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Adversity sparks opportunity for Lightning's Nick Paul

TORONTO - The Tampa Bay Lightning are no strangers to adversity. The back-to-back Stanley Cup champions found themselves in yet another difficult situation Saturday night. And as they have so many tim...

May 15, 2022

Mike Smith, Oilers blank Kings 2-0 in Game 7 to reach second round

EDMONTON - Captain Connor McDavid has seen his team through to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers advanced with a nerve-racking 2-0 G...

May 14, 2022

Mihailovic, Johnston score as Montreal tops Charlotte 2-0

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Djordje Mihailovic scored just before halftime, Alistair Johnston added a second-half goal and CF Montreal blanked Charlotte FC 2-0 in MLS action on Saturday. Sebastian Breza st...

May 14, 2022

Nick Paul scores twice, Lightning down Maple Leafs in Game 7

TORONTO - Nick Paul scored twice, including an incredible individual effort on the winner late in the second period, as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Game 7 on Saturd...

May 14, 2022

Whitecaps rally late to earn tie with Earthquakes

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps had to rally twice Saturday to earn a tough point in a 3-3 Major League Soccer draw against the San Jose Earthquakes. Erik Godoy scored the equalizer in the 90th mi...

May 14, 2022

Jays play long ball to snap skid, beat Rays 5-1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Teoscar Hernandez and Danny Jansen homered in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 Saturday to end a five-game skid. Hernandez, who misse...

May 14, 2022

Flames coach Darryl Sutter brings Game 7 savvy to series finale against Stars

CALGARY - Most Calgary Flames players lack Game 7 experience in the NHL playoffs, but their coach doesn't. Darryl Sutter owns the best all-time record among NHL head coaches at 7-3 in best-of-seven se...

May 14, 2022

Herta makes all right moves to win wet, wild IndyCar GP

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Colton Herta stopped an early slide, overcame two late pit stops and eventually pulled away from Simon Pagenaud on Saturday to win the wild, wacky and wet IndyCar Grand Prix. Herta...

May 14, 2022

CFL and CFLPA resume talks in attempt to hammer out a new labour deal

TORONTO - With their current labour deal set to expire at midnight ET, representatives from the CFL and CFL Players' Association resumed talks Saturday in an attempt to hammer out a new collective bar...

May 14, 2022

Baseball Canada to retire No. 19 from women's national team program to honour Asay

OTTAWA - Baseball Canada plans to formally retire No. 19 from the women's national team program to honour Amanda Asay, who died in a skiing accident in January at age 33. A commemorative jersey patch ...

May 14, 2022