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May 8

Cleveland's woes continue as Hunter leads Twins past Indians 9-3
Braves fall to Nationals 9-2 as Harper keeps up onslaught with 2 more homers
Power surge: Cubs outslug Brewers, hold on in 9th for 7-6 win
Gallardo runs short of support, loses 4th straight start as Rangers beaten by Rays 8-2
Election shows Alberta ‘increasingly like the rest of’ Canada
Co-owner of Comforts the Sole Lorna Watkinson-Zimmer, 67, in Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, May 8, 2015.
MLS Capsules
Orlando City's Aurelien Collin scores header in 90th minute to tie New England 2-2
Offence shows signs of life but Liriano struggles as Pirates fall to Cardinals 8-5
Draisaitl, Rockets beat Wheat Kings 4-3 to take Game 1 of WHL final
Rose banks in 3 at buzzer, scores 30 to lift Bulls over Cavaliers 99-96
Rangers stay alive against Capitals after McDonagh scores OT winner
Ryan McDonagh #27 of the New York Rangers (c) celebrates his game winning goal at 9:37 of overtime against the Washington Capitals and is joined by teammates Jesper Fast #19 (l) and Derek Stepan #21.
Matt Harvey gets first loss of season, Mets fall to Phillies 3-1
Britain's Prince Harry talks rugby, presses noses with Maori on 1st trip to New Zealand
Points leader Matt Crafton saves fuel, hangs on to win Trucks Series race at Kansas Speedway
Sanchez silences Red Sox bats over seven strong in Jays win
Aaron Sanchez of the Toronto Blue Jays delivers a pitch in the third inning during MLB game action against the Boston Red Sox on May 8, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Pitcher Yohan Pino's throwing error in 9th gives Tigers 6-5 win over Royals
NHL Capsules
Remparts beat Oceanic, head home with 2-0 series lead in QMJHL championship
Friday's Baseball Capsules
Ryan McDonagh scores in overtime, Rangers beat Capitals 2-1 in Game 5 to stay alive
Rockies closer Axford's young son, recovering from snake bites, tosses ceremonial 1st pitch
Ray of hope on dark day for Tampa Bay rotation: Karns strong into 8th, beats Rangers 8-2
The closer: After Miller finishes 5-4 win over Orioles for 13th save, Yankees dub him closer
Generals topple Otters 4-1 to take Game 1 of the OHL championship
Holliday hits 3-run homer as Cardinals continue torrid run with 8-5 win over Pirates
Mexico police seize $2.9 million in cash purportedly being transported to criminal group
LEADING OFF: Rodon to make 1st start, Chen to pitch for 11th team; Kershaw for 100th win
Torii Hunter homers, goes 4 for 4, drives in 4; Minnesota blasts Cleveland 9-3
Sanchez tosses seven-plus scoreless innings as Blue Jays blank Red Sox 7-0
Final arguments wrap up in trial of man accused of exploiting babysitter
Knighthawks beat Bandits in East semi, will face Toronto in division final
LA Angels acquire right-hander Chad Smith from Oakland A's for cash considerations
Harper hits 2 more home runs, giving him 5 in 2 games, Nationals defeat Braves 9-2
Bus beheader Vince Li gets approval to live in Winnipeg group home
The psychiatrist of Vince Li, who beheaded a fellow passenger aboard a Greyhound bus, is recommending that he be moved from a mental hospital to a community group home in Winnipeg.
Canadiens need leaders to step up, offence from big guns to stay alive
Sean Gordon
Ryan Howard, Cole Hamels lead Phillies over Matt Harvey and Mets, 3-1
Tigers LHP David Price leaves game in 7th with apparent ankle injury
Kevin Na, Jerry Kelly share Players Championship lead at TPC Sawgrass
David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., tees off during the second round of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., on Friday. Holding a share of the lead entering the second round, Hearn fired a 1-under 71 and is tied for third place, two strokes behind the leaders.
Redondo Beach man gets life without parole for killing girlfriend and her mother
Harper’s Conservatives take to radio airwaves for pre-election campaigning
Adam Radwanski
MLS the long-term goal as professional soccer returns to Calgary
Head Coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. talks to his team during the half time break as the Calgary Foothills FC soccer club played an exhibition game against FC Edmonton in Calgary, Alberta, April 25, 2015.
France bestows nation's highest honour on 19 Southern Californians who served in World War II
Caeli McKay, Marc Sabourin-Germain win gold at summer senior nationals
North Korea says it successfully test-fired ballistic missile from submarine
Russia seeks extradition of alleged Nazi war criminal living in Quebec
Vladimir Katriuk at his bee farm in Quebec.
