Wednesday, 2 May 2018

Swing away: Swatting puck out of midair not uncommon or easy

Like he does with so many things, Sidney Crosby makes it look easy.

There was the time he shot the puck off the post and swatted the rebound into the net out of midair. Or, the time he waited for the puck to drop and backhanded it in for a ...
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Alex Ovechkin's late goal gives Capitals 2-1 series lead

After a thrilling Game 3 in Pittsburgh filled with big hits and clutch goals, Washington rallied to seize the win, 4-3, with two third-period tallies.
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Viewers see vulnerable Serena Williams in 5-part TV series

The first episode of "Being Serena," a five-part documentary series on HBO about Serena Williams, closes with the tennis great in a hospital bed, about to have a C-section.

Just before the screen fades, a voiceover from Williams is heard: "I was terrified. And it was a whole new kind ...
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Tuesday, 1 May 2018

'Mean Girls' and 'SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical' lead Tony Awards nominations with 12 nods each

NEW YORK (AP) - 'Mean Girls' and 'SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical' lead Tony Awards nominations with 12 nods each.


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Eagles head coach Doug Pederson is writing a memoir

NEW YORK (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson knows he has an inspiring story to tell. The man who led the Eagles to a dramatic Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots is working on a memoir.

Hachette Books told The Associated Press on Tuesday the book is ...
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Ashley Judd wants movie mogul Weinstein 'held accountable'

NEW YORK (AP) - Ashley Judd says she wants Harvey Weinstein to be "held accountable" for "illegal conduct" that caused her to lose money, status, prestige and power.

Judd spoke Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America."

Judd sued Weinstein on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, saying the former ...
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Lawyer: Man at center of Nobel turmoil faces 'witch hunt'

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The lawyer of the man reportedly at the center of a sex-abuse scandal that has tarnished the reputation of the body that hands out the Nobel Prize in Literature says his client is the victim of "a witch hunt."

Bjorn Hurtig says allegations, including those of ...
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