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New Zealand rallies with late try to tie Canada in pulsating women's rugby clash

After a somewhat laboured start to the Pacific Four Series in a 26-14 win over the U.S., Canada laid down a marker ahead of the Rugby World Cup with a pulsating 27-27 draw Saturday with reigning World...

May 17, 2025

Canadian under-20 women's rugby team loses to Ireland as two-game series finishes 1-1

DUBLIN - Adia Pye and Rachel Cullum scored tries in a losing cause Saturday as the Canadian women's under-20 rugby team was beaten 32-14 by their Ireland counterparts. The teams split the two-game ser...

May 17, 2025

Late try gives New Zealand a 27-27 tie with Canada in Pacific Four Series rugby

CHRISTCHURCH - Sylvia Brunt scored with the clock in the red as reigning World Cup champion New Zealand rallied for a 27-27 tie with Canada in Pacific Four Series women's rugby play Saturday. Black Fe...

May 16, 2025

Matthews, Marner push Maple Leafs to victory and force Game 7

SUNRISE - Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner flung pucks back and forth as warm-ups concluded. The Maple Leafs star forwards were in their own world as fans banged on the glass in hopes of grabbing a so...

May 16, 2025

Struggling slugger Anthony Santander stays on Blue Jays' bench in close 5-4 loss

TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider resisted the temptation to employ Anthony Santander as a ninth-inning pinch-hitter on Friday. Schneider gave his struggling slugger a day off partly ...

May 16, 2025

Auston Matthews breaks through, Maple Leafs beat Panthers 2-0 to force Game 7

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Auston Matthews got his first goal of the series to break a scoreless tie in the third period, Joseph Woll stopped 21 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs kept their season alive by ...

May 16, 2025

Riley Greene hits homer, has two-run double as Tigers edge Blue Jays 5-4

TORONTO - Riley Greene homered and added a two-run double to spark the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 series-opening win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Greene homered in the second inning and knock...

May 16, 2025

Charge advance to Professional Women's Hockey League final with 2-1 win over Victoire

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Charge are going to the PWHL's Walter Cup final. Emily Clark's third-period goal proved to be the winner as Ottawa edged the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Friday. The Charge won the bes...

May 16, 2025

Jhonattan Vegas stays ahead in PGA Championship as Scottie Scheffler looms large

Jhonattan Vegas was in front for first time in a major and didn't back down Friday in a PGA Championship filled with drama everywhere but the top of the leaderboard. Looming large amid an eclectic mix...

May 16, 2025

Sweden blanks newcomer Slovenia and Switzerland shuts out Norway at ice hockey worlds

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Elias Lindholm scored a hat trick as Sweden blanked newcomer Slovenia 4-0 to keep a perfect record of five wins from five games at the ice hockey world championship on Friday. Sweden ...

May 16, 2025