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Team effort leads Raptors to 125-89 rout of Philly, and a 3-2 series lead
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard shouldered the load through the first four games of the series. He got plenty of help from his teammates on Tuesday. And now the Raptors are one win away from a berth in the Ea...
May 07, 2019
Eagle with 8-foot wing span crashes into Alaska home
KODIAK, Alaska - Many are familiar with uninvited guests unexpectedly crashing at the house, but an eagle took such a scenario to new heights in Kodiak. An eagle grabbed a piece of freezer-burned hali...
May 07, 2019
Nuggets even series with Blazers at 2 with 116-112 victory
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Denver Nuggets have been good at bouncing back all season. Not even a draining four-overtime defeat could keep this team down. Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assis...
May 07, 2019
Ibaka needs repair work after taking inadvertent elbow from Raptors teammate
TORONTO - Raptors forward Serge Ibaka needed some repair work Tuesday after taking an inadvertent elbow from teammate Kawhi Leonard in Game 5 of Toronto's playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers...
May 07, 2019
Oxygen greenlights Kim Kardashian prison reform documentary
NEW YORK - Oxygen Media has greenlighted a two-hour documentary that will capture Kim Kardashian West's efforts to free prisoners she believes were wrongly accused. It's a move by the network to expan...
May 07, 2019
South Dakota governor, Oglala Sioux in protests standoff
BISMARCK, N.D. - The Oglala Sioux and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem are each waiting for the other side to make a move to resolve a disagreement over anti-protest legislation that led to the tribe ban...
May 07, 2019
Animal abuse often sign of domestic violence: Social worker
Northern Animal Rescue (NAR) invited Saskatchewan SPCA animal safekeeping coordinator Leanne Sillers to La Ronge this week to educate residents on a concept known as The Link."Most times domestic viol...
May 07, 2019 Leanne Sillers works with the Saskatchewan SPCA and is also a social worker. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Farm group hopes no more time wasted in court over carbon tax
The National Farmers Group (NFU) is applauding last week's ruling by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, that the federal carbon tax does not violate any constitutional laws.The NFU was among the group'...
May 07, 2019 (Facebook/National Farmer's Union)
3 more Maryland medical board members resign amid scandal
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Three members of the University of Maryland Medical System's board resigned, the system announced Tuesday, in the ongoing aftermath of a scandal involving financial arrangements that ...
May 07, 2019
Odour, Cabrera go deep, Rangers beat Blue Jays 10-2
ARLINGTON, Texas - Rougned Odour, Asdrbal Cabrera and Drew Smyly all found reasons to exhale. Odour and Cabrera each homered and combined for seven RBIs, Smyly came off the injured list to pitch four ...
May 07, 2019