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NHL's disputed playoff format ought to make for a grand entrance for the Central Division this year 04/15/2026 05:45pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� The current concentration of power in the Western Conference makes the Central Division a good bet to be the star of the show in these Stanley Cup playoffs. Don't wait for the ending, though. The bracket ensures that two of the conference's top three teams ��� Colorado, Dall Arsenal outlasts Sporting Lisbon to set up Champions League semifinal against Atletico Madrid 04/15/2026 05:44pm • It���s back-to-back Champions League semifinals for Arsenal. A 0-0 draw with Sporting Lisbon at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday saw Arsenal advance 1-0 on aggregate to set up a clash with Atletico Madrid in the last four of European club soccer���s top competition. ���To go back-to-back is an amaz US aircraft carrier breaks record for longest deployment since the Vietnam War 04/15/2026 05:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, broke the U.S. record Wednesday for the longest post-Vietnam War deployment, a nearly 10-month span that saw it take part in both the military raid in Venezuela and the Iran war. The ship's 295th day at sea surpassed t Reds closer Emilio Pag��n is feeling better after injury scare 04/15/2026 05:39pm • CINCINNATI (AP) ��� Cincinnati Reds closer Emilio Pag��n played catch Wednesday and it appears his left hamstring injury isn't as serious as initially feared. ���The worry was he���d show up this morning and be really sore,��� Reds manager Terry Francona said. ���So that part's good. He went out and Who's got Hart? AP picks the NHL MVP and other top awards as the playoffs arrive 04/15/2026 05:37pm • For a third consecutive year, there is no clear choice for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, and again the debate over the importance of ���valuable��� comes into play. Edmonton���s Connor McDavid is on track to win the scoring race for the most points and the Art Ross Trophy, while Colorado���s Nathan Ma Nature puts heat on blast as scorching temperatures take aim at eastern US 04/15/2026 05:37pm • SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) ��� A long-lasting weather pattern is poised to blast hot air like a furnace across the eastern United States, with the unusual heat wave threatening to shatter record high temperatures Wednesday in big cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. In the natio Islanders promo raises funds for ex-NYPD officer convicted of manslaughter, angering victim's family 04/15/2026 05:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The New York Islanders are facing questions about a jumbotron promotion urging hockey fans to donate to a former New York City police sergeant who was recently convicted of manslaughter for hurling a cooler of ice at a man fleeing arrest. The fundraiser ��� shown on the scoreboard 'I don't think this is as simple as it may appear': Why Alex Ovechkin's return to Capitals may not be his call 04/15/2026 05:28pm • WTOP's Ben Raby, former longtime host of pregame and postgame shows for the Washington Capitals Radio Network, framed a pivotal moment for Alex Ovechkin and the franchise for whom he's been the face for more than two decades. "I think we've seen Alex Ovechkin play his final game," Raby said Wedne Home BancShares: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/15/2026 05:28pm • CONWAY, Ark. (AP) ��� CONWAY, Ark. (AP) ��� Home BancShares Inc. (HOMB) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $118.2 million. The bank, based in Conway, Arkansas, said it had earnings of 60 cents per share. The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analy From dropping bombs to pressuring banks: US pivots to economic warfare on Iran 04/15/2026 05:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� If the U.S. and Iran aren���t able to soon come to a deal to end the war or extend the ceasefire that expires next week, the Trump administration is setting the stage to shift its war campaign toward a more economic-focused effort aimed at choking Tehran into submission rather th Stars center Roope Hintz to miss start of playoffs; Miro Heiskanen expected to return, coach says 04/15/2026 05:24pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) ��� Dallas Stars top-line center Roope Hintz will miss the start of the playoffs after experiencing a setback in his recovery from a lower-body injury, while the team is getting healthier at other positions, coach Glen Gulutzan said Wednesday. ���We thought we could have him maybe Sudan���s war enters a fourth year amid famine and mass displacement, in photos 04/15/2026 05:20pm • PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AP) ��� Sudan has entered a fourth year of war, deepening what aid groups call the world���s largest humanitarian crisis as millions face famine, displacement and violence. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Roblox gaming platform reaches $12 million settlement with Nevada enhancing youth protections 04/15/2026 05:16pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Roblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than $12 million to the state of Nevada in what state Attorney General Aaron Ford on Wednesday called a first-of-its-kind agreement. ���This settlement will create a saf Giants place Bader, Oliva on 10-day IL and recall Brennan, Gilbert 04/15/2026 05:15pm • CINCINNATI (AP) ��� The San Francisco Giants placed outfielder Harrison Bader on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with a left hamstring strain and outfielder Jared Oliva on the 10-day IL with a left wrist hamate fracture. Oliva, 30, has one hit in seven at-bats after earning a backup outfield sp How a US blockade on Iran has sanctioned ships turning around 04/15/2026 05:09pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� The U.S. Navy's sea blockade against Iran appears to be working. Iran-linked or sanctioned vessels that have left the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz have stopped or turned around, shipping data firms say. They appear to have jammed or faked their locations in s