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Canada's Bianca Andreescu opens French Open with three-set victory

PARIS - Canadian Bianca Andreescu scored a three-set victory over Ysaline Bonaventure of Belgium in the first round of the French Open on Monday. Andreescu dropped the opening set 6-3, before bouncing...

Tanner King May 23, 2022

Canadian Denis Shapovalov brings on familiar face as new coach

PARIS - The new coaching voice in Denis Shapovalov's ear is a fellow Canadian he's known since he was a young boy, who hails from the same hometown. Peter Polansky is also a coaching newbie, who still...

May 23, 2022

Defending champ Krejcikova loses in 1st round of French Open

PARIS (AP) - Barbora Krejcikova has become only the third defending women's champion to lose in the first round of the French Open. Krejcikova, a Czech player who was seeded second at Roland Garros, l...

May 23, 2022

Kane, McDavid, Draisaitl lead Oilers over Flames 4-1 to take 2-1 series lead

EDMONTON - Evander Kane didn't have a team four months ago. The controversial winger lugging around plenty of off-ice baggage was confident of an NHL return at some point. He just didn't know when or ...

May 22, 2022

Flames trying to shake off 'worst' playoff effort in 4-1 loss to Oilers

EDMONTON - If the Calgary Flames thought their second-round series was going to be a cakewalk after scoring nine goals in the opening game, they forgot the firepower of their opponent. Evander Kane ha...

May 22, 2022

Curry, Warriors take 3-0 lead on Mavericks with 109-100 win

DALLAS (AP) - Stephen Curry scored 31 points, Andrew Wiggins added 27 while posterizing Luka Doncic on a dunk and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 109-100 Sunday night for a 3-0 lea...

May 22, 2022

Thomas wins 2nd PGA title in playoff after 7-shot rally

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Justin Thomas is a major champion when he least expected it. Thomas matched a PGA Championship record Sunday when he rallied from a seven-shot deficit at Southern Hills, and then s...

May 22, 2022

Quick qualifying run gives Palou another 2nd at Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Alex Palou gracefully accepted another second-place finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. He'd rather be winning. The Spaniard was runner-up to Helio Castroneves in last...

May 22, 2022

NBA fines Mavs $100,000 for 3rd bench violation in playoffs

DALLAS (AP) - The NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks for a third time in the playoffs on Sunday because of violations of rules regarding their bench. The fine has doubled each time, with the latest at $10...

May 22, 2022

Real Salt Lake edges CF Montreal 2-1

MONTREAL - After a blazing start, CF Montreal could not seem to get anything going as they suffered their second consecutive 2-1 setback against Real Salt Lake on Sunday afternoon. It is the first tim...

May 22, 2022