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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

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

Toronto FC says Osorio will miss weekend Vancouver game with lower body injury

TORONTO - Midfielder Jonathan Osorio will miss Toronto FC's game Sunday in Vancouver, marking the second straight contest he has sat out due to a lower body injury. The 29-year-old Canadian internatio...

May 06, 2022

Going dark: Oilers take the ice without lights at pre-game skate in L.A.

LOS ANGELES - The Edmonton Oilers were in the dark when they hit the rink on Friday morning - literally. The team took the ice at Crypto.com Arena a few minutes before their scheduled pre-game skate a...

May 06, 2022

Racing fans can't place Kentucky Derby bets in Ontario's fixed-odds industry

TORONTO - Messier will attempt to become just the third Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but racing fans won't be able to wager on him in Ontario's fixed-odds sports betting ...

May 06, 2022