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F1 race director Whiting dies 3 days before Australian GP
MELBOURNE, Australia - Five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton described Charlie Whiting as a pillar of Formula One and an icon of the sport. Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel recalled the veteran r...
Mar 15, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs rally from three-goal deficit to edge Philadelphia Flyers
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored with five minutes left in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-6 ...
Mar 15, 2019
Perlini, Blackhawks hold off late charge by Maple Leafs for wild 5-4 win
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs were encouraged by a chaotic comeback attempt that fell just short. It was their first 40 minutes - and an especially disastrous opening period - where&nb...
Mar 15, 2019
Klopp's Liverpool wins 3-1 in Munich to knock Bayern out
MUNICH - Sadio Mane scored twice to send Juergen Klopp's Liverpool into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-1 win at Bayern Munich in the second leg of the last 16 on Wednesday. Mane opened th...
Mar 15, 2019
Club Provincial Curling Championships set for Melfort next weekend
Next weekend will be a busy one in Melfort as a number of curlers are set to descend on the city for their next provincial tournament.Twelve mens teams and 11 women's teams will compete in the event. ...
Mar 15, 2019 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Alberta, Saskatchewan win U Sports men's hockey quarterfinals
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - National player of the year Luke Philp scored two goals as the top-seeded Alberta Golden Bears beat the host Lethbridge Pronghorns 7-1 in a U Sports men's hockey quarterfinal on Th...
Mar 15, 2019
Toronto man, 72, identified as Canadian victim of Ethiopia plane crash
TORONTO - A 72-year-old Toronto man was identified Wednesday as one of the Canadian victims of the plane crash in Ethiopia. The Ismaili Centre said Ameen Noormohamed was on board the Ethiopi...
Mar 15, 2019
W.S. Merwin, prize-winning poet of nature, dies at 91
HONOLULU - W.S. Merwin, a prolific and versatile poetry master who evolved through a wide range of styles as he celebrated nature, condemned war and industrialism and reached for the elusive past, die...
Mar 15, 2019
Nembhard hits 3 with second left ad Florida upsets No. 9 LSU 76-73
NASHVILLE - The Florida Gators finally figured out how to avoid overtime against LSU. Canadian Andrew Nembhard hit a three-pointer with a second left, and Florida rallied from a 13-point deficit in th...
Mar 15, 2019
Ex-Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes dies at 92; served 2 terms
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Former Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes, who prided himself on restoring public faith in the political process, died Wednesday. He was 92. His daughter, Elizabeth Hughes, said Hughes had...
Mar 15, 2019