Colorado Avalanche (40-20-5, third in the Central Division) vs. Calgary Flames (31-28-5, sixth in the Pacific Division) Calgary, Alberta; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames host the Colorado Avalanche after the Avalanche took down the Minnesota Wild 2-1 in overtime. Calgary is 31-28-5 overall and 16-14-1 in home games. The Flames have a -2 scoring differential, with …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two dogs died over the weekend during Alaska’s annual Iditarod sled dog race, marking the first deaths during the race in five years and renewing calls to end the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) competition that sees mushers and their canine teams traverse mountain ranges, a frozen river and sea ice — often during treacherous weather. Bog, a 2-year-old …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Class 4A Wednesday, March 13 At Williams Arena Quarterfinal Hopkins (25-3) vs. White Bear Lake (21-7), 10 a.m. Maple Grove (24-4) vs. Lakeville North (24-5), noon Minnetonka (26-2) vs. Andover (24-4), 2 p.m. St. Michael-Albertville (22-7) vs. Rosemount (22-6), 4 p.m. Thursday, March 14 At Gangelhoff Center Consolation Semifinal Hopkins/White Bear Lake loser vs. Maple Grove/Lakeville N. loser, …

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Former All-Pro offensive tackle David Bakhtiari’s time with the Green Bay Packers is over after 11 seasons, the past three of which were severely limited by injuries. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst announced Monday the team has released Bakhtiari. Hours earlier, the 32-year-old lineman indicated in a lengthy post on X that his time with …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California prepares to enforce a new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers next month, an unusual exemption for eateries that bake their own bread has come under scrutiny due to allegations it was initially intended to benefit a wealthy donor to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s campaign. But details have been hard to come by …

On Wednesdays, the support group meets over Zoom. The members talk about their lives, their religious families and their old parochial schools. But mostly, they are there to talk about the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Catholic nuns. The topic deserves more attention, they say. The sexual abuse of children by Catholic sisters and nuns has been …

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A religious procession in downtown Barcelona celebrated the appearance of long-awaited rain, after nine days of praying for relief from a severe drought. Around 100 local people took part in the Catholic ceremony on a rainy Saturday evening. They carried the figure of the Holy Christ of the Blood, winding their way through the city’s old …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Omaha Mavericks (14-17, 7-9 Summit League) vs. North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks (18-13, 10-6 Summit League) Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Sunday, 9:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fightin’ Hawks …

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — An infant was killed and the child’s parents injured in an apparent attack by a dog at a New Jersey home over the weekend, authorities said. Middlesex County prosecutors and Woodbridge police said officers responded to the Woodbridge Township home shortly before 6:30 a.m. Saturday over a report of an unresponsive baby believed to have been …

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ahead of its midweek game against Inter Milan in the Champions League, Atletico Madrid flopped to a 2-0 loss at Cadiz on Saturday in the Spanish league. Girona beat Osasuna 2-0 to reclaim second place from Barcelona. Juanmi Jiménez scored twice to lead Cadiz’s victory. The forward, who joined Cadiz on loan this winter, scored in …