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Predators centre Matt Duchene put on IR, out 3-5 weeks
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Predators placed Matt Duchene on injured reserve Saturday with a lower-body injury. The ailment is expected to sideline the veteran centre for three-to-five weeks. Duche...
Mar 06, 2021

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccine shot
DHARMSALA, India - The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, was administered the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharm...
Mar 06, 2021

Southampton ends long winless run in EPL despite Ings injury
SHEFFIELD, England - Southampton shrugged off the disappointment of losing Danny Ings to another injury by beating last-place Sheffield United 2-0 to end its nine-match Premier League winless run...
Mar 06, 2021

Mississippi history group honours scholars, flag commission
JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Historical Society is honouring several scholars and groups, including a commission that designed a new state that voters adopted in November. The society presented aw...
Mar 06, 2021

Indian farmers mark 100th day of protest with road blockade
NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers blocked a massive expressway on the edges of New Delhi on Saturday to mark the 100th day of protests against agricultural laws they say will devastate their inc...
Mar 06, 2021

Kriechmayr adds World Cup downhill win to world title
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria - Vincent Kriechmayr ended his two-year-long victory drought in men's World Cup downhills by winning Saturday, three weeks after he took the world title in the discipline...
Mar 06, 2021

Shiffrin beats Vlhova, claims 45th World Cup slalom victory
JASNA, Slovakia - Mikaela Shiffrin denied her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova a home victory Saturday, winning the first World Cup slalom following the world championships. Shiffrin trailed first-run lea...
Mar 06, 2021

Bezanson’s Peck set to begin Iditarod Sled Dog Race
Bezanson's Aaron Peck will be at the starting line today of the 48th running of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska.Peck has previously competed in the race seven times between 2000-2020 and has a pe...
Mar 06, 2021

Backcountry caution urged as avalanche warning is issued throughout the Rockies
With the weather warming up, coupled with a complex snow pack, the conditions are prime for avalanches to occur in the Rocky Mountains.The avalanche warning, which was first issued on Wednesday, encom...
Mar 06, 2021

Protesters say out with Cyprus' 'Satanic' Eurovision entry
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Dozens of Orthodox Christian faithful held up wooden crosses and sang Church hymns outside of Cyprus' state broadcaster on Saturday to demand the withdrawal of the country's controve...
Mar 06, 2021