Day: April 21, 2023

Maple Leafs even series with Lightning after Game 2 blowout

3:10 am April 21, 2023

John Tavares had his first playoff hat trick and the Toronto Maple Leafs rebounded from a poor playoff start with a lopsided 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night to even the teams’ first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Mitch Marner had two goals and an assist, William Nylander added a […]

76ers’ James Harden ejected for below-the-belt blow against Nets

3:00 am April 21, 2023

Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden was ejected in Game 3 of their first-round series against his former Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. Looking to drive toward the bucket late in the third quarter, Harden appeared to deliver a low-blow on Nets’ Royce O’Neale. The referees looked at the replays and ruled it a Flagrant 2 foul, […]

76ers hold off Nets’ late comeback to take commanding 3-0 series lead

2:44 am April 21, 2023

Joel Embiid, limping throughout the game and perhaps lucky not to have been ejected for kicking a Nets player in the groin area, blocked a potential tying basket with 8.8 seconds left and the Philadelphia 76ers beat Brooklyn 102-97 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. Tyrese Maxey made the […]

TSA intercepted more than 1,500 firearms at airports in first three months of 2023

2:26 am April 21, 2023

Transportation Security Administration agents intercepted 1,508 firearms in carry-on luggage at airport security checkpoints in the first three months of 2023, a 10.3% rise over the same time frame last year, the TSA said in a release Thursday. While security officials have seen an increase in guns seized, it’s partly due to more Americans traveling […]

Larry Elder highlights importance of law enforcement, nuclear family, giving back in launch of 2024 campaign

2:21 am April 21, 2023

Radio host and former California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder launched his 2024 presidential campaign Thursday on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” saying that his family’s commitment to serving this nation in part led him to conclude it is his time to give back as well. Elder, who was the leading candidate to replace California Democratic Gov. Gavin […]