CHICAGO - New Orleans has bucked the odds and won the NBA draft lottery, and now will have the first chance at choosing Zion Williamson next month. The Pelicans won the lottery for the first time sinc...
May 14, 2019
Argentine legislator dies 3 days after attack by gunmen
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentine legislator Hctor Olivares died three days after being seriously wounded in a gun attack that killed a provincial official, a Senate official said Sunday. Acting Sen...
May 14, 2019
CJ McCollum leads Blazers past Nuggets 100-96 in Game 7
DENVER - Damian Lillard's shots kept banging off the backboard, rattling off the rim, going everywhere but through the hoop. The Portland Trail Blazers are going to the Western Conference Finals anywa...
May 14, 2019
US senator seeks safe passage for Turkish Trail Blazers star
SALEM, Ore. - U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden wants to ensure Portland Trail Blazers centre Enes Kanter, a Turkish star whom Turkey wants arrested for his criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will be able...
May 14, 2019
2 hurt as magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes northern Panama
PANAMA CITY - A strong earthquake struck a lightly populated area of Panama near its border with Costa Rica on Sunday, causing some wooden porches to collapse and products to shake from store shelves....
May 14, 2019
City of Melfort, Brunswick School benefitting from Traffic Safety Fund Grant
The City of Melfort was one of the beneficiaries of the recent announcement from the Saskatchewan Government.The announcement came from the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund as almost $500,000 was awarde...
May 14, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Nurse: Momentum from thrilling series can help the Raptors versus Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - Coach Nick Nurse has overheard conversations about his team's huge Game 7 win while waiting for his Uber in the lobby of his condo. Kawhi Leonard has received cong...
May 14, 2019
'Fresh and new' B.C. Lions look to build chemistry at training camp
SURREY, B.C. - It's been a busy off-season for B.C. Lions quarterback Mike Reilly. First came February's blockbuster signing that saw the former Edmonton Eskimo ink a four-year, $2.9-million...
May 14, 2019