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No longer just expected to provide the right kit, vendors are now client partners – improving their businesses holistically

PITTSBURGH — Tuesday was supposed to be the latest round of the Crosby-McDavid rivalry.

Profitable polluters should stop harming the poor, the vulnerable and future generations, court told.

EDMONTON, Alberta — After the Blues’ second win in three days over the Vancouver Canucks, veteran David Perron consciously pumped the breaks. The Blues needed to put together four or five consecutive wins, Perron cautioned, before they could start to feel like they had something going.

Nearly 20,000 Coloradans were under evacuation orders before firefighters contained 35 percent of the blaze

A Colorado wildfire south of Boulder that forced about 20,000 people to flee was listed at 21% contained by Sunday morning and most evacuation orders had been lifted

Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen had his debut in a Sharks uniform spoiled on Thursday as Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Kailer Yamamoto, Derick Brassard, and Evander Kane each added one to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 5-2 win at Rogers Place.

A couple years before Tuesday, when Za'Darius Smith agreed to a three-year contract to join the Vikings, he was a Pro Bowl pass rusher for the Packers when he connected with Danielle Hunter at the all-star game in January 2020.

MINNEAPOLIS — Za'Darius Smith's visit with the Vikings lasted nearly 24 hours, ending in an agreement for the former Packers pass rusher to sign with Minnesota, according to two league sources with knowledge of the deal.