Australian police arrest teen, say they disrupted terror plot to detonate 3 bombs
Arians finds college systems leave some rookies without basic pro-style knowledge
Chicago White Sox could try 1B Jose Abreu at 3rd in next week's interleague games at Milwaukee
Padres 1B Yonder Alonso to go on DL with shoulder injury
Golf Capsules
Matt Kuchar shows off backhand at famed 17th, misses cut by stroke at Players Championship
Angkor Restaurant: A bright and rigorous Cambodian experience
Texas Railroad Commission orders operators tests of 5 disposal wells near 4.0 magnitude quake
Former Green Beret Nate Boyer goes through 1st practice with the Seattle Seahawks
Duhatschek: How Bob Hartley turned long shot Flames into Cup contenders
Eric Duhatschek
Series opener for Reds-White Sox postponed by rain
Defence lawyers say Singapore teenager who posted video didn't intend to offend Christians
Cowboys sign draft picks Russell, Nzeocha while unloading veterans Watson, Davis, Hawkins
Pilot dies in Surrey, B.C., crash; police, coroner, safety board investigate
Six ways investors sabotage themselves
John Heinzl
Defending champ Loyola-Chicago meets Lewis for the NCAA men's volleyball title
How to keep financial stocks from taking over your portfolio
Bank towers are seen in the financial district in Toronto, January 28, 2013.
Three top picks from J.C. Hood Investment’s John Hood
John Hood.
Friends, neighbours remember talented B.C. teen who suffered through applause
Education file tests Ontario Premier Wynne after difficult week
A former education minister and school board trustee, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was elected party leader and then won a majority government last year, in part, with the support of the province’s teachers, and an expectation of labour peace. But she has no money to manoeuvre.
Cowboys believe they have right teacher in Garrett for chemistry test as they stockpile talent
The Election Index: How Alberta turned orange
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley at a campaign rally in Calgary on Saturday, May 2.
The poor-door debate is a waste of our collective breath
A B.C. real estate development has been criticized for allegedly segregating low- and high-income residents.
Jurors in police officer's spilled-coffee lawsuit against Starbucks deadlocked 11-to-1
Bethune-Cookman women, Florida A&M top PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship
Joey Logano wins 12th career pole, first at Kansas Speedway, just ahead of Kasey Kahne
Era of electorate discontent sets up tricky cross-currents for federal leaders
John Ibbitson
DuPont’s not ‘broken,’ but a little change could do it good
Under chief executive officer Ellen Kullman, a company veteran, DuPont has tried to move away from lower-margin, cyclical-commodity chemicals businesses toward higher-growth, higher-margin business such as agricultural products. In the course of this, however, the company has repeatedly missed or lowered its earnings targets, so that 2015 earnings per share are slated to come in below 2011 levels, as have EPS in each of the prior three years.
Longshot Batti Man wins feature by 1 3/4 lengths at Santa Anita
The Globe's stars and dogs for the week
New Seattle DE Frank Clark takes part in 1st practice amid questions about past arrest
Manning returns to Indianapolis for fundraiser but avoids discussing Patriots' latest scandal
Widower with sizable savings faced with tax-related quandary
Adam’s key goal is to arrange his affairs to leave as much of his estate as possible to his three children, now in their mid-to-late 20s.
Red Sox manager Farrell fills in as pitching coach after Nieves fired, new hire soon
San Francisco mayor signs law that bans chewing tobacco at ballparks
Jim Doak always made time for loved ones despite a valued Bay Street career
Jim Doak with his long-time partner Patricia Best in Paris. ‘Jim was a gentleman, generous, classy and fun,’ she says.
Toronto FC finally return to revamped BMO Field for long overdue opener
Because of the renovation to BMO Field, Toronto FC played their first seven games on the road. That changes Sunday when the club welcomes the Houston Dynamo before an expected sellout crowd of some 31,009 fans.
Injured Mets 3B Wright has back pain, rehab program put on hold; Syndergaard set for debut
Five CIS football players test positive for banned substances at CFL combine
Does the NDP’s Alberta win signal a greener future for Canada?
David McLaughlin
No. 1 overall draft choice, greets new teammates as Buccaneers begin rookie minicamp
Nationals star Strasburg visits chiropractor, feels better after early exit in last start
Save us from the fallacies and folly of old-fashioned ‘sex education’
Roy MacGregor
Hawaii visitor spending declines in first quarter as travellers trim budgets; arrivals up
Calgary’s King Edward School to be reborn as creative hub cSPACE
Aerial Rendering of cSPACE King Edward
Sharks, San Jose agree on lease extension that would keep team in arena for 10 more years
Colombian police say they recovered valuable Garcia Marquez first edition stolen at book fair
Rockies option LHP Tyler Matzek to Triple-A, recall C-1B Wilin Rosario
Coalition of the pure: How Ontario’s sex ed protests hit critical mass
Michal Szczech, a Polish-Canadian parent in Mississauga, is concerned the province’s new sex ed curriculum removes the idea of love from sexual activity.
Rangers star Josh Hamilton set to join Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday
The week in photos
Alberta’s NDP must be driven by common good, not ideology
Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley speaks at her first news conference as Premier elect in Edmonton May 6, 2015.
Number of rigs drilling in Alberta
Indians sign former All-Star closer Carlos Marmol to minor league contract
NDP seeks to reassure Alberta oil sector and green interests
According to Sayer Energy Advisors, the oil patch racked up just more than $50-billion worth of mergers and acquisitions in 2014, comprising purchase prices plus assumed debt.
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