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Edmonton Oilers leave Las Vegas with 2-0 lead in series against Golden Knights

LAS VEGAS - The Edmonton Oilers' sixth straight playoff win was their steepest and scrappiest of the half dozen. In Thursday's 5-4 overtime victory over the Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton lost the spe...

May 09, 2025

India suspends its top cricket tournament, the IPL, for a week amid military tensions with Pakistan

MUMBAI, India (AP) - India's biggest domestic cricket tournament was suspended for one week on Friday following the escalating military tensions with Pakistan. The Indian Premier League, which attract...

May 09, 2025

Defence continues cross-examining complainant at hockey players' sex assault trial

A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to face more questions from defence lawyers for the players in court today. The w...

May 09, 2025

Draisaitl scores in OT to give Oilers a 5-4 win over Golden Knights and a 2-0 series lead

LAS VEGAS (AP) - It's not often that Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid don't make it onto the scoresheet, but they were noticeably quiet for nearly the entire game Thursday night. Nearly. Draisaitl to...

May 08, 2025

Draisaitl scores in OT to give Oilers a 5-4 win over Golden Knights and a 2-0 series lead

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Leon Draisaitl took a pass from Connor McDavid and scored off the rush at 15:20 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night a...

May 08, 2025

Blue Jays rally from 4 runs down to beat Angels 8-5, avoid series sweep

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Anthony Santander hit a go-ahead, two-run single during Toronto's four-run sixth inning, and the Blue Jays snapped their four-game losing streak with an 8-5 victory over the Los...

May 08, 2025

Capitals look more like themselves in beating the Hurricanes 3-1 in Game 2 to tie series

WASHINGTON (AP) - Connor McMichael and John Carlson scored, Logan Thompson made 26 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in Game 2 on Thursday night to tie the second-roun...

May 08, 2025

Capitals look more like themselves in beating the Hurricanes 3-1 in Game 2 to tie series

WASHINGTON (AP) - Knowing full well the chances of being competitive in their second-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes hung in the balance, the Washington Capitals flipped the script from t...

May 08, 2025

Darkangelo nets winner, Charge win 3-2 over Victoire in Game 1 of PWHL semifinal

LAVAL - Shiann Darkangelo scored the winner at 9:17 of the third period to lift the Ottawa Charge past the Montreal Victoire 3-2 on the road in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series Thursday. ...

May 08, 2025

UFC president Dana White excited to be back in Montreal after decade-long absence

MONTREAL - Thousands of crazed fans lined up outside Montreal's Bell Centre for hours on Thursday, despite grey skies and cool temperatures, with the hopes of catching a glimpse of their sports heroes...

May 08, 2025