The Canadian PressJim Diamond NASHVILLE–Winnipeg played a better game but the result they desired didn’t follow. Kevin Fiala scored at 5:37 of the second overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 5-4 victory over the Jets last night–evening their Western Conference semi-final series at one game apiece. The series now […]
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The Canadian PressDhiren Mahiban TORONTO–On a day when the Blue Jays’ bullpen needed a break, J.A. Happ tossed seven innings, allowing just two earned runs, as Toronto snapped a four-game skid with a 7-2 win over the Texas Rangers. Yangervis Solarte, Teoscar Hernandez, and Kevin Pillar each hit solo home […]
By Barry Wilner The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Quarterback desperation means NFL teams can’t pass on taking a passer ‚Äî even a flawed one ‚Äî in the draft. The Browns, Jets, Bills and Cardinals heeded that notion Thursday night, even as more highly rated players at other positions remained […]
The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO–Washington manager Dave Martinez insisted Trea Turner and the Nationals would snap from their scoring slump soon–even as the losses piled up and the runs didn’t. Behind three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, Washington didn’t need much but got plenty. Turner got five hits, and […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong TORONTO–Mookie Betts set the early tone for the Boston Red Sox last night and delivered the final blow, too. He hit a lead-off homer off Toronto starter Aaron Sanchez and later burned reliever Danny Barnes with a two-run shot as the Red Sox edged the Blue […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–With just under nine minutes to play, and Game 5 threatening to slip away, coach Dwane Casey went with a lineup that had played less than 10 minutes together all season. DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry, Jonas Valanciunas, Delon Wright, and C.J. Miles closed out a thrilling […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton BOSTON–The Toronto Maple Leafs had been here before–up a goal heading into the third period of a Game 7 at TD Garden. Last night’s collapse won’t rewrite any record books but it hurts just the same. Jake DeBrusk scored his second of the night on a […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton TORONTO–The Toronto Maple Leafs won this one for their city. Frederik Andersen made 32 saves last night as the Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 to force Game 7 in their first-round playoff series. The victory came hours after 10 people were killed when a van […]
The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS–Although James Harden and most of the Houston Rockets were misfiring throughout the first half, their confidence never wavered. In the third quarter, those sharpshooters sure came to life. Harden had 22 of the team’s 50 points in the third, launching the Rockets past the Minnesota Timberwolves […]
By Mike Fitzpatrick THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK–With a team full of 20-somethings, the N.Y. Yankees played like seasoned veterans. Luis Severino pitched three-hit ball over seven innings as the youthful Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 yesterday even as prized prospect Gleyber Torres went 0-for-4 in his major-league […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing WASHINGTON–In the final eight minutes of last night’s ugly loss, the Toronto Raptors’ eight-point lead turned into an eight-point deficit. And in those frustrating minutes, as the game slipped away, the Raptors saw their playoff series lead over Washington vanish–and the storyline on such a positive […]
The Associated PressHank Kurz Jr. RICHMOND, Va.–Kyle Busch raced to his third-straight victory, celebrated, and then got yelled at by his boss. Joe Gibbs, it seems, hadn’t seen Busch climb into the crowd to acknowledge what appeared to be friendly fan. “You did?” Gibbs said. “Oh my gosh! You should […]
