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McIlroy, Lowry rally to win Zurich Classic team event in a playoff
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event Sunday, beating Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer with a par on the first hole of a playoff. Trainer pushed a six-foot par putt to the right of the cup to end it, with Lowry and McIlroy sharing a smiling embrace on the green. T...
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Canadian women defeat U.S. handily in Pacific Four Series rugby tournament opener
CARSON, Calif. - Captain Sophie de Goede scored 18 points, including two tries, as Canada thumped the U.S. 50-7 Sunday in the opening match of Pacific Four Series rugby tournament. Claire Gallagher scored two tries while Tyson Beukeboom, Laetitia Royer, Maddie Grant and Julia Omokhuale added singles for Canada, which l...
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Paul George, James Harden help Clippers hang on beat Mavs 116-111 after blowing 31-point lead
DALLAS (AP) - Paul George and James Harden each scored 33 points while playing key fourth-quarter roles to help the Los Angeles Clippers hold on after blowing a 31-point lead and beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-111 on Sunday, evening the first-round series at 2-2. The Clippers won again without Kawhi Leonard, who missed ...
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Jets forward Namestnikov leaves Game 4 after taking puck to side of the head
DENVER - Winnipeg Jets forward Vladislav Namestnikov left Sunday's game against the Colorado Avalanche after taking a slapshot to the side of the head. Nate Schmidt fired a shot from the point that was tipped before it hit Namestnikov in the slot midway through the third period. The Avalanche led 4-1 at the time. Names...
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Los Angeles Kings goalie David Rittich starting against Edmonton Oilers in Game 4
Los Angeles Kings goalie David Rittich will start in net against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. Rittich replaces Cam Talbot in the crease with the Kings down 2-1 to the Oilers in the series. Talbot started all three games so far. The 36-year-old has a .861 save percentage and ...
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PSG wins another French league in Kylian Mbappé's last season at the club after Monaco loses at Lyon
PARIS (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain has won the French league in Kylian Mbappé's last season at the club after Monaco lost 3-2 at Lyon on Sunday. PSG has an unassailable 12-point lead over second-place Monaco, which has three games left. The Ligue 1 triumph is PSG's third in a row and a record-extending 12th overal...
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Matthews' illness 'lingering' as desperate Maple Leafs look to stay alive
TORONTO - Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been sidelined by a "lingering illness" as Toronto stares down playoff elimination. Head coach Sheldon Keefe provided an update on the star sniper's status Sunday afternoon, some 14 hours after watching his team fall 3-1 to Boston in a disastrous home performan...
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Jets' Dillon out for Game 4 after suffering nasty cut to his hand, Stanley draws in
DENVER - Winnipeg Jets defenceman Brenden Dillon will not play Game 4 against the Colorado Avalanche today due to a left hand injury. He suffered a nasty gash from a skate blade during a melee at the end of a 6-2 loss in Game 3 on Friday. Jets coach Rick Bowness says Dillon needed "a lot" of stitches to repai...
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Comeback win in Orlando shows Toronto FC is on the right track under John Herdman
The fun has only just started, says Toronto FC coach John Herdman. At 5-4-1 after 10 games, it's hard not to agree. There are positive signs in the present and real hope for the future for a Toronto team that finished last in Major League Soccer last season at 4-20-10. The latest evidence of the turnaround came Saturda...
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Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
It's National Superhero and Bravehearts Day, which seems fitting for the NHL teams looking for extra efforts and playoff victories today. The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers are looking to take 3-1 series leads in Nashville and Los Angeles, respectively, while the Winnipeg Jets will be aiming to level their first...
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NHL roundup: Islanders avoid sweep by beating Hurricanes 3-2 in double overtime
NEW YORK (AP) - Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the game on a deflection 1:24 into the second overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday to avoid a sweep in their first-round, best-of-seven NHL playoff series. Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored and Semyon Varlamov st...
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Wyatt Johnston scores in OT, Stars beat Golden Knights 3-2 to cut series deficit to 2-1
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Wyatt Johnston scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 victory over Vegas on Saturday night, cutting the defending champion Golden Knights' series lead to 2-1. Johnston, who had a team-high eight shots, dragged the puck down the left side to the goal line, drawing ...
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Marchand stars again, Swayman solid as Bruins push frustrated Leafs to the brink
TORONTO - Brad Marchand became the Bruins' all-time leading playoff goal-scorer and added an assist as Boston suffocated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the teams' first-round playoff series. James van Riemsdyk and David Pastrnak had the other goals for Boston, which can close out the best...
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Morgan's goal helps short-handed Red Bulls tie Whitecaps 1-1
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) - Lewis Morgan scored his seventh goal of the season, Carlos Coronel had three saves and the short-handed New York Red Bulls held on Saturday night for a 1-1 Major League Soccer draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps. New York (4-1-5) is unbeaten in six consecutive games since a 3-0 loss to the Columbus...
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No offence, but visiting Montreal ties Columbus Crew 0-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Jonathan Sirois had four saves for CF Montreal and Patrick Schulte stopped two shots for the Columbus Crew in a scoreless Major League Soccer draw on Saturday night. Columbus (3-1-6) upped its unbeaten run at home to 27 matches in all competitions and has played to five straight draws in league ac...
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Spicer, Owusu score late goals to lift Toronto FC to comeback win in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. - Late goals by Tyrese Spicer and Prince Owusu lifted Toronto FC to a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer play Saturday night. Orlando had seemed headed to victory thanks to Duncan McGuire's 37th-minute strike. But Federico Bernardeschi's long ball found Kobe Franklin on ...
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Kim, Green tied for lead in LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Grace Kim stumbled to a 5-over 76 on Saturday in the LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship - and still held onto a share of the lead. It was that kind of a day at Wilshire Country Club, the tree-lined layout made difficult by bumpy poa annua greens and tricky wind conditions. "It's tough for ever...
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Panthers put more offensive playmakers around young QB Bryce Young in NFL draft
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers new coach Dave Canales has emphasized to Bryce Young that he shouldn't feel as if he has to do it all by himself this upcoming season. Carolina backed up that talk in the NFL draft by continuing to put more players around Young to make the young QB's job easier. The Panthers use...
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Stamkos scores twice, Lightning avoid elimination with 6-3 win over Panthers
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steven Stamkos scored his fourth and fifth goals of the series and the Tampa Bay Lightning avoided elimination with a 6-3 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the first-round playoff matchup Saturday night. Game 5 is Monday night at Florida. Only four times in 206 tries has an NHL team rebo...
Apr 28, 2024
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Former BYU teammates Fishburn, Blair lead Zurich Classic of New Orleans
AVONDALE, La. (AP) - Former BYU teammates Patrick Fishburn and Zach Blair shot a 12-under 60 in better-ball play Saturday to take the third-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour's only team event. At 23-under 193, Fishburn and Blair had a one-stroke lead over Luke List and Henrik Norlander, with...
Apr 27, 2024
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De Grasse edges Olympic 100-metre champ in East Coast Relays
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse edged reigning Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs to win the 100 metres at the East Coast Relays on Saturday. The 29-year-old from Toronto posted a time of 10.103 seconds to Jacobs' 10.106 seconds at the University of Florida. Jacobs was born in the United States, b...
Apr 27, 2024
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Mookie Betts leads Dodgers past Blue Jays 4-2; Toronto drops fifth consecutive game
TORONTO - Mookie Betts went 3 for 5, including a triple and an RBI single, as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Saturday. Chris Taylor and Shohei Ohtani each had an RBI single in the second inning as Los Angeles (18-11) stretched its win streak to six. Canadian-American first baseman Freddie Fr...
Apr 27, 2024
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