• The Daily Beast

    Diddy’s Former Backup Dancer Says She Knew to ‘Avoid Him at All Costs’

    Getty ImagesA former backup dancer for Sean “Diddy” Combs revealed in a Instagram video Wednesday that she was once the victim of a “horrific” incident while she worked for the disgraced musician in the 1990s, adding that she quickly learned to “avoid him at all costs.”Tanika Ray, a 52-year-old ex-host of Extra, dished on her experience just days after federal agents burst through the doors of two of Combs’ properties in Los Angeles and Miami, reportedly in search of evidence tied to sex traffic

  • The Canadian Press

    Islanders keep playoff hopes alive with 3-2 win over Panthers

    SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period to help lift the New York Islanders past the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday night. Ryan Pulock and Mathew Barzal also scored and Casey Cizikas had two assists for New York, which had lost six of its last seven and dropped in the Eastern Conference wild-card standings. Aleksander Barkov became the first player in Panthers history to reach 700 points with the franc

  • The Canadian Press

    Malkin scores twice to reach 20 goals for the 15th time as Penguins edge Columbus 3-2

    PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored twice to reach the 20-goal plateau for the 15th time and the Pittsburgh Penguins extended their mastery over the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 3-2 win on Thursday night. The Russian became the 31st player in league history to score 20 goals in 15 seasons, doing it with a pair of power-play blasts — one from the right circle, one from the left circle — that erased one-goal deficits. Drew O'Conner's 12th goal 35 seconds into the third period put Pittsburgh in