ST. LOUIS – Ryan Reaves still prefers pounding opponents to scoring goals. The St. Louis enforcer recorded his first two-goal game in the NHL, and Brian Elliott earned his league-leading 10th win in April to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday …
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PITTSBURGH – Making the playoffs is a long shot for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite that, looking ahead to 2014 is not an option. Coach Mike Tomlin reiterated his commitment on Tuesday to finishing the season strong. The coach said the team’s focus remains on winning Sunday night against Cincinnati, not …
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SEATTLE – CenturyLink Field was constructed to be a cauldron of noise. And the din created by Seattle Seahawks fans is jet-engine loud and has been wreaking havoc on opponents since the stadium opened in 2002. The Seahawks take great pride in their caffeinated fans, with a note in every …
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LOS ANGELES – Blake Griffin and Chris Paul scored 23 points apiece, and the Los Angeles Clippers hung another rout on the Lakers, winning 120-97 Sunday to take three of four games this season from their beleaguered Staples Center co-tenants. It wasn’t quite the blowout of the Clippers’ previous two …
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Archie Manning knows his grandson, Arch, and he thinks the Texas quarterback will be around for some time. Archie, 76, said he hasn’t discussed the possibility of Arch potentially declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft but doesn’t think his grandson will declare. “Arch isn’t going to do that. He’ll be …
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Seattle Mariners pitcher Tayler Saucedo revealed that he and his girlfriend received death threats on social media following his poor outing in the team’s 11-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. Saucedo, 32, entered in the bottom of the seventh inning with the Mariners trailing …
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President Donald Trump praised his administration’s crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., on Friday as he announced that the draw for the2026 FIFA World Cup will take place at the Kennedy Center on Dec. 5. The president was joined byFIFA President Gianni Infantino and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi …
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Latvian tennis star Jelena Ostapenko apologized on social media for what she told American tennis player Taylor Townsend during an emotional outburst after a U.S. Open loss. Ostapenko told Townsend she had “no education” as she pointed her finger at her opponent following an early-tournament loss to the American. She …
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Carolina Panthers left tackle Ikem Ekwonu may not be ready for the team’s season-opening game against the Jacksonville Jaguars after he underwent emergency appendectomy surgery last week. Ekwonu, 24, went to the team facility last weekend complaining of stomach pain. He was checked by the team’s medical staff, who recommended …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, alongside his “dear friend” Chinese President Xi Jinping, championed the duo’s “unprecedentedly high” ties as the U.S. and Europe remain strained over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The Beijing-based meeting once again cemented the increased unity the adversarial nations have pursued following Putin’s 2022 invasion and comes …
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