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Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Kemba Walker had 22 and Gordon Hayward added 21 as the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets 109-92 By RICHARD WALKER Associated Press December 31, 2019, 10:21 PM 2 min read CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Kemba Walker had 22 and Gordon Hayward added 21 as the […]

Anthony Lamb had 23 points as Vermont easily defeated George Washington 76-51 December 31, 2019, 9:29 PM 1 min read BURLINGTON, Vt. — Anthony Lamb had 23 points as Vermont easily defeated George Washington 76-51 on Tuesday. Stef Smith had 19 points for Vermont (9-5). Robin Duncan added 10 points and nine rebounds, and Everett

Pittsburgh Penguins All-Star forward Jake Guentzel is out at least four months after undergoing right shoulder surgery December 31, 2019, 8:30 PM 3 min read PITTSBURGH — Jake Guentzel’s play-making helped the Pittsburgh Penguins withstand the loss of captain Sidney Crosby, earning his first All-Star team in the process. The joy over Guentzel’s selection proved

Team Canada won the Spengler Cup for the fourth time in the last five years on Tuesday and secured a record 16th title overall December 31, 2019, 7:26 PM 2 min read DAVOS, Switzerland — Team Canada won the Spengler Cup for the fourth time in the last five years on Tuesday and secured a

Homer Bailey and Rich Hill are joining the Minnesota Twins for the 2020 season December 31, 2019, 6:27 PM 1 min read MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have signed pitchers Homer Bailey and Rich Hill to one-year contracts. Bailey, a 33-year-old right-hander, made 31 starts between the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics last season.

Funeral services are being planned for the five people from south Louisiana who died when a small plane carrying them to Atlanta for the Peach Bowl crashed shortly after takeoff December 31, 2019, 5:15 PM 2 min read LAFAYETTE, La. — Funeral services are being planned for the five people who died when a small

Karma had a career year in 2019. She draped a green jacket on Tiger Woods, handed soccer’s World Cup to a tough-as-nails U.S. women’s national team, shipped the NBA’s Larry O’Brien Trophy to a cool-as-they-come rookie coach and players from the Great White North, righted a wrong that happened a quarter-mile from the finish line

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Rory McIlroy won his fourth event of the year at the HSBC Champions and returned home from Shanghai to a surprise. His wife had finished the room in their new house to display his trophies. McIlroy had not seen them — the claret jug, Wanamaker Trophy, U.S. Open trophy, World Golf Championships

The West is used to being loaded at the top. The East, not so much. But a new year is arriving with a new look in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. The league will wake up on Wednesday — the first day of 2020 — with six teams with winning percentages of .600 or better, the

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City heads into 2020 with some optimism , buoyed by an expanded casino market with more jobs and more revenue. But there is also some concern over whether all nine casinos will make it to the finish line of 2020, and whether nearby states will eat into Atlantic City’s main