SAN JOSE, Calif. — It was late in the third period of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals last year, and the Sharks trailed Chicago 2-1 when forward Ryane Clowe launched what looked to be a game-tying shot at a wide-open net on the power play. Looks, as the …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Panthers quarterback Cam Newton practiced for the first time since undergoing ankle surgery on March 19. Newton worked in 7-on-7 drills during the team’s final day of minicamp practice Thursday. Newton says he felt sluggish on his first day back, adding, “My mind was moving faster than …

HONOLULU – Cole Dickerson scored 13 of his game-high 19 points in the first half and San Francisco beat East Tennessee State 67-49 in the seventh-place game of the Diamond Head Classic Tuesday. The Dons (6-6) also got 15 points from Cody Doolin and 10 from Tim Derksen to snap …

NEW YORK – Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher were benched by the Yankees for Game 3 of the AL championship series at Detroit on Tuesday night, the latest attempt by New York to reverse a deep hitting slump that threatens to knock New York out of the postseason. “We talked …

BLACKSBURG, Va. – R.J. Price scored 25 points to lift Radford to a 68-66 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday. Price made 9-of-17 from the floor and hit 5-of-13 from beyond the 3-point arc, as the Highlanders (5-3) rallied from a six-point deficit with a little more than two minutes …

BRASILIA, Brazil – Robin van Persie and Daley Blind scored a goal each to give the Netherlands a 2-0 halftime lead over host Brazil in the third-place match at the World Cup on Saturday. Van Persie converted a penalty kick three minutes into the match after Arjen Robben was brought …

Social workers and other non-police professionals like “transit ambassadors” should handle certain 911 calls to ease NYPD workloads and improve officer retention, New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said Monday. Mamdani’s position on law enforcement and public safety took center stage following a mass shooting in Manhattan on …

A mosquito-borne virus has led to a widespread outbreak in China – but could it show up in the U.S.? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 2 alert on Wednesday for an outbreak of chikungunya virus in the Guangdong Province, where health officials have …

The Coast Guard warned of “increased Chinese research vessel activity” in the U.S.Arctic as it responded to multiple vessels in the region. The agency said it recently “detected and responded to two Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic and is currently monitoring a total of five similar vessels …

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