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Garcia dominant, Peña homers as Astros beats Toronto 8-1

HOUSTON (AP) - Luis Garcia tied a career high with nine strikeouts in seven shutout innings, Jeremy Pea capped a six-run eighth with a three-run homer and the Houston Astros defeated the Toronto Blue ...

Apr 19, 2023

Panthers cool off Bruins 6-3, return to Florida tied 1-1

BOSTON (AP) - Brandon Montour scored twice and the Florida Panthers had four third-period goals to beat the Presidents' Trophy-winning Bruins 6-3 on Wednesday night and send Boston to its first loss i...

Apr 19, 2023

Fast's goal lifts Hurricanes past Islanders in overtime

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jesper Fast took a cross-ice pass from Jordan Staal and buried it past Ilya Sorokin at 5:03 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the New York Islanders 4-3 on Wednesda...

Apr 19, 2023

Winnipeg Jets look to build on impressive Game 1 win over Vegas Golden Knights

LAS VEGAS - Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness felt his team delivered one of its best performances of the year in a series-opening victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The trick now is building ...

Apr 19, 2023

'His modelling days I think are over,' Barron gets day off after taking skate to face

LAS VEGAS - As his teammates took off their gear Wednesday after practice at T-Mobile Arena, Jets forward Morgan Barron was in an adjacent room looking at the side of his face in the mirror. A nasty g...

Apr 19, 2023

Atletico Ottawa rallies to defeat HFX Wanderers 3-1 in Canadian Championship play

TORONTO - Atletico Ottawa scored goals four minutes apart late in the first half and added a late insurance goal to defeat HFX Wanderers FC 3-1 in Canadian Championship preliminary-round play Wednesda...

Apr 19, 2023

Leafs winger Michael Bunting suspended three games for illegal check to the head

NEW YORK - Michael Bunting pleaded his case. The NHL's Department of Player Safety then handed down its verdict. The Toronto Maple Leafs winger has been suspended for the next three games of his team'...

Apr 19, 2023

B.C. Lions owner on board with donating to help save Simon Fraser football program

BURNABY, B.C. - B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman says he will be matching donations to help save Simon Fraser University's discontinued football program. School president Joy Johnson announced April 4 that...

Apr 19, 2023

FIFA Women's World Cup trophy makes stop in Toronto ahead of July kickoff

TORONTO - Sarah Gandoin has been to 81 countries and is welcome wherever she goes. Gandoin, from France, is FIFA's senior trophy tour manager, which means she travels with some shiny carry-on luggage....

Apr 19, 2023

Canada's Henderson, Szeryk prepare for new-look Chevron Championship in Texas

Even after appearing in 42 majors - and winning two - Brooke Henderson is still learning how to balance the pressure and opportunity of playing in the biggest tournaments of the women's golf season. H...

Apr 19, 2023