Sports 22 May, 2012 0

NEWARK, N.J. - Between the pucks they gave away and the ill-timed and ill-advised punches they threw, the New York Rangers lost their cool and squandered another chance to make things a whole lot easier for themselves. For the third straight series, the top-seeded Rangers are all even through four g

Sports 22 May, 2012 0

PHILADELPHIA - Gio Gonzalez allowed three hits over six shutout innings and Ian Desmond homered and drove in both Washington runs to lead the Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Gonzalez (6-1), a former Phillies farmhand, struck out seven of the first nine batt

Sports 22 May, 2012 0

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Felipe Paulino blanked New York for the second time in a month, and Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur hit two-run homers to lead the Kansas City Royals over the reeling Yankees 6-0 on Monday night. New York's bats fizzled once again, going 0 for 13 with runners in scoring position w

Sports 22 May, 2012 0

Monday's Games NHL Eastern Conference final New Jersey 4 New York Rangers 1 (Series tied 2-2) -- AHL Playoffs Toronto 5 Oklahoma City 3 (Toronto leads series 2-1) Norfolk 1 St. John's 0 (OT) (Norfolk leads series 3-0) -- Memorial Cup Saint John 5 Edmonton 2 -- Baseball American League Toronto 6 Tam

Sports 22 May, 2012 0

CINCINNATI - What's more unusual than a team hitting back-to-back homers? How about one fan catching both of them. That's what Caleb Lloyd did on Monday night at Great American Ball Park. The 20-year-old junior from Thomas More College was in left field when Reds pitcher Mike Leake hit his first car

National 22 May, 2012 7

MONTREAL - Quebec's largest student group has vowed to defy the Quebec government's new emergency law, calling for a summer of protests and acts of civil disobedience. C.L.A.S.S.E., the more radical of the province's three main student associations, declared Monday it would continue to encourage pr

Sports 22 May, 2012 0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Kyle Drabek turned a tough beginning into a solid victory. Drabek overcame command issues to win for the first time on the road this season, Yunel Escobar hit a tiebreaking homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Monday night. Drabek (4-4), who entered 0

Sports 22 May, 2012 0

NEWARK, N.J. - The Eastern Conference Finals between the rival New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils finally got ugly — real ugly. Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur was sucker punched in the third period by former teammate Mike Rupp. Coaches Peter DeBoer of New Jersey and John Tortorella of New York

Sports 22 May, 2012 0

OKLAHOMA CITY - With the Oklahoma City Thunder just starting to come to life, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant didn't need to take a break. They will have enough time to rest as they get ready for a second straight trip to the Western Conference finals. Westbrook scored 28 points, Durant added 25

World 22 May, 2012 0

SANAA, Yemen - A Yemeni soldier who detonated a bomb hidden in his uniform during a rehearsal for a military parade has killed 96 fellow soldiers and wounded at least 200 in what was one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years. Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen claimed responsibility for Monday's