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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...
Germany to impose security checks on all its borders during soccer's European Championship
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will carry out border controls at all its frontiers during soccer's European Championship in June and July, the country's top security official told local media. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told the daily Rheinische Post in comments published Tuesday that...
A rare Czech almond grove blooms early after an unusually warm winter
HUSTOPECE, Czech Republic (AP) — Masses of white and pink blossoms in a rare almond grove in the Czech Republic appeared earlier than usual after one of the warmest winters on record. The almond trees are usually among the first to bloom at the beginning of spring, on the turn of...
Czech Republic's central bank cuts a key interest rate again to help the economy as inflation falls
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's central bank on Wednesday cut its key interest rate for a third straight time amid falling inflation and an effort to help the economy. The cut by a half-percentage point brought the interest rate down to 5.75%. The move was expected by most...
Wayne Simmonds, a former Flyers star and NHL All-Star Game MVP, retires
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Philadelphia Flyers star Wayne Simmonds announced his retirement Monday, ending a 15-year career that included NHL All-Star Game MVP honors. Simmonds, who played in 18 games last season for the Toronto Maple Leafs, will sign a ceremonial one-day contract...
Krystyna Pyszková from Czech Republic crowned Miss World 2024
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Krystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic was crowned Miss World at a glittering contest held in India on Saturday night. Yasmina Zaytoun of Lebanon was the first runner-up among 112 contestants in the competition held in Mumbai, India’s financial and...
