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George Springer's two home runs power Blue Jays past Astros 2-1

TORONTO - George Springer had two solo home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays held off the Houston Astros 2-1 on Saturday. Jos Berros (2-0) struck out five over 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run on seven h...

Apr 30, 2022

Poised to face Predators, Calgary Flames suddenly see Stars

CALGARY - En route back to Calgary from Winnipeg after their last game of the regular season, the Flames players who were checking their phones saw their first-round playoff opponent flip suddenly fro...

Apr 30, 2022

Cincinnati hangs on down Toronto FC 2-1 for its first-ever victory at BMO Field

TORONTO - Ian Murphy and Luciano Acosta scored goals and FC Cincinnati held off a late Toronto FC charge for a 2-1 win in MLS play Saturday. The victory was the first in three career visits to BMO Fie...

Apr 30, 2022

Stamkos, Smith, Tarasenko named NHL's three stars for April

NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning centre Steven Stamkos, Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith and St. Louis Blues right-wing Vladimir Tarasenko are the NHL's three stars for the month of April. Stamkos ...

Apr 30, 2022

Price's health, youth development are big off-season storylines for Habs

BROSSARD, Que. - The health of star goaltender Carey Price and the development of their youthful core will be key storylines after a whirlwind of a season for the Montreal Canadiens. The Habs navigate...

Apr 30, 2022

Senators have promising young core, but head into off-season with work to do

OTTAWA - A season that started with optimism for the Ottawa Senators finished with the same result - the team outside the playoffs. After a strong 7-2-1 finish to the 2020-21 season, Ottawa came into ...

Apr 30, 2022

Stanley Cup playoff preview: A look at some of the key storylines

The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup inside the NHL's 2020 post-season bubble, then repeated last July following a pandemic-shortened campaign accented by one-and-done divisions based on geogra...

Apr 30, 2022

Madrid clinches record-extending 35th Spanish league title

MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 35th Spanish league title after its reserve squad comfortably defeated Espanyol 4-0 on Saturday. Rodrygo scored twice and Marco Asensio and substi...

Apr 30, 2022

Shore, Oilers use shootout to edge Canucks 3-2 in final game of regular season

EDMONTON - Devin Shore was the lone player to score in a shootout session that went 10 players as the Edmonton Oilers managed to close out the season with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on F...

Apr 29, 2022

Hannah Green opens 3-shot lead in Palos Verdes Championship

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) - Hannah Green took the lead into the weekend in the Palos Verdes Championship, rebounding from consecutive bogeys Thursday in gusting wind to birdie the two late par...

Apr 29, 2022