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ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) — The workers manning the McDonald's drive-through window in Ashland were enough to make your jaw drop. Green Bay Packers Mason Crosby and Brad Jones took turns at the window handing burgers and fries to stunned customers Thursday. They also joined other Packers...

by Paul Klee paul.klee@gazette.com -

DENVER — Just as Pepsi Center got weird in a trance of white pom-poms and noise, the hockey hero emerged from the bench to hug a teammate. No, not Paul Stastny. He was clutch, too. Stastny's two goals nudged the Avalanche ahead of the Wild, 5-4, in overtime of Game 1 of their...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — In the first period, Ryan Miller looked like the goalie who limped home 0-5. For the final 80 minutes, 26 seconds, the St. Louis Blues saw the cool, confident backstop they acquired to make the deep playoff run they've long sought. Miller allowed three goals on...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Forget the Showtime Lakers or the Sacramento Kings of past decades. There's a flashy brand of basketball being played by a new pair of rising California rivals. The alley-oops in Lob City, the deep 3-pointers by the Splash Brothers and the overall bitterness...

DENVER (AP) — Paul Stastny sweated out the trade deadline, wondering if his big, expiring contract and Colorado's desire to beef up its blue line might lead to his departure from Denver. Instead, he stuck around to help the Avalanche end a four-year playoff drought. That decision...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks spent seven games struggling to get the puck past Jonathan Quick in a playoff loss a year ago. Quick struggled to stop anything in the opener of the rematch. Tomas Hertl and Raffi Torres both scored in their first game together as...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers' bullpen had been nearly unhittable in the early part of the season. That sure changed Thursday night. Milwaukee relievers gave up nine runs over the seventh and eighth innings, including pinch-hitter Josh Harrison's go-ahead two-run homer as...

HOUSTON (AP) — Bo Porter knows there will be some growing pains in managing the youngest team in the majors. Still, a mistake by Matt Dominguez in Houston's 5-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night really got to him. The Astros trailed 5-0 when Chris Carter drew a...

CHICAGO (AP) — David Ross said a 5-year-old could have caught Jon Lester on Thursday night. That big hit in the ninth? Well, that was a nice swing by the veteran catcher. Lester pitched eight sharp innings and Ross had a tiebreaking RBI double, leading the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory...

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale refused to hang his head after being outdueled by Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester. Lester (2-2) pitched eight sharp innings and David Ross hit a tie-breaking RBI double in Boston's two-run ninth, leading the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory...