BOSTON (AP) - Vladimir Tarasenko and Carter Verhaeghe scored on the same Bruins double-minor, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 14 shots and the Florida Panthers beat Boston 6-2 on Friday night and grabbed a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Evan Rodrigues scored twice, and Brandon Montour also connected for ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Andrew Nembhard made a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the banged-up and short-handed New York Knicks 111-106 on Friday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Knick...

TORONTO - Jesse Compher scored the go-ahead goal with 1:25 left in the third period to give Toronto a 2-0 win and 2-0 lead in its best-of-five semifinal series against Minnesota in Professional Women's Hockey League playoff action on Friday. Hannah Miller added an empty-netter for top-seeded Toronto in front of 8,581 f...

TORONTO - Carlos Santana's go-ahead home run in the fifth inning lifted the Minnesota Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Friday. Jose Miranda's RBI single in the first inning opened the scoring as Minnesota (23-15) won its third straight. Pinch-hitter Max Kepler added another RBI single in the ninth. Joe Ryan (2-2...

The CFL Players Association launched an appeal Friday night against the CFL for denying it access to the full independent report that resulted in the league suspending quarterback Chad Kelly for violating its gender-based violence policy. On Tuesday, the CFL suspended its 2023 outstanding player from playing in the Tor...

TORONTO - Saad Zafar is ready for cricket to take the next step in Canada, both on the pitch and in the stands. Zafar, Canada's captain for the upcoming Cricket World Cup, was getting set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Friday before the Toronto Blue Jays hosted the Minnesota Twins. His appearance was part o...

PRINCE GEORGE - Connor Feeney was the only player from Prince George to hear his name called in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft. The Calgary Hitmen drafted him 91st overall in the 5th round. Feeney played this last season with the Cariboo Cougars U15AAA where he was named team captain. The defenceman recorded 17 points in...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Xander Schauffele has been a mainstay near the top of the leaderboard most of the year. Now he's hoping to close the door. Schauffele shot a 4-under 67 on Friday after opening with a 64, leaving him at 11-under 131 and four shots ahead of Rory McIlroy and Jason Day heading into the weekend at the...

PRINCE GEORGE - Yesterday the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft took place. The Prince George Cougars made ten total selections taking five forwards, four defensemen, and one goalie. Dade Wotherspoon was the first name the Prince George Cougars announced taking the Martensville, Saskatchewan product 21st Overall. Wotherspoon li...

VANCOUVER - The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be performing a flyover across downtown Vancouver at the start of tonight's Stanley Cup playoff game between the Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers. The Royal Canadian Air Force says the flyover will happen just after 7 p.m. tonight, before the puck drops at Rogers Arena. The...

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) - Nelly Korda has no intention of letting anyone run away with the Cognizant Founders Cup and end her bid to become the first player to win six straight LPGA Tour tournaments. Hear that Rose Zhang and Madelene Sagstrom. Faced with a 10-stroke deficit starting her second round Friday in the event that...

MONTREAL - Tickets are still available for "Messi Mania" in Montreal - if you're willing to pay up. Montreal hosts Lionel Messi's Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer action Saturday at Stade Saputo as the global icon makes his first professional trip to Canada. As of late Friday afternoon multiple sections ...