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Dallas Jackals post first-ever Major League Rugby win, at expense of Toronto Arrows

The Dallas Jackals posted their first-ever win Saturday night, dispatching the Toronto Arrows 14-11. The Jackals went 0-16-0 in their inaugural 2022 season in Major League Rugby and were 0-6-0 when th...

Apr 02, 2023

Blinken urges Russia to release two detained Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last we...

Apr 02, 2023

Brendan Rodgers fired by relegation-threatened Leicester

LEICESTER, England (AP) - Relegation-threatened Leicester fired manager Brendan Rodgers on Sunday in a late-season move to preserve its Premier League status. Rodgers, who has been in charge for four ...

Apr 02, 2023

Draisaitl nets hat trick and 50th as Oilers squash Ducks 6-0

EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl recorded a hat trick to get to 50 goals on the season and Jack Campbell made 36 saves to record his first shutout as an Oiler as the Edmonton Oilers won their fourth game in ...

Apr 01, 2023

Youngsters shine in Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 drubbing of CF Montreal

VANCOUVER - Simon Becher scored twice and notched an assist in his first Major League Soccer start as the Vancouver Whitecaps walloped CF Montreal 5-0 on Saturday. Ali Ahmed netted a goal and a helper...

Apr 01, 2023

Samsonov frustrates Senators as Leafs win 3-0

OTTAWA - Toronto's Ilya Samsonov made 30 saves to blank the Ottawa Senators 3-0 Saturday night. Michael Bunting, William Nylander and Radim Zohorna each scored for the Maple Leafs (44-20-10). Mads Sog...

Apr 01, 2023

Federico Bernardeschi scores memorable goal, but Toronto FC has to settle for draw

TORONTO - Italian star Federico Bernardeschi curled in a corner for a memorable opening goal, but Toronto FC squandered a two-goal lead and had to settle for a 2-2 Major League Soccer tie with Charlot...

Apr 01, 2023

McIntosh shatters another world record in pool

TORONTO - Summer McIntosh set her second senior world record in five days, winning the 400-metre individual medley in 4:25.87 at the 2023 Canadian swimming trials on Saturday night. The old record of ...

Apr 01, 2023

Rodgers leads Texas Open, Canadian Conners by 1 stroke

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Patrick Rodgers shot a 1-under 71 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Canadian Corey Conners into the final round of the Valero Texas Open, with his first PGA Tour title and ...

Apr 01, 2023

Rose Zhang holds on to win Augusta Women's Am in playoff

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Rose Zhang has won enough to realize that rarely does something so meaningful ever come so easily. The Augusta National Women's Amateur, the final piece to her brilliant amateur ca...

Apr 01, 2023