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Panthers handle Leafs, seal 3rd ECF trip in row

ESPN News Services May 18, 2025, 10:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — A three-goal second period broke open a tight game, quieted...

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Referee Rooney leaves Game 7 after stick to face

Associated Press May 18, 2025, 09:12 PM ET TORONTO — Referee Chris Rooney, widely considered to be one of the top officials in the...

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U.S. routs Kazakhstan; into quarters at worlds

Associated Press May 18, 2025, 02:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HERNING, Denmark — After a goalless opening period, the United States went on...

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Phillies reliever Alvarado gets 80-game PED ban

ESPN News Services May 18, 2025, 11:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado has been suspended 80 games without pay...

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Twins’ streaks end at 13 wins, 34 shutout innings

Associated Press May 18, 2025, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee extended the lead to 4-0 in the third. Collins hit...

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Angels notch first sweep of Dodgers in 15 years

Associated Press May 18, 2025, 10:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — If the Los Angeles Angels turn around their season, an...

Gary Lineker to leave BBC next week and will no longer host World Cup coverage in 2026

Gary Lineker is to leave the BBC after this season’s final Match Of The Day and will no longer present its coverage of the...

Former US president Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer

Former US president Joe Biden has prostate cancer, his office has said. The statement said Mr Biden, who left the White House in January,...

World

Exit polls from Romanian election suggest surprise win for pro-Western candidate Nicusor Dan

Exit polls from the Romanian presidential election suggest pro-Western centrist Nicusor Dan is on course for a surprise win over right-wing populist George Simion....

World

British surgeon working in Gaza says it is now ‘a slaughterhouse’ amid Israeli bombardment

A British surgeon working in southern Gaza has compared the region to a “slaughterhouse” because of the daily bombardment from Israeli forces. Dr Tom...

World

More than 100 people killed in latest Israeli strikes on Gaza, say medics

At least 103 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight and into Sunday, according to hospitals and medics. Israel has launched...

World

Pope Leo vows to resist ‘temptation to be an autocrat’ and condemns ‘religious propaganda’ at inauguration

Pope Leo XIV promised to resist the “temptation to be an autocrat” and not to rule by “religious propaganda” as he was officially inaugurated...

Everton bid farewell to Goodison Park in final men’s game

Everton have bid farewell to Goodison Park with a 2-0 over Southampton in their final men’s game at the ground. Sunday’s Premier League fixture...

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More than 100 people killed in latest Israeli strikes on Gaza, say medics

At least 103 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight and into Sunday, according to hospitals and medics. Israel has launched...

Teen arrested after Kayden Moy dies following ‘disturbance’ at beach in Ayrshire

A teenager has been arrested after a 16-year-old boy died following reports of a “disturbance” at a beach in Ayrshire. Kayden Moy was found...

World

More than 100 people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, say medics

At least 103 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight and into Sunday, according to hospitals and medics. Israel has launched...

Environment

Trump meme coin dinner likely to include mostly non-Americans based on top $TRUMP holders

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images With President Donald Trump’s private dinner for top meme coin holders less than a week away, the...

Politics

Post-Brexit EU reset negotiations ‘going to the wire’, says minister

Negotiations to reset the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU are going “to the wire”, a Cabinet Office minister has said. “There is no...

Business

Music video streamer ROXi lands backing from US broadcasters

A music video-streaming service whose shareholders include the U2 bassist Adam Clayton will this week announce that it has sealed a management buyout after...

World

More than 100 people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza – ‘complete families wiped out’ says health ministry

More than 100 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza overnight and into Sunday, according to Gaza’s health ministry. Local medics also...