Avalanche beats Coyotes in shootout to extend lead in playoff chase

The Avs and Coyotes are now separated by three points in the race for the final Western Conference playoff spot. Colorado (85 points) and Arizona (82) each have four remaining games

Through two periods and the first 12 minutes of the third Friday night, “Gruuuu” chants were heard more than 35 times, providing a groovy environment for the Avalanche and its fans at the Pepsi Center.

Avalanche beats Coyotes in shootout to extend lead in playoff chase

MacKinnon's shootout goal lifts Avs past Coyotes 3-2
Despite giving up a late lead, Colorado still wound up ahead.

Nathan MacKinnon's shootout goal lifted the Avalanche over the Arizona Coyotes 3-2 on Friday night and they tightened their grip on the second Western Conference wild-card berth.

MacKinnon and Derick Brassard also had power-play goals in regulation for Colorado, which extended its lead over Arizona to three points in the race for the wild-card berth. Both teams have four games remaining.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson had both goals for the Coyotes, including the tying goal with 51 seconds remaining in regulation. Neither team could score in the extra period, leading to the shootout.

The Arizona Coyotes’ possible path to the playoffs, explained
The Arizona Coyotes lost what was billed as their most important game since 2012 on Friday night when they fell 3-2 in the shootout to the Colorado Avalanche.

A win in regulation for Arizona would’ve allowed the Coyotes to control their destiny for the rest of the season and determine on their own whether they make the playoffs for the first time since the 2011-12 season. Instead, they sit three points back of the Avs, who occupy the second Western Conference Wild Card spot.

David Lidington - Who is minister being lined up as 'caretaker PM' if Theresa May quits?

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the Cabinet Office minister is named as Mrs May's potential replacement despite being relatively unheard of outside Westminster.

He is Theresa May's de facto deputy who could soon succeed her as prime minister amid reports of a full-scale cabinet coup to oust her.

But what do we know about David Lidington?
Branded "Mr Europe" by one minister, according to the Mail on Sunday, Tory arch-Brexiteers have reportedly expressed astonishment at the possibility of the MP for Aylesbury succeeding Mrs May.

Indeed, Mr Lidington has also revealed his surprise, telling reporters on Sunday: "I don't think that I have any wish to take over from the prime minister".
The 62-year-old supported Remain at the 2016 referendum and played a key role in David Cameron's failed renegotiation effort prior to the Brexit vote.

back in the Sweet 16 Bruce Pearl has Auburn

The Tigers dominated  Kansas on Saturday for their 10th consecutive win and the coach's first trip to the Sweet 16  in nine years.

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It wasn't too long ago that Bruce Pearl was stocking shelves for a wholesale distributor. He took a job with the H.T. Hackney Co. three months after being fired amid mounting scandal from the University of Tennessee in May 2011 and remained there for three years, working seven days a week, grinding away like he would as the head coach for a major college basketball program.

On Wednesday, the day before leading his Auburn Tigers back into the NCAA tournament, Pearl talked about being "a little older, a little wiser, maybe a little bit more patient, maybe a little bit more grateful" ever since. He shared what one of his daughters told him during that tumultuous time in his life.

Pearl led Auburn -- the school that hired him while he was still under show-cause penalty in the spring of 2014 -- back into the Sweet 16 with an 89-75 domination of Kansas on Saturday night, punctuating his distinctive return to prominence. It was Auburn's 10th consecutive victory since a defining loss to Kentucky in late February, and it marked the program's first trip to the regional semifinals since 2003, when Marquis Daniels led the way.

Powerball jackpot now after no winning ticket drawn

Lottery officials say the Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $750 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in the most recent drawing.

After no winner claims the prize Saturday, Powerball jackpot increases to fourth-largest in U.S. history.

Lottery officials say the Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $750 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in the most recent drawing.

The numbers drawn Saturday night are 24, 25, 52, 60 and 66, with a Powerball of 5.
The next drawing for what would be the fourth-largest jackpot in U.S. history is Wednesday. The odds of winning are roughly 1 in 292.2 million.

No one has won the Powerball jackpot since the day after Christmas. Twenty-four drawings since then have failed to produce a winner.

The buyers of three tickets shared the country's largest jackpot. It was a nearly $1.59 billion Powerball prize drawn on Jan. 13, 2016. A South Carolina purchaser won a $1.54 billion Mega Millions jackpot. That was the nation's second-largest lottery prize ever.

Drivers warned to avoid serious road traffic collision

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Drivers are advised Castlereagh Road, Ballygowan is closed between Church Road and Knockbracken Road due to a serious road traffic collision at the Manse Road junction.

Diversions are in place and police are appealing to drivers to seek an alternative route, if possible.