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Evacuation efforts go on at sprawling Ukrainian steel mill
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) - Efforts to evacuate more civilians from the tunnels beneath a sprawling steel mill were to go on Saturday as Ukrainian fighters make their last stand in Mariupol to preven...
May 06, 2022
Maple Leafs beat Lightning to take 2-1 series lead
TAMPA, Fla. - David Kampf scored the winner and Jack Campbell made 32 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff ...
May 06, 2022
Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald scores quick submission win at PFL 3
ARLINGTON, Texas - Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald made short work of American Brett (Fudoshin) Cooper on Friday, submitting the American veteran in the first round at PFL 3. The six-f...
May 06, 2022
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Ottawa Senators aren't currently for sale
TAMPA, Fla. - Gary Bettman says the Ottawa Senators are not currently for sale following the death of owner Eugene Melnyk. Speaking during the first intermission of Game 3 between the Tampa Bay Lightn...
May 06, 2022
Canada faces do-or-die third-place match at CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Melina Rebimbas scored twice Friday to move the Americans into the final of the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship with a 3-0 win over Canada, which now faces a...
May 06, 2022
Jason Day handles rain, expands lead at Wells Fargo
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) - Jason Day shook his head vigorously after holing an 11-footer for birdie on his ninth hole at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm - not out of disgust, but to whip the excess water off his ...
May 06, 2022
Auger-Aliassime comeback bid falls short in quarterfinal loss to Zverev at Madrid
MADRID - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime saw his comeback bid fall short in a 6-3, 7-5 loss to world No. 3 Alexander Zverev on Friday in the Madrid Open quarterfinals. Auger-Aliassime, seed...
May 06, 2022
McConnell, Utah leaders honor 'larger than life' Orrin Hatch
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell paid tribute to the late Sen. Orrin Hatch on Friday, celebrating the Utah icon as a principled conservative, committed public servant and m...
May 06, 2022
Lantzville man disputes $2,300 COVID ticket for alleged unsanctioned gathering
NANAIMO - Stan Pottie is putting up a fight in hopes of flushing a pricey fine down the toilet. The Lantzvllle man was on trial in Nanaimo on Friday, May 6 for allegedly breaking COVID-19 health measu...
May 06, 2022
Premier Lacrosse League 'open' to talks with Canada's senior indoor leagues
The co-founder of the Premier Lacrosse League is open to having discussions with Canada's two leading senior leagues about how to best share players. However, Paul Rabil said that finding a resolution...
May 06, 2022