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Raptors are onto the conference semifinals with 115-96 rout of Orlando
TORONTO - Job No. 1 done. And how. Kyle Lowry got the Toronto Raptors going with the team's first nine points, and Kawhi Leonard finished with 27 as the Toronto Raptors&...
Apr 25, 2019
Maple Leafs fall to Bruins in another Game 7; No Canadian teams left in playoffs
BOSTON - Standing in the same locker room, in the same building, the Toronto Maple Leafs had the same feeling. Emptiness after another Game 7 loss to a team that has become their unsolvable playo...
Apr 25, 2019
Murray taken 1st in NFL draft, followed by Bosa and Williams
NASHVILLE - Defying NFL custom and at least temporarily creating a quarterback quandary, the Arizona Cardinals led off the NFL draft Thursday night by selecting Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, the ...
Apr 25, 2019
McDavid, Kane, Kucherov announced as finalists for Ted Lindsay award
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is among the finalists for the Ted Lindsay award for a third straight season. The NHL Players' Association announced McDavid as a finalist Thursd...
Apr 25, 2019
Pilot rescued from plane that crash-landed atop Idaho tree
MCCALL, Idaho - A pilot who was trying to crash-land this week in an Idaho field instead brought his small plane to rest at the top of a 60-foot (18-meter) tree, officials said. Pilot John Gregory was...
Apr 25, 2019
Quebec officials warn of possible dam failure on Rouge River, affecting 250 people
MONTREAL - Quebec public security officials called for the immediate evacuation of an area along the Rouge River downstream of Chute Bell on Thursday because of a risk of dam failu...
Apr 25, 2019
Communities in Eastern Canada brace for the worst as flooding continues
Flooding in several areas of Eastern Canada had many communities bracing for the worst Thursday with Quebec officials warning of a dam failure, Montreal's mayor signalling a "...
Apr 25, 2019
Vladdy Fever: Top-ranked prospect set for much-anticipated Blue Jays debut
TORONTO - It's rare for a late April baseball game to have an electric buzz with a you've-got-to-be-there feeling. Welcome to the Vladdy Show, Blue Jays fans. Major League Baseball's top pro...
Apr 25, 2019
5 questions facing the Toronto Maple Leafs heading into the off-season
TORONTO - With their playoff and Stanley Cup dreams dashed for another spring, here are five burning questions facing the Toronto Maple Leafs heading into the off-season: WHAT WILL MI...
Apr 25, 2019
Florida lawmakers disagree on funding state's tourism agency
THE EVERGLADES, Fla. - On a balmy Monday morning, Elina Llamas sat in the second row of an airboat as it powered through the largest tropical wilderness in the United States. The 38-year-old from Chic...
Apr 25, 2019