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Canada's Milos Raonic rallies to knock off American qualifier Marcos Giron
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Milos Raonic is heading to the round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open after a come-from-behind victory on Monday. The No. 14 seed downed American qualifier Marcos Gir...
Mar 11, 2019

First-place Lightning spank Maple Leafs 6-2 as Toronto learns hard lesson
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs looked at Monday's matchup against the NHL's top team as a measuring stick. What they got was major wake-up call. Tyler Johnson and Cedric Paquette had two goals...
Mar 11, 2019

Sexton, Cavs beat Raptors 126-101; 2 ejected for fight
CLEVELAND - Even with Kawhi Leonard back in the lineup, the best fight Toronto put up in Cleveland was when Serge Ibaka threw a punch at Marquese Chriss. Ibaka and Chriss were ejected for fighting dur...
Mar 11, 2019

Leon Draisaitl stars in overtime as Edmonton Oilers down New York Rangers 3-2
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl scored 35 seconds into overtime and had a pair of assists as the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Monday. Connor McDavid and Matt Benning also scored for the ...
Mar 11, 2019

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are engaged
LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez said yes to Alex Rodriguez's proposal, and with the rock he presented, who could say no? The couple posted an Instagram photo of their hands with a massive engagement ring...
Mar 11, 2019

Turbulence injures 30 on flight from Istanbul to New York
NEW YORK - Severe turbulence tossed terrified passengers and crew around a Turkish Airlines plane cabin as it passed over Maine on Saturday, with 30 people suffering bumps, bruises, cuts and a broken ...
Mar 11, 2019

Creditor protection given to cigarette maker suspends order to pay billions to victims
MONTREAL - The Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health said Monday that smokers who won a recent court victory are being denied justice after an Ontario judge granted cigarette maker JTI-Macdon...
Mar 11, 2019

MMA fighter Conor McGregor arrested in South Florida
MIAMI - Authorities say mixed martial artist and boxer Conor McGregor has been arrested in South Florida for stealing the cellphone of someone who was trying to take his photo. According to a Miami Be...
Mar 11, 2019

Google paid former exec $35 million after harassment claim
SAN FRANCISCO - Google paid former search executive Amit Singhal $35 million in an exit package when he was reportedly forced to resign after a sexual assault investigation, according to court documen...
Mar 11, 2019

Crown, attorney general to appeal mosque gunman Alexandre Bissonnette's sentence
MONTREAL - Quebec's Crown prosecutors' office and the provincial attorney general will appeal the sentence handed down to the gunman who killed six worshippers in a Quebec City mos...
Mar 11, 2019