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Dach, Drouin get Canadiens started in 3-2 win over Lightning

Mar. 21, 2023 23:36 PM EDT

MONTREAL (AP) — Kirby Dach and Jonathan Drouin scored in the first period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson also scored for the Canadiens, who had lost six of their previous seven — including a 5-3 defeat at Tampa Bay on...

Teravainen scores late, Hurricanes rally to beat Rangers 3-2

Mar. 21, 2023 22:59 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Frederik Andersen stopped 29 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Jalen Chatfield and Stefan Noesen also scored for the Metropolitan...

Boston College extends Earl Grant through 2028-29 season

Mar. 21, 2023 17:31 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Boston College coach Earl Grant has agreed to a two-year extension that will keep him under contract through the 2028-29 season. Grant took over as Eagles coach prior to the 2021-22 season and finished 13-20. Boston College went 16-17 this past season, but it had...

Jury rules against ex-Haitian mayor, orders $15M in damages

Mar. 21, 2023 16:54 PM EDT

Three men who said they or their families were subjected to political persecution that included a killing, attempted killings and torture in their hometown in Haiti finally got justice after about 15 years on Tuesday when an American jury ruled in their favor and awarded them $15.5 million in...

Firefighters battle blaze at home owned by Sen. Warren's son

Mar. 21, 2023 13:31 PM EDT

MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Firefighters battled an early morning blaze at a Massachusetts home owned by the son of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, firefighters received reports of a structure fire in Medford, located about five miles north of Boston. ...

X4 Pharmaceuticals: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 21, 2023 06:30 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — BOSTON (AP) — X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (XFOR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $29.1 million in its fourth quarter. The Boston-based company said it had a loss of 29 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average...

Ferguson stops 48 shots, Senators top reeling Penguins 2-1

Mar. 20, 2023 22:49 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins knew next to nothing about Dylan Ferguson when they took the ice on Monday night. They're experts now. Having a nomadic goaltender almost single-handedly send you to a fourth straight loss will do that. Ferguson made 48 saves...

Attorneys make divergent closings in trial of Haitian mayor

Mar. 20, 2023 16:54 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — An attorney for three Haitian men who claimed in a U.S. lawsuit that the former mayor of their small hometown subjected his political opponents to violence and terror called the defendant “a small, petty tyrant” during closing arguments Monday. But an attorney for...

Biden's appeals court nominee faces rare Democratic scrutiny

Mar. 20, 2023 05:52 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Joe Biden's nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups over his signature on a legal brief defending a parental notification law in New Hampshire, injecting the issue of abortion into his confirmation...

Danny Lee wins LIV Golf Tucson with birdie in a playoff

Mar. 19, 2023 19:48 PM EDT

MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Danny Lee birdied his final two holes for a 2-under 69 and then won LIV Golf Tucson on the second hole of a four-man playoff on Sunday by making a 25-foot birdie putt from off the 18th green for his first win in nearly eight years. It was the second playoff in...