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Jokic, Murray lead Nuggets' 108-90 romp of Spurs
DENVER - After a sputtering start to their post-season, the Denver Nuggets are starting to look like the team that ended a six-year playoff drought in such dramatic fashion. Nikola Jokic has a lot to ...
Apr 25, 2019
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Japan apologizes to forcibly sterilized people, vows redress
TOKYO - Japan's government apologized Wednesday to tens of thousands of people who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law which was designed to "prevent the birth of poor...
Apr 25, 2019
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UN: Pro-government forces kill more Afghans than insurgents
KABUL - Afghan and international forces were responsible for more civilian deaths in the first three months of 2019 than the Taliban and other militants, a new U.N. report said Wednesday. It marks the...
Apr 25, 2019
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Simmons, Embiid usher 76ers past Nets and into 2nd round
PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid showed no mercy. He buried a 3-pointer that gave the 76ers a 24-point lead and waved his arms like a boss, exhorting an already jacked crowd to get louder. Philly obeyed its...
Apr 25, 2019
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Spurs force Game 7 with 120-103 win over Nuggets
SAN ANTONIO - LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points and DeMar DeRozan added 25 to help the San Antonio Spurs overcome Nikola Jokic's 43 points and beat the Denver Nuggets 120-103 on Thursday night, forci...
Apr 25, 2019
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Coyle scores 2, leads Bruins to 3-2 OT win over Columbus
BOSTON - Charlie Coyle tied it in the final five minutes of regulation and scored again with 5:15 gone in overtime on Thursday night to lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue J...
Apr 25, 2019
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Murray taken 1st in NFL draft, followed by Bosa and Williams
NASHVILLE - Defying NFL custom and at least temporarily creating a quarterback quandary, the Arizona Cardinals led off the NFL draft Thursday night by selecting Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, the ...
Apr 25, 2019
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Bruins victory over Leafs ensures an American team will hoist the Stanley Cup
TORONTO - Many NHL players were either not yet born or too young to remember the last time a Canadian team hoisted the Stanley Cup. That trend will continue for a 25th NHL season after all three Canad...
Apr 25, 2019
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Raptors are onto the conference semifinals with 115-96 rout of Orlando
TORONTO - Job No. 1 done. And how. Kyle Lowry got the Toronto Raptors going with the team's first nine points, and Kawhi Leonard finished with 27 as the Toronto Raptors&...
Apr 25, 2019
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Maple Leafs fall to Bruins in another Game 7; No Canadian teams left in playoffs
BOSTON - Standing in the same locker room, in the same building, the Toronto Maple Leafs had the same feeling. Emptiness after another Game 7 loss to a team that has become their unsolvable playo...
Apr 25, 2019