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Not again? The pressure is on the Boston Bruins with Game 7 at home against the rival Maple Leafs 05/03/2024 03:13pm • No team in the long histories of the NHL, NBA and Major League Baseball has blown a 3-1 lead and lost a best-of-seven series in back-to-back postseasons. The Boston Bruins have put themselves in that conversation. They will play a Game 7 on Saturday night (8 p.m. Eastern, ABC) against the rival Toro UFL at midseason: League took best of USFL and XFL, but has a familiar team at top of standings 05/03/2024 08:58am • The Birmingham Stallions are playing in a new spring football league, and they're continuing their winning ways. The Stallions are unbeaten as the United Football League reached its midway point last week. The UFL came about after the mergers of the USFL and XFL last September. Birmingham, the two-t Sanctions and a hobbled economy pull the rug out from under Iran's traditional carpet weavers 05/03/2024 04:52am • KASHAN, Iran (AP) — The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk carpets known the world over. But for the weavers trying to sell their rugs under its ancient arches, their world has only unraveled since the collapse of Iran's nuclear deal with world power How to be a 'Fall Guy': Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble life 05/03/2024 12:37am • NEW YORK (AP) — There are two things to keep in mind while being burned alive for a movie scene. The first, says stunt performer Ben Jenkin, is not to breathe in a flame. That would be bad. Jenkin was reminded of that over and over before doing his first fire burn (and then seven more) in David Le Stock market today: Asian shares advance ahead of US jobs report 05/03/2024 12:21am • Asian shares were mostly higher Friday ahead of a report on the U.S. jobs market, while several major markets including Tokyo and Shanghai were closed for holidays. Oil prices and U.S. futures were higher. The Japanese yen strengthened slightly against the U.S. dollar amid signs of heavy central b Pacers celebrate 1st playoff series victory in a decade, beating Bucks 120-98 in Game 6 05/02/2024 11:42pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — T.J. McConnell and Obi Toppin complemented one another's play perfectly Thursday night. They were still trading fist bumps long after the Indiana Pacers celebrated a rare series-clinching victory. Toppin scored 21 points, McConnell added 20 points and nine assists and they led Sixers owners buy 2,000 tickets for home playoff game, aiming for fewer Knicks fans in arena 05/02/2024 09:50pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bradley Cooper rocked a Dr. J jacket from his courtside seat at Game 6. The A-list actor had a few more 76ers fans join him Thursday night for Philadelphia's playoff game against New York — about 2,000 more courtesy of ticket giveaways from Sixers ownership. The Sixers' strat Comcast blacks out 15 regional sports networks in contract dispute with distributor 05/02/2024 09:18pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor. The cutoff affects games played by a dozen Major League Baseball teams based in nine states. Diamond Sports Group, which distributes the networks College Admitted Student Days: What to Know 05/02/2024 08:00pm • Each spring, colleges hold admitted student days exclusively for accepted students. It's a chance for them and their families to ask questions of faculty, meet current students and future classmates, learn about programs and see what life on campus is like. Admitted student days usually are held bef Qatar Airways Launches First Credit Cards in the U.S. 05/02/2024 08:00pm • Qatar Airways is making a splash as it enters the U.S. credit card market with two new cards and a waitlist bonus of up to 10,000 points. Add your name to the waitlist now to be among the first travelers eligible to apply for one of the Qatar Airways credit cards before the card launches in early Ma Should You Tap Home Equity to Pay Your Bills? 05/02/2024 08:00pm • Carrying debt is rarely a good idea even in the best of times, but it can be especially damaging when interest rates are rising. Higher rates mean increased costs for borrowers. If you have piled up expensive credit card debt or other obligations, your monthly payment might continue to swell as inte A North Dakota man is sentenced to 15 years in connection with shooting at officers 05/02/2024 07:13pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Williston, North Dakota, man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with credit for time served in connection with a December 2022 encounter with police in which prosecutors say he shot at the officers. U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor sentenced Eric Obregon Jr., 32, on Former Michigan House leader, wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds 05/02/2024 06:52pm • EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The former leader of the Michigan House and his wife pleaded not guilty Thursday to financial charges arising from an investigation of how they spent money from unregulated political funds. Lee Chatfield and Stephanie Chatfield appeared in a Lansing-area court by video c Marlins slip past Rockies 5-4 in 10 innings to cap three-game series sweep 05/02/2024 04:40pm • MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Sánchez hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 Thursday and swept their three-game series. The Marlins got two of their three victories in the series in 10 innings. They earned a 7-6 win in the opener on T IRS acts to address wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and other filers 05/02/2024 03:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Thursday that it has taken steps to address a wide disparity in audit rates between Black taxpayers and others filers, and is more closely examining the returns of larger numbers of wealthy people and major companies. “We are overhauling compliance efforts to advan