SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers feel like a first-place team. Aleksander Barkov had two goals and Jaromir Jagr scored the 733rd of his career to lead the streaking Panthers past the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Tuesday night for their seventh straight victory. Roberto Luongo stopped 27 shots and the Panthers leapfrogged Montreal for […]
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Horford leads Hawks past Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) — Al Horford had 30 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 121-115 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. Atlanta trailed by 19 early in the game before rallying for the victory. Kent Bazemore added 26 points and Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague both had 22 as […]
Reader willing to give up rights to hamster
DEAR HARRIETTE: I made a mistake. I impulsively purchased a hamster with my friend; we were supposed to have “joint custody” of it. This hamster has been traveling back and forth from our apartments every few months, and I cannot believe how stupid I was to agree to this. The hamster smells, it is impossible […]
More than one way to defeat declarer
Jean Kerr, a humorist, author and playwright who died in 2003, said, “I make mistakes; I’ll be the second to admit it.” That, unfortunately, applies to many bridge partnerships. When one player errs, his or her partner cannot wait to point it out. However, if you realize that a mistake has been made by partner […]
Motorhead frontman, rock icon Kilmister dead at 70
LOS ANGELES — Lanky and long-haired, with mutton chops and moles, Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister looked and lived like a hard-rock hero. He founded Motorhead in 1975, and continued recording and touring with the band until his death. He began every legendary live show with the announcement, “We are Motorhead, and we play rock and roll!” […]