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Canada pulls out of international race walking event in Ecuador due to COVID-19

OTTAWA - Canada pulled out out of next week's Pan American Race Walking Cup in Ecuador due to concerns about COVID-19, erasing the final international opportunity Mathieu Bilodeau had to qualify for t...

Apr 28, 2021

Carmelo Anthony memoir coming out in September

NEW YORK - Carmelo Anthony's life story includes a great deal besides basketball. The 10-time NBA All-Star has a memoir coming out Sept. 14 that publisher Gallery Books is calling "raw and inspiration...

Apr 28, 2021

NWHL doubles salary cap to $300K, delays Montreal expansion

The National Women's Hockey League announced Wednesday it is doubling its salary cap to $300,000 for each of its six teams based on projections that it is making strides in achieving financial stabili...

Apr 28, 2021

Mexico's Cruz Azul defeats Toronto FC 3-1 in CONCACAF Champions League play

TAMPA, Fla. - Bryan Angulo scored twice as Mexican league leader Cruz Azul defeated Toronto FC 3-1 in the first leg of their Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal Tuesday night.The result ...

Apr 27, 2021

Guerrero Jr. hits 3 HRs, slam off Scherzer, Jays beat Nats

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit three home runs, including a grand slam and solo shot off Washington ace Max Scherzer, and had seven RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Nationals 9-5 on T...

Apr 27, 2021

Durant, Nets rally past Raptors 116-103, clinch playoff spot

TAMPA, Fla. - Kevin Durant scored seven of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, Jeff Green had 22 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 116-103 Tuesday night and clinched a playoff spo...

Apr 27, 2021

Miroslav Frycer, who defected from Czechoslovakia to play in NHL, dead at 61

Miroslav Frycer, who defected from Czechoslovakia to play eight seasons in the NHL, has died. He was 61. Czech league team Orli Znojmo, where Frycer had been head coach since 2018, said on its website...

Apr 27, 2021

Connor McDavid's hat trick powers Oilers over Jets 6-1

WINNIPEG - Connor McDavid registered his third hat trick of the season and the ninth of his career as the Edmonton Oilers dismantled Winnipeg 6-1 on Monday to leapfrog the Jets for second place in Nor...

Apr 26, 2021

Batherson scores game winner as Ottawa Senators down Vancouver Canucks 2-1

OTTAWA - Drake Batherson scored the game winner Monday as the Ottawa Senators edged the Vancouver Canucks 2-1. Josh Norris also scored for the Sens (18-27-4) and Brady Tkachuk registered a pair of ass...

Apr 26, 2021

Toffoli scores winning goal for Montreal Canadiens in 2-1 win over Calgary Flames

CALGARY - Tyler Toffoli scored the game-winner for the Montreal Canadiens in a 2-1 victory Monday over the host Calgary Flames. Toffoli scored late in the second period for his fourth goal in as many ...

Apr 26, 2021