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Maple Leafs, Oilers benefiting from trade deadline moves in playoffs

SUNRISE, Fla. - Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari couldn't wait. They couldn't wait to get to Toronto - and couldn't wait to get into the same room as their new teammates. Acquired by the Maple Leafs fro...

May 07, 2023

Evan Bouchard steps into prime Edmonton Oilers' role and thrives

LAS VEGAS - Evan Bouchard has seamlessly taken over orchestrating the NHL's most lethal power play. The Oilers dealing defenceman Tyson Barrie to the Nashville Predators a few days before the league's...

May 07, 2023

Milan sprints to win crash-affected Stage 2, Evenepoel leads

SAN SALVO, Italy (AP) - Jonathan Milan sprinted to victory in a crash-affected finale of the second stage of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, while pre-race favorite Remco Evenepoel held on to the leader'...

May 07, 2023

Vida Blue, led Oakland to 3 World Series titles, dies at 73

Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball's biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the brash Oakland Athletics to three straight World Series titles before his career...

May 07, 2023

Russians return at judo worlds, Ukraine boycotts

DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Russians returned to international judo competition on Sunday for the first time in nearly a year at the world championships as Ukraine boycotted the key Olympic qualifier. Competin...

May 07, 2023

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs could use the same kind of explosive start tonight in Florida that the Edmonton Oilers had last night in Las Vegas as they buried the Golden Knights with four goals in the firs...

May 07, 2023

Simon Becher scores winner as Vancouver finds goals to edge Minnesota United 3-2

VANCOUVER - Simon Becher scored the game-winner with his first touch of the game as the Vancouver Whitecaps put their goal-scoring worries behind them for a night in a 3-2 Major League Soccer victory ...

May 06, 2023

Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki reach three-year deal

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks say they have signed last year's top draft pick to a three-year entry level contract. General manager Patrik Allvin says the NHL team and forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki...

May 06, 2023

Jockey Castellano ends Derby drought with Mage on 16th try

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Javier Castellano was reminded of his Kentucky Derby drought right before the race. That's all over now. Castellano adjusted on the fly on Saturday, directing Mage to the win at...

May 06, 2023

McDavid, Draisaitl lead Oilers to 5-1 win over Knights to even playoff series 1-1

LAS VEGAS - Connor McDavid scored twice, including a short-handed goal, for the Edmonton Oilers in a 5-1 win Saturday over the Vegas Golden Knights to even their playoff series at a win apiece. McDavi...

May 06, 2023