Luke Brock gets a NZ rowing chance
Stuff Luke Brock, left, and Clay Potts made A finals at the Maadi Cup. Luke Brock of New Plymouth Boys’ High School has received a call-up...
Stuart Nash to leave Parliament at the election
Labour MP Stuart Nash will stand down at the election. Nash became embroiled in scandal last month, first resigning as police minister and then being sacked...
Kings wrap up playoff spot with 4-1 win over Canucks
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Alex Iafallo scored twice, Joonas Korpisalo made 21 saves and the Los Angeles Kings wrapped up a playoff spot with a...
Calgary Flames edge Anaheim Ducks 5-4 to stay in the NHL playoff hunt
CALGARY – Michael Stone scored the winner for the Calgary Flames with just under three minutes left to play in a 5-4 win over the visiting...
South Korea, US, Japan hold anti-North Korea submarine drill
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese navies began their first anti-submarine drills in six months on Monday to boost their coordination...
L.A. Kings clinch post-season berth with 4-1 win over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER – Alex Iafallo had two goals and the L.A. Kings clinched a playoff spot with a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. Arthur...
Antetokounmpo helps hot-shooting Bucks beat 76ers 117-104
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points, 14 rebounds and six assists and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 117-104 on Sunday night to...
Seymour Stein, record exec who signed up Madonna, dead at 80
NEW YORK (AP) — Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and...
Bank survey shows Japan’s businesses turning pessimistic
TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers worsened in the first quarter of this year in the fifth straight decline, according to a central...
Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin to receive Edward MacDowell Medal
NEW YORK (AP) — Documentary maker Alanis Obomsawin is this year’s winner of the Edward MacDowell Medal, a lifetime achievement honor given previously to Toni Morrison,...