The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Retaliation is not on Marc Methot’s mind as the Ottawa Senators prepare to take on Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final. Methot suffered a badly-lacerated pinky finger when Crosby, who was not assessed a penalty on the play, slashed the Senators’ […]
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The Canadian PressGregory Strong TORONTO–First baseman Justin Smoak is getting a chance to be an everyday player with the Toronto Blue Jays this season. He’s starting to show the team may have made a wise decision to give him more playing time. Smoak homered and drove in four runs to […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.–Mackenzie Hughes arrived at the TPC Sawgrass with no scar tissue and played his first round at The Players Championship with no bogeys. Pretty simple, eh? The Canadian rookie shook his head and laughed. Even after going bogey-free in his debut yesterday for […]
The Canadian PressCarol Schram PARIS–Already boasting wins over Finland and Switzerland, France almost added the two-time defending champions to its impressive list of upsets at the world hockey championship. Canada did just enough to sweat out a 3-2 win over France yesterday, however, overcoming a boisterous home crowd and its […]
The Associated Press HOUSTON–The San Antonio Spurs are thrilled to be in the Western Conference final for the first time since winning the NBA title in 2014. But they won’t have much time to celebrate with a series against the well-rested Golden State Warriors starting on Sunday. In fact, they […]
The Canadian PressDan Greenspan ANAHEIM, Calif.–The Edmonton Oilers were taught a harsh lesson–one the Anaheim Ducks had learned too many times in recent years. Finish off a playoff series when you get the chance or you almost certainly will regret not doing so. Nick Ritchie scored the winning goal 3:21 […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.–The Players Championship attracts the strongest and deepest field in golf. In its 43-year history, all but 10 winners of the PGA Tour’s premier event have captured a major championship. It also might be the most difficult to handicap. Rory McIlroy didn’t break […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong TORONTO–The Toronto Blue Jays have been forced to use a piecemeal lineup of late with so many everyday players out of action. Some of those backups are taking full advantage of the opportunity. Ryan Goins hit a bases-loaded single to give the Blue Jays an 8-7 […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–It was payback time for Matt Wieters and the Washington Nationals. Wieters hit a winning, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning against his former team as the Nationals rallied to beat Baltimore 7-6 last night and end the Orioles’ six-game winning streak. After losing […]
The Associated Press BOSTON–Playing in the Garden has brought out the Boston Celtics’ best basketball this post-season. Last night it was home to one of the best nights of Avery Bradley’s career. Bradley scored a playoff career-high 29 points as the Celtics dumped the Washington Wizards 123-101 to take a […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong TORONTO–Edwin Encarnacion felt the love before the game. Kevin Pillar had everyone talking after it. Pillar added to his growing list of all-world defensive plays with an eye-popping diving catch in deep centre-field last night. The play likely saved a couple of runs and the Blue […]
The Associated PressWill Graves PITTSBURGH–The Washington Capitals are well aware of their franchise’s inglorious past–one filled with unmet expectations and gut-wrenching collapses. And they don’t care. It’s not 1992. It’s not 1996, 2009, or 2016 for that matter. The Capitals have spent the better part of the season insisting things […]
