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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

Sixers beat undermanned Raptors 112-97 to take 2-0 playoff series lead

PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid had 31 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the undermanned Toronto Raptors 112-97 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. OG Anu...

Apr 18, 2022

Connor Bedard to lead Canada's defence of under-18 hockey championship

CALGARY - Regina Pats star Connor Bedard has been named to Canada's roster for the upcoming world under-18 men's hockey championship in Germany. The 16-year-old Bedard, from North Vancouver, B.C., is ...

Apr 18, 2022

Veteran receiver Saunders set to resume CFL career with Blue Bombers

The road back has been a challenging one for Jalen Saunders. The veteran American receiver signed a two-year deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last week. Saunders last played in the CFL in 2018 with...

Apr 18, 2022

NHL suspends Habs forward Pezzetta for two games for an illegal check to the head

NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Michael Pezzetta two games for an illegal check to the head of Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie. The incident occurred in the third pe...

Apr 18, 2022

Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov promotes animal shelters through social media

Denis Shapovalov is using his platform as a professional tennis player to help save animals. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., launched ShapoShelter last week, an initiative to help house rescue pet...

Apr 18, 2022

Oilers goaltender Mike Smith among NHL's three stars of the week

NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith was named the NHL's third star of the week after posting back-to-back shutouts. St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko and Minnesota Wild left w...

Apr 18, 2022

Kenyan Evans Chebet wins Boston Marathon in return to spring

BOSTON (AP) - Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon on Monday as the race returned to its traditional Patriots' Day spot in the schedule for the first time since the start of the coronavirus p...

Apr 18, 2022

Man United star Fernandes involved in car crash, nobody hurt

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes was involved in a car crash on Monday. Nobody involved in the incident has sustained serious injuries, Britain's PA news agency ...

Apr 18, 2022