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Pettersson scores a pair as Canucks sink Sharks 4-3
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2024
VANCOUVER – Elias Pettersson scored goals 44 seconds apart in the second period – the second on a power play – to snap a seven-game NHL scoring drought as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Monday night. Kiefer Sherwood and Brock Boeser also scored for the Canucks (17-10-7) who ended a three-game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Packers clinch playoff berth with 34-0 win over Saints
By Steve Megargee, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2024
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Josh Jacobs gained 107 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown for a sixth straight game as the Green Bay Packers clinched a playoff berth while producing the first shutout of the NFL season, 34-0 over the hapless New Orleans Saints on Monday night. Green Bay (11-4) earned its fifth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Hughes helps the Devils rout Rangers 5-0
By The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2024
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Jack Hughes had his second two-goal game of the season against the New York Rangers and Jacob Markstrom had his second straight 12-save shutout to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 5-0 victory on Monday. Timo Meier, Stefan Noesen and Dawson Mercer also scored for New Jersey, which is 7-2-1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Towns, Anunoby each score 31 points as Knicks whip reeling Raptors 139-125
By Pat Pickens, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, OG Anunoby also scored 31 points and shot 13-for-15 from the field, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 139-125 on Monday night. Cam Payne had 19 points off the bench for the Knicks, who put seven players in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marchenko’s late goal lifts Blue Jackets past Canadiens 5-4
By Nicole Kraft, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Kirill Marchenko scored with 2:12 left in regulation, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Monday night for their second straight home win, rallying after blowing a pair of two-goal leads. Dmitri Vorokov scored twice to extend his point streak to five games, and Kent Johnson added ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WJC pre-tournament roundup: McKenna scores twice as Canada clips Czechia 3-2
By The Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2024
OTTAWA – Gavin McKenna’s second goal of the game, scored at 17:31 of the third period, snapped a 2-2 tie and lifted Canada to a 3-2 exhibition win over Czechia at the Canadian Tire Centre. Bradly Nadeau also scored for Canada and Matthew Schaefer chipped in with two assists as the World Junior Championship hosts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutors withdraw appeal of dismissed case against Alec Baldwin in fatal movie set shooting
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie. Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey on Monday withdrew the appeal of a July decision at trial to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s chief actuary report at odds with Alberta’s pension plan estimate
By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2024
EDMONTON – A report from Canada’s chief actuary suggests Alberta would not be entitled to more than half of the Canada Pension Plan’s assets that the province has argued it should get if it were to leave the investment fund. The chief actuary’s paper, published Friday, says the calculation that claims Alberta should get 53 ... Read More »
1 responseJets deliver payback to Leafs, claim NHL’s top spot before Christmas break
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2024
TORONTO – The Winnipeg Jets had payback on their minds and top spot in the National Hockey League in their final game before the holiday break. The Jets made good on both accounts with a 5-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs before 18,923 at Scotiabank Arena on Monday. The win avenged a 6-4 home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As TikTok bill steams forward, online influencers put on their lobbying hats to visit Washington
By Haleluya Hadero, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Lawmakers, meet your latest lobbyists: online influencers from TikTok. The platform is once again bringing influencers to Washington, this time to lobby members of Congress to reject a fast-moving bill that would force TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company to sell or be banned in the United States. On Tuesday, some influencers began a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clarification: TikTok-Bill-Lobbying story
By The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – In a story published Mar. 12, 2024, The Associated Press reported TikTok content creator Summer Lucille said she didn’t know what a ban on TikTok will do to “the business”. The story should have made clear that she was talking about the impact of a ban her own boutique, not the TikTok ... Read More »
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