Nepal's youngest prime minister takes the oath of office
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's youngest prime minister took the oath of office Friday after his party won a landslide victory in elections earlier this month, and following a youth-led uprising that toppled the government in September. B...
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Ilya Sorokin's goaltending against Stars gives the Islanders a much-needed win
NEW YORK (AP) - Ilya Sorokin gave the New York Islanders the type of elite goaltending they needed facing one of the NHL's top teams while in the thick of a playoff chase, making 26 saves to beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Thursday night. Sorokin was lock...
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Bouchard scores in overtime as Oilers beat Golden Knights 4-3
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Evan Bouchard scored at 3:10 of overtime, shortly after Edmonton killed off a Vegas penalty, and the Oilers defeated the Golden Knights 4-3 in a game Thursday night with playoff implications. The Oilers extended their lead for second p...
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Kuemper posts 19-save shutout, Los Angeles Kings blank Vancouver Canucks 4-0
VANCOUVER - Darcy Kuemper stopped all 19 shots he faced and the Los Angeles Kings blanked the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Thursday. It was the veteran goalie's third shutout of the season and the 39th of his NHL career. His last came on Dec. 6 against th...
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Granlund caps hat trick with OT winner as Ducks defeat Flames 3-2
CALGARY - Mikael Granlund capped off his hat trick scoring on the power play with one second remaining in overtime on Thursday to give the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. Granlund has seven goals during a four-game goal streak that...
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Rex Maurer defends title in 400 IM, Canada's Liendo wins 100 butterfly at the NCAA swimming championships
ATLANTA (AP) - Texas junior Rex Maurer defended his title in the 400-yard individual medley at the NCAA swimming and diving championships, and the Longhorns held the team lead after Day 2 on Thursday. Texas has 215.5 points, followed by Florida with 20...
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Ontario man pleads guilty to running drug ring that brought meth, cocaine into Canada
LOS ANGELES - An Ontario man has pleaded guilty to running a drug-trafficking operation that U.S. officials say brought hundreds of kilograms of meth and cocaine worth up to US$17 million from the United States into Canada. The U.S. Attorney's Office f...
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MacKinnon inches closer to 50-goal mark as Avalanche defeat Jets 3-2
WINNIPEG - Nathan MacKinnon scored his 47th and 48th goals of the season to propel the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. Jack Drury scored his career-high ninth goal of the season for the NHL-leading Avalanche (48-...
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Paul Waring trying to get his game on track and leads in Houston by one shot over Woodland
HOUSTON (AP) - Paul Waring felt he had been giving away shots and he was in position to do that again Thursday in the Houston Open. Instead, the Englishman made a great escape for par and opened with a 7-under 63 for a one-shot lead over Gary Woodland....
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Kindel nets shootout winner as Penguins squeeze past Senators 4-3, lose Crosby
OTTAWA - Ben Kindel scored the shootout winner to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators Thursday night. The win allowed the Penguins (36-20-16) to maintain their hold on third in the Metropolitan Division, while the Senator...
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