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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves, Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist and the Boston Bruins defeated the Nashville Predators 5-0 on Thursday night. Brad Marchand, Craig Smith, Derek Forbort and Trent Frederic also scored for the Bruins, winners of three of four. Nick Foligno and Hampus Lindholm each had two assists. “Our best player was Swayman because they had a lot of good looks […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean and United States militaries will hold a tabletop exercise at the Pentagon next week to hone their joint response to a potential use of nuclear weapons by North Korea, Seoul officials said Friday. The one-day computer simulation set for Wednesday comes as the two countries push to strengthen their 70-year alliance in the face of North Korea’s increasingly aggressive nuclear doctrine. The exercise […]

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency aborted the launch of the first of its new flagship series H3 rockets on Friday, which was carrying an observation satellite also fitted with an experimental infrared sensor that could detect missile launches. The countdown had started. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency livestream and TV footage showed white smoke billowing from its main engine. But a pair of auxiliary rockets didn’t subsequently ignite, according […]

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The federal and the Queensland state government have agreed on an almost 50-50 funding split to build or remodel existing venues for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited the Queensland state capital Friday to make the formal announcement about a deal worth an estimated 7 billion Australian dollars ($4.8 billion). The federal government will create a new 17,-000 indoor arena at Roma […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marc Staal wasn’t too worried about not scoring a goal all season and having a goal drought extend almost a full calendar year. That didn’t make his smile any smaller when he ended it and was mobbed by Florida teammates. “They were all pumped up and it’s a big goal in a big game, so it was a lot of fun,” Staal said. The Panthers have plenty […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis had three goals for his first career hat trick and the Carolina Hurricanes scored three times in the first five minutes of the third period to beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Thursday night. Jarvis scored in the first and third periods for his first multigoal game of the season, capping his night with a short-handed goal with 19.8 seconds left. He has 11 […]

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s Kevin Willard walked away from a Thursday morning film session with little doubt his team would upend No. 3 Purdue less than 12 hours later. Then his Terrapins went out and proved the first-year coach prophetic, unleashing a dominant stretch in the middle of the second half to rally past the Boilermakers 68-54 and deal Purdue its second consecutive loss. Students stormed the court […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo broke Milwaukee’s career assists record before leaving the game because of a sprained right wrist, and the Bucks won their 12th straight, beating the Chicago Bulls 112-100 on Thursday night. Brook Lopez scored a season-high 33 points. Jevon Carter had 22, and Jrue Holiday added 15 points and nine assists. The Bucks were never seriously threatened. But Antetokounmpo’s injury early in the second quarter cast […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kent Johnson’s third-period goal was the tiebreaker, Joonas Korpisalo had 36 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Thursday night. The Blue Jackets overcame a terrible first period, tying a season-low with just two shots on goal in the frame. They tied the game in the second period and moved ahead at 9:40 of the third with Johnson’s shot […]