CHRIS LINES AP Sports Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A senior Canadian ice hockey official believes NHL players will return to the Winter Olympics, and is urging an early decision this time. The participation of NHL players in the Olympics is contentious because of disruption to the league season and teams’ concerns over injury risks. Bob…
BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is scheduled to open its newly designed health exchange website this weekend, but only for people to shop around for insurance plans. The opening on Sunday kicks off a more cautious approach to enrollment. That’s after Maryland’s first website crashed almost immediately after opening last year….
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PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn is in an unusual position this week, coming off a victory and favored to win again. The Huskies (2-6) face Army (2-6) on Saturday at Yankee Stadium in New York, UConn’s first game in the city. This will be Army’s 41st game in either the old…
NEW YORK (AP) — General Mills cuts its sales and profit outlook for the year on Friday, citing persistent sales weakness in the U.S. food industry. The maker of Cheerios cereal, Yoplait yogurt and Progresso canned soups had already announced this summer plans to slash costs in response to weak sales. Other packaged food makers…
ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Connie Yori gathered her team on the first day of preseason practice and handed out Big Ten tournament championship rings to her returning players. “Not like there was a big drum roll,” Yori said. “It was like, ‘Here’s something we accomplished, and it’s something…
SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Becoming a father has not affected Novak Djokovic’s drive and motivation. The top-ranked Serb won his 20th Masters title in Paris last week in his first tournament since the birth of his baby boy, Stefan. Childcare duties have not lessened his desire to finish the year as…
JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Clemson found itself mired in a tight game against the one opponent it always seems to blow out. “We just need one guy to make a play and get this thing rolling,” offensive coordinator Chad Morris said. Artavis Scott took care of that. The freshman receiver…
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police say two men, believed to have been Syrian refugees who entered the country illegally, have been hit by a train and killed close to Greece’s eastern border with Turkey. The train driver was arrested hours later and told police he didn’t realize he had struck the men, who had…
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police say two men, believed to have been Syrian refugees who entered the country illegally, have been hit by a train and killed close to Greece’s eastern border with Turkey. The train driver was arrested hours later and told police he didn’t realize he had struck the men, who had…
