Slideshow: Year In Pictures: 2012 Sports

DALLAS — He’s a Stanley Cup felon now, wanted in two countries, but the law can’t catch Alexandar Georgiev if he catches them first. Two counts of petty theft in Manitoba. Six counts of highway robbery in an overtime period. Nineteen counts of setting fire to a social media narrative.

By SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK (Associated Press) MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Excitement is building in the southern French city of Marseille, where a majestic three-mast ship carrying the Olympic torch arrived from Greece ahead of a welcoming ceremony at sunset Wednesday. Paris Games organizers have promised “fantastic” celebrations in the city, where the Old Port has been placed under high security. The torch was lit in Greece last month before it was officially handed to France.

The Colorado Avalanche won 4-3 in overtime to best the Dallas Stars in the first game of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday night, May 7, 2024, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Read the full game story here Want more Avalanche news? Sign up for the Avalanche Insider to get all our NHL analysis.

DALLAS — For the third time this season, the Colorado Avalanche were behind by multiple goals at American Airlines Center against one of the best teams in the NHL. For the third time this season, the Avs won anyway. Miles Wood scored the biggest goal of his life Tuesday night to help Colorado complete another dramatic comeback against the Dallas Stars in a 4-3 overtime thriller. The Avalanche now lead this second-round series 1-0.

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The Rockies’ offense, not to be confused with a chocolate-and-coconut candy bar, might be best described as “Indescribably Atrocious.” Too harsh? Not after the Rockies came home from a 1-7 road trip and promptly lost 5-0 to the Giants on a chilly Tuesday night at Coors Field. Colorado, which now owns an 8-27 record, was shut out for the sixth time this season. Last year, on their way to a franchise-worst 103-loss season, the Rockies were blanked nine times.