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PWHL Playoffs: Women's hockey takes center stage in Toronto while Knight and Poulin renew rivalry
Step aside, Auston Matthews. Women’s hockey is taking center stage in Toronto, where Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse & Co. open the PWHL playoffs against Minnesota on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the sport's most prominent faces — Boston’s Hilary Knight and Montreal’s Marie-Philip...
Toronto opens women's hockey playoffs against a hand-picked opponent. They won't say how they chose
Having the unusual option of choosing their playoff opponent wasn’t taken lightly by the staff and players of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s Toronto franchise for clinching first-place in the standings. So sensitive and in-depth were the discussions, coach Troy Ryan...
Jayne Anne Phillips' novel 'Night Watch,' Eboni Booth’s drama 'Primary Trust' among Pulitzer winners
NEW YORK (AP) — Stories of race, slavery and the Civil War, real and invented, were winners this year for the Pulitzer Prizes. Jayne Anne Phillips' “Night Watch,” a mother-daughter saga set in a West Virginia asylum right after the war, was cited for fiction. Jacqueline Jones...
X4 Pharmaceuticals: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BOSTON (AP) — BOSTON (AP) — X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (XFOR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $51.8 million in its first quarter. The Boston-based company said it had a loss of 26 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate...
Woods Richardson allows 1 hit in 6 shutout innings with 8 strikeouts as Twins beat Mariners 3-1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Simeon Woods Richardson pitched six shutout innings of one-hit ball and the Minnesota Twins scored twice in the seventh to beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Monday night in the opener of their four-game series. Minnesota rebounded quickly after its 12-game...
Cabot: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BOSTON (AP) — BOSTON (AP) — Cabot Corp. (CBT) on Monday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $84 million. On a per-share basis, the Boston-based company said it had profit of $1.49. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.78 per share. The...
Bain Capital Specialty: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BOSTON (AP) — BOSTON (AP) — Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (BCSF) on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $35.1 million. The Boston-based company said it had net income of 55 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, were 53 cents per share. ...
Vertex: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BOSTON (AP) — BOSTON (AP) — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX) on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $1.1 billion. The Boston-based company said it had net income of $4.21 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $4.76 per share. ...
A gene long thought to just raise the risk for Alzheimer's may cause some cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease — in people who inherit two copies of a worrisome gene. Scientists have long known a gene called APOE4 is one of many things that can increase people’s risk...
Riley says Heat aren't sure on a Butler extension. Player availability is a big priority
MIAMI (AP) — If Jimmy Butler wants to see more pay, Pat Riley will want to see more play. And in simple terms, that is the entry point to this offseason for the Miami Heat. Butler is almost certainly going to ask the Heat for a two-year extension this summer — it...
