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Point scores in OT as Lightning beat Maple Leafs 4-3 to force Game 7

TAMPA, Fla. - Brayden Point scored at 18:04 of overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Thursday to force a seventh and deciding game in their first-round playoff se...

May 12, 2022

Munoz shoots 60 at Byron Nelson, record 2nd this season

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) - Sebastian Munoz was standing in the middle of the fairway on the 18th hole thinking about his shot at a 59 in the first round of the Byron Nelson. After missing the green, he be...

May 12, 2022

PRO acknowledges officials erred in disallowing Toronto FC goal in Vancouver

TORONTO - The Professional Referee Organization has acknowledged that officials erred in disallowing a goal by Jayden Nelson in Toronto FC's 1-0 weekend loss at the Vancouver Whitecaps. "The evaluatio...

May 12, 2022

Sagstrom shoots 63 to take lead in LPGA Founders Cup

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) - Madelene Sagstrom shot a flawless 9-under 63 during a round she felt holes kept getting larger to take one-stroke lead over Megan Khang after the first round of the Cognizant Foun...

May 12, 2022

Team Gushue lineup change puts Canadian curling residency rules back in spotlight

The long-simmering Canadian curling residency issue has been raised to the front burner once again after a quadrennial that saw Canada largely come up short at major international four-player team eve...

May 12, 2022

Veterans Bianca Farella, Phil Berna lead the way for Canada at Toulouse rugby sevens

Veterans Bianca Farella and Phil Berna lead the Canadian rugby sevens teams named for the HSBC Toulouse Sevens later this month in France. Farella is second all-time in World Rugby Sevens Series try-s...

May 12, 2022

Shapovalov bounces clay-court star Nadal, moves on to Italian Open quarterfinals

ROME - Canada's Dennis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Italian Open tennis tournament Thursday with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 upset of clay-court legend Rafael Nadal. Shapovalov was up 4-1 in th...

May 12, 2022

Oddsmaker feels Toronto time for an NFL expansion franchise is coming

It could take another 10 years but Adam Thompson firmly believes Toronto's time for an NFL expansion franchise is coming. Thompson is a handicapper/oddsmaker for Bookies.com, an American-based site th...

May 12, 2022

Hayley Wickenheiser headlines 2022 class of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

CALGARY - Women's hockey great Hayley Wickenheiser headlines the 2022 inductee class of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame announced on Thursday. Kayaking Olympian Adam van Koeverden, soccer player Dwayne d...

May 12, 2022

Spanish striker Jesus Jimenez finding Toronto FC, MLS to his liking

TORONTO - Spanish striker Jesus Jimenez worked his way up through the lower levels of Spanish soccer before earning his chance with a storied club in Poland. Now he is turning heads in Major League So...

May 12, 2022