Stanley Cup playoffs: Lightning beat Devils to advance to second roundSun, 22 Apr 2018 00:20:00 +0200Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning are moving on in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Kucherov scored his 27th career postseason goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 26 shots as the top seed in the Eastern Conference beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on...
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NBA playoffs: 76ers outlast Heat to take 3-1 series leadSun, 22 Apr 2018 00:15:00 +0200Ben Simmons had the first playoff triple-double by a rookie in nearly 40 years, JJ Redick scored 24 points and the Philadelphia 76ers outlasted the Miami Heat 106-102 on Saturday to move within a victory of the second round. The 76ers lead the Eastern...
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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich to miss Game 4 against WarriorsSun, 22 Apr 2018 00:05:00 +0200Gregg Popovich won't coach the San Antonio Spurs in their possible series finale against the Golden State Warriors as he grieves the death of his wife. Spurs assistant Ettore Messina coached San Antonio in Game 3 and will again Sunday afternoon. Erin...
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Why India's rape crisis is getting worse under Narendra ModiSat, 21 Apr 2018 23:35:00 +0200An 8-year-old Muslim girl was locked in a Hindu shrine, drugged, gang-raped for several days and bludgeoned to death with a stone. As if the January killing in northern India weren’t horrifying enough, lawyers and right-wing Hindus this month marched...
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LAFC rallies from two-goal deficit for 5-3 victory over ImpactSat, 21 Apr 2018 23:05:00 +0200LAFC completed its six-game road trip to open the MLS season by erasing a two-goal deficit at halftime to defeat the Montreal Impact 5-3 at Stade Saputo on Saturday. The Impact led 3-1 at halftime thanks for a hat trick by Ignacio Piatti. LAFC missed...
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U.S. is tied 1-1 with France in Fed Cup semifinalsSat, 21 Apr 2018 21:30:00 +0200Kristina Mladenovic rallied to beat CoCo Vandeweghe 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 and draw France level with defending champion United States in their Fed Cup semifinal on Saturday in Aix-en-Provence. The 20th-ranked Mladenovic dropped serve five times but broke No....
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Barbara Bush remembered at funeral for her grit, grace and humorSat, 21 Apr 2018 20:15:00 +0200Barbara Pierce Bush was laid to rest Saturday by the political clan she built, including the husband and son she helped reach the presidency, remembered for the strength of character and wit that made her one of the most popular first ladies in U.S. history....
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U.S. takes 1-0 lead over France in Fed Cup semifinalsSat, 21 Apr 2018 17:40:00 +0200Sloane Stephens fought hard to beat Pauline Parmentier 7-6 (3), 7-5 to give defending champion United States a 1-0 lead against France in the Fed Cup semifinals on Saturday in Aix-en-Provence. The U.S. Open champion saved five set points serving at 5-4...
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