• The Canadian Press

    Dallas Stars clinch playoff spot with 3-1 win over Vancouver Canucks

    VANCOUVER — Special teams proved to be the difference in a key matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and Dallas Stars on Thursday. The Stars capitalized on their power-play chances and clinched a spot in the NHL playoffs with a 3-1 win. The Canucks struggled with the man advantage and will have to wait to secure their post-season berth. “This is the kind of hockey it’s probably going to be the rest of the way, the kind of hockey it is around the league right now," said Canucks goalie Casey DeSmi

  • Associated Press

    Christian nun in Lebanon prays for the Shiite Muslim fighters of Hezbollah. A furor ensues.

    The nun stood in front of a group of young students at a Lebanese Christian school and asked them to pray for the “men of the resistance” in southern Lebanon who she said were defending the country. The men to whom nun Maya Ziadeh was referring are members of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which has been clashing with Israel across a volatile border for nearly six months, becoming a critical regional player as the Israel-Hamas war persists in Gaza. The war of words that unfolded highlighted larger, longstanding schisms in Lebanon over Hezbollah, now amplified by the Lebanon-Israel border clashes and by fears that an already crisis-hit Lebanon could be dragged into an all-out war.

  • Yahoo Sports Videos

    NCAA Tournament - Terrence Shannon Jr. & Illinois sneak past Iowa State, advance to first Elite Eight since 2005

    Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Krysten Peek analyze the Fighting Illini's Sweet 16 victory over the Cyclones, focusing on how Terrence Shannon Jr. changed the course of the game for Illinois.