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Tavares scores in OT, rescues Canada from potential upset in 7-6 win over AustriaPRAGUE, Czechia — Captain John Tavares scored 15 seconds into overtime and saved his teammates some embarrassment as Canada held on for a 6-5 win over Austria on Tuesday at the world hockey championship. Tavares ended the extra session quickly, taking the puck from behind centre ice, then skating into the Austrian zone and ripping a shot past goaltender David Madlener. It was unlikely anyone on the Canadian bench would have thought such heroics would have been necessary after 40 minutes of play.
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Soucy suspended one game, Zadorov fined for cross-checks on McDavidEDMONTON — Vancouver Canucks defenceman Carson Soucy has been suspended one game for a cross-check on Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid. A skirmish began after the final buzzer sounded in Vancouver's 4-3 victory in Game 3 Sunday after Soucy shoved McDavid behind the Canucks' net and McDavid responded by hitting Soucy's leg with his stick. Canucks blue liner Nikita Zadorov then cross-checked McDavid from behind, and Soucy cross-checked the Oilers captain in the face as he was falling. Souc
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Wyatt Johnston scores twice as Stars push Avs to brink of elimination with 5-1 win in Game 4DENVER (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored twice on the eve of his 21st birthday as the Dallas Stars pushed Colorado to the brink of elimination Monday night with a 5-1 win in Game 4 that came hours after Avalanche standout Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months. Johnston had short-handed and power-play goals for the Stars, who grabbed a 3-1 lead in the second-round, best-of-seven series. Dallas can close it out at home in Game 5 on Wednesday. “He (Johnston) came out possessed tonight,
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‘Crying Little Sh*t’: Sparks Fly in Cohen’s Cross-ExaminationPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesThe long-anticipated, brutal cross-examination of Michael Cohen started Tuesday afternoon with pure fire and fury, as Donald Trump’s lead lawyer, Todd Blanche, prepared for battle.Blanche approached the podium, adjusted the microphone by pulling it down, and leaned forward with both hands forcefully gripping the edges of the wooden tabletop.“Mr. Cohen, my name is Todd Blanche. You and I have never spoken or met before, have we?” he
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Bruins captain Brad Marchand is out for Game 5 against the PanthersSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Bruins captain Brad Marchand will not play in Game 5 of Boston’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, coach Jim Montgomery said. Marchand traveled with the team to Florida but is “not an option tonight,” Montgomery said after the team’s morning skate. Marchand, the team’s leading scorer in this year’s playoffs before he was injured, was staggered on a hit to his head from Panthers forward Sam Bennett in the first period of Game 3
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Did The Voice’s John Legend Just Issue the Biggest Dis Since Adam Levine?Good news for Adam Levine. The former Voice coach may finally start to live down the Season 15 gaffe that found him pleading with viewers to save one of his contestants (who had been too ill to sing) over another (who actually had performed). The show of favoritism dogged the Maroon 5 frontman until and …
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Customer who filed complaint against TD Bank refuses to sign gag order to get compensationGuanghu Cui was poring over his TD Bank statements in March, preparing to pay taxes for his small immigration consulting firm in Oakville, Ont., when he noticed a $1.50 fee for sending an e-transfer. It was surprising, because when he'd opened his business account three years ago, his financial advisor told him the plan included five free transactions a month and he'd never exceeded that number. Cui complained and eventually TD said it would reimburse him for the fees and compensate him for his
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Slovakia upsets the US in OT at ice hockey worlds and Finland eases past NorwayPRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia upset the United States 5-4 when Milos Kelemen scored with 1:04 left in overtime at the ice hockey world championship on Monday. The Americans were handed their second loss in three games. Libor Hudacek, Simon Nemec and Patrik Koch also scored for the Slovaks and goaltender Samuel Hlavaj stopped 39 shots in Group B in Ostrava. Down 4-1, the Americans made a three-goal comeback within 12:06 of the third period to force overtime. Shane Pinto scored the second for the America
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Stars visit the Avalanche with 2-1 series leadDallas Stars (52-21-9, first in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (50-25-7, third in the Central Division)Denver; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Avalanche -136, Stars +115; over/under is 6.5NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Stars lead series 2-1BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars visit the Colorado Avalanche in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Saturday for the eighth time this season. The Stars won 4-1 in the last meeting. Logan Stank
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Casey Schmitt hits walk-off double in the 10th as Giants beat Reds 6-5, but lose Jung Hoo LeeSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Casey Schmitt hit a walk-off double in the 10th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Sunday, but lost Jung Hoo Lee to a left shoulder injury. After the Reds failed to score in the top of the 10th off Giants reliever Luke Jackson (1-1), Schmitt's first hit of the season was a two-out ground-rule double to left-center field off Emilio Pagan (2-3), scoring automatic runner Luis Matos. He had been 0 for 11 after being recalled on Friday from Triple
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Giuliani bankruptcy judge frustrated with case, rebuffs attempt to challenge $148 million judgementThe judge overseeing Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case said he was “disturbed” so little progress has been made in sorting out his finances, and refused Tuesday to lift a legal barrier that has kept the former New York City mayor from appealing a $148 million defamation judgment. Giuliani declared bankruptc y in December after he was ordered to pay the staggering sum to two former election workers for spreading a false conspiracy theory about their role in the 2020 election. Since then, Giuliani h