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Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

The best regular-season team in NHL history and the defending Stanley Cup champions were both eliminated at home in major Game 7 shockers last night. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers are al...

May 01, 2023

Kraken beat Avs 2-1, eliminate defending Stanley Cup champs

DENVER (AP) - Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, Philipp Grubauer was stellar in stopping 33 shots and the Seattle Kraken eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche with a 2-1 win ...

Apr 30, 2023

Hannah Green wins LPGA at Wilshire in a playoff

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hannah Green of Australia made a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole to join a three-way playoff, and then made par on the second extra hole to win the JM Eagle L.A. Championship ...

Apr 30, 2023

Panthers oust record-setting Bruins 4-3 in OT in Game 7

BOSTON (AP) - Brandon Montour tied it with one minute left in regulation, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the game-winner at 8:35 of overtime to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 Game 7 victory on Sunday...

Apr 30, 2023

Finau holds off Rahm, wins Mexico Open title for 6th career win

VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) - Tony Finau never gave Masters champion Jon Rahm or anyone else much of a chance Sunday, closing with a bogey-free round of 5-under 66 that gave him a three-shot victory in the ...

Apr 30, 2023

Oilers' offence rises to the occasion in first-round series win over Kings

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings were a tough playoff out for the Edmonton Oilers a second straight year, but the latter dispatched the Kings one game quicker this time. Taking six games instead of...

Apr 30, 2023

Jets GM mum on potential off-season roster moves after early post-season exit

WINNIPEG - General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff answered questions from reporters for 42 minutes on Sunday but didn't reveal his plans to help the under-achieving Winnipeg Jets. "It's one of those thing...

Apr 30, 2023

Raleigh's 10th inning homer leads Mariners in snapping Blue Jays' six-game win streak

TORONTO - Cal Raleigh slammed a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners earned a 10-8 comeback win to avoid a series sweep against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The win halted the...

Apr 30, 2023

NOLA Gold use second-half surge to defeat Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby play

METAIRIE, La. - NOLA Gold ran in four second-half tries to defeat Toronto 40-24 Sunday, handing the injury-plagued Arrows a seventh straight loss in Major League Rugby play. After trailing 14-0, Toron...

Apr 30, 2023

Canada's Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov advance to doubles quarterfinals at Madrid Open

MADRID - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov earned a 6-4, 6-2 second-round win over Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara on Sunday at the Madrid Open. The Canadian duo had six aces to...

Apr 30, 2023