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Czech Republic shuts out Switzerland 2-0 to win hockey world championship
PRAGUE (AP) — David Pastrnak and David Kampf scored as the Czech Republic shut out Switzerland 2-0 to win the ice hockey world championship on Sunday. Boston Bruins forward Pastrnak broke the deadlock with 10:47 remaining in the final period, prompting the sold-out Prague Arena to...
US loses to Czech Republic 1-0 in quarterfinals of men's hockey world championship
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic eliminated the United States at the ice hockey world championship with a 1-0 win to reach the semifinals on Thursday. Boston Bruins forward Pavel Zacha scored a power-play goal in the second period and Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal stopped...
French Open: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among the women to watch in 2024
PARIS (AP) — Here are some of the women to watch at the French Open, which starts at Roland Garros on Sunday: Iga Swiatek Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 22 (Turns 23 on May 31) 2024...
Czech Republic's top court rules that surgery is not required to officially change gender
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s highest court on Tuesday ruled to dismiss part of a law requiring people to undergo gender-affirmation surgery, including sterilization, in order to officially change their gender. The Constitutional Court said the requirements are...
Czech central bank cuts a key interest rate again with inflation down and the economy on the mend
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate for the fourth straight time as inflation dropped and the economy showed signs of recovery. The cut by a half-percentage point brought the interest rate down to 5.25%. The move was expected by...
US and Canada win semifinals to set up 22nd gold-medal showdown at women's hockey championships
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Not knowing her next opponent yet, Taylor Heise took the diplomatic approach in saying she didn’t have a preference who the United States would face in the women’s world hockey championship gold-medal game. And yet, when offered the chance to say anything...
The United States and Canada both advance to the semifinals of women’s world hockey championships
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Carpenter and Abbey Murphy each had two goals, and the United States scored six times in the second period en route to a 10-0 victory over Japan on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the women’s world hockey championships. Lacey Eden scored 3:59 into...
Germany, Czechia, Switzerland and Japan all advance to quarterfinals of women's hockey worlds
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Lisa Hemmerle made her first career start in goal for the national team, helping Germany beat China 3-0 on Tuesday to finish the preliminary round of the women’s world hockey championships with a 4-0 record for the first time in program history. Hemmerle, a...
Canadian women blank Czechia 5-0 at Worlds; Sweden, Denmark also win
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Kristin O'Neill had two goals and an assist in the first period and Canada breezed to a 5-0 victory over Czechia at the IIHF Women's World Championship on Sunday. The victory sets up a showdown between Canada (3-0-0-0) and the United States (3-0-0-0) on Monday to...
U.S. starts title defense with 4-0 win over Switzerland in the IIHF women’s world championship
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Haley Winn scored two goals, captain Hilary Knight had a goal and an assist, and the United States started its title defense with a 4-0 win over Switzerland on Wednesday night in the IIHF women’s world championship. Winn opened the scoring at 5:23 of the...
