Kennard weaved through the lane to deposit a layup on a fast-break opportunity to knot the score at 42-all in the second quarter.
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Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
On the opening shift, Boldy got the puck at the far blue line, weaved though a few Rangers defenders and fired through a screen to beat the New York goalie just 35 seconds into the period.
This permanent chip is inserted under the skin on the scruff of their neck and can’t be tampered with.
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Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
Paramount has also started opening sports inventory to commercials that are inserted in programmatic fashion, making some of its top programming available in new ways that might bring in a wider array of ad backers.
With the title in their grasp, the Ducks have greased up their fingers, fumbling into a four-game winless slump.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
The Crew Module side hatch cover is removed, and the seals are greased, cleaned and inspected before the 500-pound hatch door is shut and latched using special tools, including a socket wrench and ratchet.
Instead of pitons that damaged the rock walls climbers were ascending, Chouinard Equipment started selling chocks, metal anchors that could be wedged into existing cracks in the rock.
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Tony Biasotti,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
The 16-month-old girl died April 8, 2025, from what the Medical Examiner’s Office ruled was accidental asphyxia after her head got wedged between a plastic cot and a crib’s railing.
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City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
In January, Marie underwent an endoscopy and her esophagus muscles were injected with Botox to try to relax them, but the treatment failed.
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Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
Top center Jack Eichel, who had 90 points for the second consecutive season, said Tortorella injected confidence in a team that was lacking it just three years after winning the Stanley Cup.
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Mark Anderson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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