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Nylander and Campbell lead Toronto Maple Leafs to 5-2 win over Philadelphia Flyers

TORONTO - William Nylander set a new career-high with his 32nd goal of the season and Jack Campbell made 36 saves to pick up his 30th victory of the campaign as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ph...

Apr 19, 2022

Rangers record 3rd straight shutout, beat Jets 3-0

NEW YORK (AP) - Ryan Strome scored twice, Adam Fox added a goal and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves as the New York Rangers recorded a third-straight shutout and their 50th win of the season, 3-0 over t...

Apr 19, 2022

5-time Grand Slam champ Maria Sharapova says she is pregnant

Maria Sharapova says she is pregnant. The five-time Grand Slam tennis champion, who retired from the sport in February 2020, delivered the news via a social media post on Tuesday - her 35th birthday. ...

Apr 19, 2022

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu victorious in return to court

STUTTGART, Germany - Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu was victorious in her return to action after a long layoff. The 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., overcame some nervy moments in the first ...

Apr 19, 2022

Opening of NBA playoffs gives ratings win to ABC, ESPN

NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA playoffs have begun with no clear championship favorite, and that appears to be good news for ABC and ESPN. The opening-round schedule of five games last weekend on the network...

Apr 19, 2022

Money, medals putting pressure on Canadian high-performance sport culture

Hundreds of Canadian athletes, active and retired, are cataloguing the ways in which the national high-performance system has failed them. Athletes overseen by Gymnastics Canada, Bobsleigh Canada Skel...

Apr 19, 2022

Kraken beat Senators 4-2 for second straight victory

SEATTLE (AP) - Matty Beniers scored in his second straight game to become the third NHL rookie this season to record a point in his first three contests and the Seattle Kraken beat the Ottawa Senators...

Apr 18, 2022

Curry scores 34 points off bench, Warriors lead Nuggets 2-0

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Stephen Curry came off the bench for a second straight game and showed he's healthy at last, scoring 34 points to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Denver Nuggets 126-106 on...

Apr 18, 2022

Brunson 41 points, Mavs 22 made 3s to beat Jazz in Game 2

DALLAS (AP) - Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 41 points, Maxi Kleber had 25 with eight of Dallas' playoff-record 22 made 3-points and the Mavericks, without superstar Luka Doncic, evened up their f...

Apr 18, 2022

Gaudreau, Markstrom help Flames beat Blackhawks 5-2

CHICAGO (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau, Dillon Dube and Blake Coleman scored in the first period, and the Calgary Flames beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night. Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves as...

Apr 18, 2022