ST. LOUIS (AP) – Brayden Schenn scored 1:04 into overtime to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Sunday for their season-best fifth consecutive win. Jordan Kyrou had one goal and two assists for St. Louis, which surrendered at least four goals in each of its previous four games against ... Read More »
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A dying thief who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” because he wanted to pull off “one last score” is expected to stay out of prison after he’s sentenced Monday. Terry Jon Martin, 76, stole the slippers in 2005 from the ... Read More »
HONG KONG (AP) – A Hong Kong court ordered China Evergrande, the world’s most heavily indebted real estate developer, to undergo liquidation following a failed effort to restructure $300 billion owed to banks and bondholders that fueled fears about China’s rising debt burden. China Evergrande Group is one of the biggest of a series of ... Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) – Two men accused of murder in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay are set to go on trial Monday, more than 20 years after the trailblazing DJ was shot in his New York City recording studio. Opening statements are scheduled in Brooklyn federal court for the murder trial of ... Read More »
Sunday’s Scoreboard NFL Conference Championships Kansas City 17 Baltimore 10 San Francisco 34 Detroit 31 — NHL St. Louis 4 Los Angeles 3 (OT) Seattle 4 Columbus 2 — PWHL Minnesota 2 New York 1 (OT) — AHL Hershey 4 Toronto 3 (OT) Manitoba 2 Chicago 1 Providence 6 Charlotte 1 — NBA Atlanta 126 ... Read More »
CALGARY – Tye Spencer’s second goal of the game, scored at 3:33 of overtime, lifted the visiting Regina Pats to a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Hitmen in Western Hockey League action on Sunday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Ben Kindel of the Hitmen scored at 16:19 of the third period to force the extra session. ... Read More »
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Nelly Korda rallied to win her hometown LPGA Drive On Championship and delay Lydia Ko’s LPGA Hall of Fame entry, outlasting the New Zealander on the second hole of a playoff after overcoming a three-stroke deficit with an eagle-birdie finish. In calmer conditions after wind gusts to 30 mph at Bradenton ... Read More »
MORDEN, Man. – Winnipeg’s Kaitlyn Lawes defeated Beth Peterson 9-8 on Sunday to win the Manitoba women’s curling championship and book her spot in the national championship next month in Calgary. The Scotties Tournament of Hearts is set for Feb. 16-25 at the WinSport Event Centre. Lawes led 6-3 after five ends and secured the ... Read More »
HONG KONG (AP) – A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered property developer China Evergrande Group to liquidate after it was unable to reach a restructuring deal with creditors. Judge Linda Chan said it was appropriate for the court to order Evergrande to wind up its business given a “lack of progress on the part ... Read More »
ATLANTA (AP) – Saddiq Bey dunked in a Trae Young miss with 1.1 seconds left to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 126-125 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. It was the fifth straight loss for the short-handed Raptors. The Raptors had taken a one-point lead when a Young turnover in the backcourt ... Read More »
BRADENTON, Fla, (AP) – Nelly Korda rallied to win her hometown LPGA Drive On Championship and delay Lydia Ko’s LPGA Hall of Fame entry, outlasting the New Zealander on the second hole of a playoff after overcoming a three-stroke deficit with an eagle-birdie finish. In calmer conditions after wind gusts to 30 miles per hour ... Read More »