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Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing dog and a scientific trailblazer
Poppy, a six-year-old springer spaniel with floppy brown ears and a tail that never seems to stop wagging, is by all accounts a very good dog. Her white, brown speckled nose has also made her somethin...
Jan 24, 2025
Pelletier takes advantage of first-line opportunity with Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Jakob Pelletier got bumped up to Calgary's No. 1 line on Thursday and immediately took full advantage. The 24-year-old winger assisted on Nazem Kadri's tying goal and scored the winning goal...
Jan 23, 2025
Surging Rangers dominate Flyers 6-1
NEW YORK (AP) - Defenseman K'Andre Miller had a goal and an assist and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves as the surging New York Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 on Thursday night. Braden Schnei...
Jan 23, 2025
Alex Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 875 goals and needs 20 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 sho...
Jan 23, 2025
Canada's Dabrowski and New Zealand's Routliffe drop women's doubles semifinal
MELBOURNE - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe dropped a 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3 decision to Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko and Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh in women's doubles semifinal play F...
Jan 23, 2025
Oilers avenge chippy loss to Canucks with an emphatic 6-2 victory
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers had a bad taste in their mouth after their last game against the Vancouver Canucks, but they enjoyed some revenge on Thursday with a 6-2 victory. Zach Hyman had two goal...
Jan 23, 2025
An injured Novak Djokovic stops in the Australian Open semifinals against Alexander Zverev
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - An injured Novak Djokovic quit after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday. Djokovic lost the opener 7-6 (5) in a tiebr...
Jan 23, 2025
An injured Novak Djokovic stops in the Australian Open semifinals against Alexander Zverev
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - An injured Novak Djokovic quit after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday. Djokovic lost the opener 7-6 (5) in a tiebr...
Jan 23, 2025
Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl lead Oilers to 6-2 victory over Canucks
EDMONTON - Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday. The win came five days after the ...
Jan 23, 2025
Three-point night from Huberdeau helps Flames to 5-2 win over Sabres
CALGARY - Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal, two assists, and was a plus-four on Thursday to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Nazem Kadri also had a goal and two assists w...
Jan 23, 2025