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Toronto FC looks to spoil Simcoe County Rovers' Canadian Championship debut

TORONTO - Growing up in England, John Herdman saw plenty of cup competition. He knows the pitfalls that can come with it. "What you always know is that there's a few banana skins in the opening rounds...

Apr 23, 2024

US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI's botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations

DETROIT (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larr...

Apr 23, 2024

Samsonov's solid play, mental resolve helps Leafs tie Bruins 1-1: 'He's battled hard'

BOSTON - Ilya Samsonov had just made a small mistake that quickly turned into a massive problem. The Maple Leafs goaltender fumbled a puck late in the first period of Game 2 against the Bruins. The se...

Apr 23, 2024

Canada downs Scotland 12-5, remains unbeaten at mixed curling worlds

STERSUND, Sweden - Canada's Kadriana and Colton Lott scored six in the sixth end to clinch a 12-5 win over Scotland at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Tuesday. The husband-and-wife tea...

Apr 23, 2024

Canadian Olympic Committee joins Centre for Sport and Human Rights

TORONTO - The Canadian Olympic Committee has become the first national Olympic committee in the world to join the Centre for Sport and Human Rights. The centre based in Switzerland launched in 2018 to...

Apr 23, 2024

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

Mark Stone of the Vegas Golden Knights went from the 26-game injured reserve list to the Game 1 Dallas scoresheet in 83 seconds, the Boston fan with the big sign "Matthews STILL stuck on 69!" was nowh...

Apr 23, 2024

Oilers beat Kings to open playoffs in first Game 1 win since 2017

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have won a Game 1 for the first time in seven years. Edmonton beat the visiting Los Angeles Kings 7-4 on Monday night to open their first-round, best-of-seven NHL playof...

Apr 23, 2024

Hyman, McDavid lead Oilers to 7-4 playoff win over Kings

EDMONTON - Zach Hyman had three goals and an assist, and Connor McDavid had five assists as the Edmonton Oilers ended their series-opening jinx with a 7-4 victory on Monday over the Los Angeles Kings ...

Apr 22, 2024

Hurricanes rally in third to beat Islanders 5-3, take 2-0 series lead

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes were down big at home in the NHL playoffs, playing desperate hockey full of withering long shifts in the offensive zone as they tried to rally. They fought...

Apr 22, 2024

Stone scores in return for Vegas, Knights beat Stars 4-3 in Dallas

DALLAS (AP) - Vegas captain Mark Stone scored quickly after missing two months, Tomas Hertl had a nifty goal in his playoff debut for the Golden Knights and the reigning Stanley Cup champions opened d...

Apr 22, 2024