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Rinus VeeKay becomes IndyCar's newest first-time winner

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Rinus VeeKay continued IndyCar's youth movement Saturday by scoring his first career victory with a win on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Dutchman became the t...

May 15, 2021

Shaffelburg scores off the bench to lift Toronto FC into a 1-1 tie with NYCFC

NEW YORK - Jacob Shaffelburg scored his first MLS goal to lift Toronto FC into a 1-1 tie with New York City FC in MLS play Saturday. After going ahead early in the second half, NYCFC (2-1-2) lost its ...

May 15, 2021

Leicester wins FA Cup for first time beating Chelsea 1-0

LONDON (AP) - Even sweeter than the powerful long-range strike from Youri Tielemans was Leicester being able to celebrate winning the FA Cup for the first time surrounded by its fans. And even louder ...

May 15, 2021

Sweden striker Ibrahimović out of Euro 2020 with knee injury

MILAN (AP) - Zlatan Ibrahimovi will miss the upcoming European Championship because of a knee injury, the Swedish soccer federation said Saturday. Ibrahimovi limped out of AC Milan's 3-0 win at Juvent...

May 15, 2021

Djokovic outlasts Tsitsipas in ‘toughest match' of year

ROME (AP) - Top-ranked Novak Djokovic regained his cool after throwing his racket off the court in a grueling, rain-delayed 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 quarterfinal victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Italian Op...

May 15, 2021

Canadians divided on sending Team Canada athletes to the Tokyo Olympic Games: poll

OTTAWA - A new poll by Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies suggests the country is divided over plans to send athletes from Canada to the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo as Japan grapples wi...

May 15, 2021

Mavericks beat Raptors to clinch top-6 spot, avoid play-in

DALLAS (AP) - Luka Doncic had his 11th triple-double of the season with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and the Dallas Mavericks guaranteed themselves a top-six finish in the Western Conference,...

May 14, 2021

Connor scores twice, Jets beat Leafs in regular-season finale

WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor scored twice including the eventual winner as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Friday in the regular-season finale for both teams. Mason Appleton and Jansen...

May 14, 2021

Sens owner not commenting on lawsuits stemming from Caribbean vacation

Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is not commenting on separate lawsuits filed about a Caribbean cruise he took over Christmas. The suits filed in Florida court last month by his travelling companio...

May 14, 2021

Waiting Game: Ontario pickleball players soured by stay-at-home order extension

A foot of snow and minus-10 degree temperatures didn't faze 76-year-old John Cormier and his pals from hitting the outdoor pickleball courts earlier this year. Craving some social interaction along wi...

May 14, 2021