UPDATE (4/17): Police officials have yet to identify the man who died as a result of Saturday night’s collision. Initial investigation identified the driver of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado as 53-year-old Paul Barraza. According to police, Barraza was traveling westbound near Executive Blvd when three unidentified men ran across the highway. One unidentified pedestrian was
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Mark Giordano scored 3:26 into overtime to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Mitchell Marner scored twice for the Maple Leafs. Michael Bunting and Kyle Clifford also had goals for Toronto, which got 25 saves from Erik Kallgren. Tim Stutzle had two goals in
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Anthony Mantha scored twice in a 34-second span midway through the second period and had two assists in the Washington Capitals’ 8-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens 8-4 on Saturday night. Alex Ovechkin scored his 47th of the season and Nic Dowd, Garnet Hathaway, Justin Schultz, T.J. Oshie and Dmitry Orlov also
Continue Reading By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Chavis capped a three-hit night with a leadoff triple in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 6-4. Diego Castillo drove in Chavis with a single, giving Pittsburgh a 4-2 lead. Chavis has reached safely in eight of 14 plate appearances this
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VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO, New Mexico — Fire officials say they have made major progress on the McBride Fire, jumping from zero containment Friday evening to 56 percent containment Saturday evening. Fire officials say the fire, which started on Tuesday, April 12, has burned 6,159 acres, 207 structures, and killed two people. Most of the containment
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Steven Matz pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings and combined with three relievers on a five-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1. Paul DeJong hit a two-out RBI double in the fourth and Corey Dickerson singled home an insurance run with two outs
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Ben Rhodes used a crossover move to slide past Carson Hocevar and drift his way to victory in the Truck Series race at dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. The reigning Truck Series champion won Saturday for the first time in six races this season and
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Pozuelo broke a tie early in the 51st minute and Toronto FC beat Philadelphia 2-1 in cold conditions Saturday night, handing the MLS-leading Union their first loss of the season. Toronto (3-2-2) won its third in a row at home and extended its unbeaten run to four games. Philadelphia (5-1-1) had
Continue Reading By ERIK ERLENDSSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored twice and added two assists, Victor Hedman had four assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning tied a season high in goals in a 7-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night. Two-time defending champion Tampa Bay won consecutive games for the first
Continue Reading By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Brandon Belt scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded grounder by Wilmer Flores in the eighth inning, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. With one out, Flores hit a sharp grounder that second baseman Ernie Clement stopped before forcing out
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Bryce Harper doubled in two runs, walked twice and stole home, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 10-3. Alec Bohm had two hits and three RBIs, and Nick Castellanos added two singles and an RBI for the Phillies, who snapped a four-game losing skid. A night after going 0 for
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson’s go-ahead goal capped a four-goal second-period outburst and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in a meeting between two non-playoff teams. Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and assist and Kyle Okposo and Vinnie Hinostroza also scored in
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HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Carlos Miguel made three saves for the New York Red Bulls and Maarten Paes had five saves for Dallas in a 0-0 tie. The Red Bulls are now 3-2-2 and Dallas is 3-1-3.
Continue Reading HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Carlos Miguel made three saves for the New York Red Bulls and Maarten Paes had five saves for Dallas in a 0-0 tie. The Red Bulls are now 3-2-2 and Dallas is 3-1-3.
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By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN North Korea fired two projectiles into waters off the east of the Korean Peninsula Saturday evening, according to the South Korean military, the country’s 12th such test this year. Images published Sunday by North Korea state-owned newspaper Rodong Sinmun showed the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, smiling and
Continue Reading By Claudia Dominguez and Christina Maxouris, CNN Authorities in Summit County, Utah, had been hearing about a young man wandering the area with a shopping cart for several weeks. When they encountered him last Saturday, they discovered he was reported missing nearly three years ago in northern California, more than 700 miles away. Sheriff’s deputies
Continue Reading Authorities in Summit County, Utah, discovered a young man who had been wandering the area with a shopping cart for weeks to be Connerjack Oswalt, who was reported missing nearly three years ago in northern California.
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey had the breakout game of his young career, scoring 21 of his playoff career-high 38 points in the third quarter to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 131-111 Game 1 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. James Harden had 22 points and
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Steve Clark made three saves for the Houston Dynamo and Aljaz Ivacic had four saves for the Portland Timbers in a 0-0 tie. The Dynamo are now 3-1-3 and the Timbers are 2-2-4.
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Steve Clark made three saves for the Houston Dynamo and Aljaz Ivacic had four saves for the Portland Timbers in a 0-0 tie. The Dynamo are now 3-1-3 and the Timbers are 2-2-4.
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan left the field on a stretcher after hurting an Achilles tendon and collapsing during a 0-0 draw against Cincinnati. The 37-year-old fell to the field without contact just outside Atlanta’s penalty area and started pounding the artificial turf. With a towel over the field, he was given a
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry will play but not start for Golden State in Game 1 of the playoffs against the Denver Nuggets. Jordan Poole was in the starting lineup for his playoff debut. Curry is back for the Warriors exactly one month after he sprained a ligament
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Deuce Benjamin shares the same name as his father, former New Mexico State basketball star William Benjamin. Now, they share the honor of being Aggies. The Las Cruces High School star announced his commitment to New Mexico State Saturday, ensuring the one-time New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year will
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Hello all and happy holiday weekend! Do you love Easter? Because I do! Today has certainly been splendid and tomorrow is going to be spectacular too. The clouds are moving out, sunshine is coming back, and your Easter Sunday will be a sunny, warm, and light wind day. We are looking at a high of
Continue Reading By Laura Studley and Emma Tucker, CNN Hate crimes in New York City have increased 76% so far this year compared to the same period last year, according to data from the New York Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force (HCTF) released this week. There were 194 hate crimes between January 1 and April 10
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tyson Alexander became the first player in Korn Ferry Tour history to successfully defend a title, rallying to win the Veritex Bank Championship on Sunday. Alexander closed with a 6-under 65 to finish at 22-under 262 at Texas Rangers Golf Club, two strokes ahead of Pontus Nyholm (62) and Byeong Hun
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tyson Alexander became the first player in Korn Ferry Tour history to successfully defend a title, rallying to win the Veritex Bank Championship on Sunday. Alexander closed with a 6-under 65 to finish at 22-under 262 at Texas Rangers Golf Club, two strokes ahead of Pontus Nyholm (62) and Byeong Hun
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — The Houston Astros placed All-Star closer Ryan Pressly on the 10-day injured list due to inflammation in his right knee. The right-hander appeared in four games during the first week of the regular season. Manager Dusty Baker said Pressly had been bothered by the soreness for a couple of days and the
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — The Houston Astros placed All-Star closer Ryan Pressly on the 10-day injured list due to inflammation in his right knee. The right-hander appeared in four games during the first week of the regular season. Manager Dusty Baker said Pressly had been bothered by the soreness for a couple of days and the
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