TORONTO — Cliff Fletcher had only a butter knife to hack away at the Toronto Maple Leafs roster on trade deadline day, vowing to come back swinging an axe in the summer.Handcuffed by five no-trade clauses and miffed by a late-season run that might ruin a high draft pick, Fletcher squirmed while rivals used big-name […]

Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) - The Buffalo Sabres have recalled Marc-Andre Gragnani from Rochester and he will likely make his NHL debut Saturday against the New York Rangers.Gragnani, who will wear number 17 for the Sabres, will take the place of forward Michael Ryan, who is out with a groin injury.The former thid round pick […]

By LISA CORNWELL – 1 day agoCINCINNATI (AP) — Two teenagers hid overnight in a house and spent more than six hours torturing a disabled woman after her mother left in the morning, authorities said.Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said the teenage boy and girl tied up the 18-year-old woman, clubbed […]

Police are investigating after several farm animals were destroyed by dogs at a western Sydney college.During Saturday night (23 February), a number of unidentified people have entered the agricultural grounds of the college at Bidwill, near Mount Druitt, by cutting a hole in the wire fence.The intruders have then gone to a paddock which contained […]

The Oscars red carpet was this year dominated by couples (Nicole and Keith, George and Sarah, Heidi and Seal). But the surprise pair of the night? Sean Penn and Petra Nemcova.The 47-year-old actor and the 27-year-old Czech model set tongues wagging when they posed for photos together on the red carpet before heading off to […]

Alicia Keys took home four trophies from the NAACP Image Awards, held at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium Thursday night. She won the Outstanding Album and Outstanding Female Artist prizes, as well as the top video and song awards. Other honorees included Chris Brown, Jordin Sparks, Denzel Washington and Janet Jackson. Washington and his “Great Debaters” […]

A process initiated last year at Ridgway Schools that has teachers working together to use data, develop intervention strategies and set academic improvement goals with each student is working, but hasn’t reached the level hoped for by district officials.Superintendent Douglas Bissonette told the Board of Education last week that he is meeting with teachers about […]

Tonight, the Top 10 guys take to the stage on American Idol. We’ll see how they do — and what this week’s theme is.Judge Randy Jackson hopes the guys’ nerves are gone now that they’re through the first week, and Paula Abdul says they are finding their comfort level. Simon says everyone needs to "be […]

V esa Toskala made 31 saves for his third shutout and Darcy Tucker scored two second-period power-play goals, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-0 win over the Senators last night in Ottawa.After exercising his no-trade clause to veto any potential deal away from Toronto with today’s deadline looming, Mats Sundin scored on the […]

Their qawwali performance at the shrine of saint Nizammudin Auliya in Old Delhi is rooted in the mystical Sufi traditions. As the evening progresses, you notice a young vocalist accompanying the brothers. There is fire in his voice.“Qawwali singing is a part of my heritage and I will do my best to preserve it,” says […]