The Colorado Avalanche live to see another day after a win on Wednesday, while the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers battle for an edge on Thursday. Here are five things to know heading into Thursday's post-season action: BEST-OF-THREE SERIES The Oilers are set to meet the Canucks in Vancouver on Thursday night for...

Asian soccer leaders can have unlimited years in power after their governing body voted to scrap a key pillar of reforms passed after the corruption crisis that rocked FIFA in 2015. Saudi Arabia and Qatar were among four of the 47 Asian Football Confederation members who put the proposal to their annual congress in Ban...

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Rafael Navarro scored on a penalty kick after Vancouver's Bjørn Inge Utvik drew a red card during first-half stoppage time and Zack Steffen made it stand up as the Rapids beat the Whitecaps 1-0 on Wednesday night. Utvik, a rookie defender making his fourth start and sixth appearance, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Luka Doncic scored 30 points in a triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-92 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Doncic, the league's leading scorer in the regular season, had struggled some in the series against Oklah...

DALLAS (AP) - Colorado defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadt's go-ahead tally in the third period and the Avalanche beat top-seeded Dallas 5-3 in Game 5 on Wednesday night, snapping their three-game losing streak and extending the second-round Western Conference Series. Mittlestadt ...

NASHVILLE - Late goals by substitutes Shaq Moore and Teal Bunbury gave Nashville SC a 2-0 win over a depleted Toronto FC in MLS play Wednesday. In the wake of Saturday's ugly post-game melee with New York City FC, Toronto was without coach John Herdman and nine players. Adding to the degree of difficulty was the fact i...

MONTREAL - CF Montreal were no match for a dominant Columbus Crew side that left with a 3-1 win at Stade Saputo on Wednesday evening. Maximilian Arfsten, Diego Rossi, and Marino Hinestroza were the goal-scorers for Columbus (4-2-6), which extended its unbeaten run in this fixture to five games. Mathieu Choinière...

BOSTON (AP) - Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the third straight season. Al Horford added 22 points, 15 rebounds and six of Boston's 19 3-pointers to post their third consecutive win...

VANCOUVER - Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch is undecided on who will be starting in net in Thursday night's Game 5 tilt against the Vancouver Canucks. The best-of-seven second-round series is tied at 2-2 after the Oilers pulled out a 3-2 win on Tuesday. Knoblauch opted to go with Calvin Pickard between the pi...

NEW YORK - Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram has been named the winner of the Bill Masterson Memorial Trophy. The award recognizes the player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey." It was presented by the Professional Hockey Writers Association (...