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Sharks' Joe Thornton suspended for Game 4 for head hit
LAS VEGAS - San Jose Sharks centre Joe Thornton has been suspended for one playoff game for a hit to the head of Vegas' Tomas Nosek. The NHL's Department of Player Safety said Monday that Thornton's h...
Apr 15, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Tiger Woods captures fifth Masters golf title
AUGUSTA, Georgia - Tiger Woods is a five-time Masters champion. The American claimed his fifth career victory at August National Golf Club on Sunday, finishing at 14-under for a two-str...
Apr 15, 2019
D.J. Augustin's late three-pointer lifts Magic to Game 1 victory over Raptors
TORONTO - The rebuilt Toronto Raptors opened the NBA playoffs like so many editions before them - with a loss. But the message in the post-game locker room was: It's only one game. In a loss that...
Apr 15, 2019
Indigenous leaders want less drilling near sacred sites
SANTA FE, N.M. - Leaders of the Navajo Nation and Pueblo tribes expressed frustration Monday with federal oversight of oil and gas leases on public holdings near ancient Native American cultural sites...
Apr 15, 2019
Hamilton wins his 6th Chinese GP, Mercedes 1-2 for 3rd time
SHANGHAI - Mercedes has gone 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 in the first three races of the new Formula One season, a great start for the sport's dominating team. Lewis Hamilton and teammate Valtteri Bottas completed ...
Apr 15, 2019
Orpik scores in OT, Capitals take 2-0 lead over Hurricanes
WASHINGTON - A rat falling out of the arena hallway ceiling during the Carolina Hurricanes' warmup game of soccer was just a precursor to a wacky afternoon of playoff hockey. Long after the dead roden...
Apr 15, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Maple Leafs centre Nazem Kadri suspended rest of first round
NEW YORK - The Toronto Maple Leafs will have to do without Nazem Kadri for the rest of their first-round playoff series with the Boston Bruins. The centre has been suspended for the rest of ...
Apr 15, 2019
Flyers hire Alain Vigneault as head coach
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Flyers have hired Alain Vigneault as head coach, hoping the veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup since 1975. Vigneault has led the New York Rangers and...
Apr 15, 2019
Zion Williamson entering NBA draft after 1 year at Duke
DURHAM, N.C. - Zion Williamson is leaving Duke after one high-flying season to enter the NBA draft. Widely projected as the top overall pick in the June draft, the AP national player of the year annou...
Apr 15, 2019
Gurriel, Hernandez drive in late runs as Jays beat Rays in Buchholz's debut
TORONTO - Clay Buchholz prepared for his first start in a Blue Jays uniform by rewatching film of himself pitching at Rogers Centre. As a former mainstay in the division-rival Boston Red Sox rota...
Apr 15, 2019