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Flame out; Avalanche advance in NHL playoffs with 5-1 win over Calgary
CALGARY - Add the Calgary Flames to shocking Stanley Cup playoff exits this season. Spurred by a dominant Nathan MacKinnon, the Colorado Avalanche ousted the Flames from contention with...
Apr 21, 2019
Hertl lifts Sharks past Vegas 2-1 in 20T to force Game 7
LAS VEGAS - Tomas Hertl scored a short-handed goal 11:17 into the second overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night, forcing a Game 7 in their firs...
Apr 21, 2019
Possible intel failures to be examined in Sri Lanka blasts
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Police in Sri Lanka said Monday the investigation into the Easter Sunday bombings will examine reports that the intelligence community failed to detect or warn of possible suicide...
Apr 21, 2019
Toronto offence red-hot but defence an issue in wild comeback win over Minnesota
Toronto FC left BMO Field with four goals, three points and a couple of festering problems Friday after a wild win over Minnesota United. Six games and 18 goals into the MLS season, Toronto has shown ...
Apr 21, 2019
Auston Matthews helps Maple Leafs down Bruins 2-1 to take 3-2 series lead
BOSTON - Head down on the bench, Auston Matthews couldn't bear to watch. The Maple Leafs star centre had seen this scenario - one that often seemed to go against him - play out before. ...
Apr 21, 2019
Siakam scores 30 points, Raptors take 2-1 series lead with 98-93 victory
ORLANDO, Fla. - Moments after Pascal Siakam led the Raptors to victory Friday night, a reporter began to ask the Game 3 star about the fact he'd only played seven years of organize...
Apr 21, 2019
Healthy Leonard scores 34 points and Raptors take 3-1 series lead with win
ORLANDO, Fla. - In the span of 73 seconds in the first quarter on Sunday, Kawhi Leonard scored on a driving dunk, a driving layup, and a two-foot dunk on a hand-off from Marc&...
Apr 21, 2019
Jake DeBrusk scores timely goal, helps Bruins force Game 7 against Leafs
TORONTO - Jake DeBrusk met with his coaches ahead of Game 6 for some reassurance. Held scoreless through the first five games of the series, the Boston forward was wondering if he should be doing some...
Apr 21, 2019
Smoak nabbed after Laureano overthrow, but Jays sweep A's
OAKLAND, Calif. - Justin Smoak got thrown out on a wild sequence that began with another sensational play by Oakland centre fielder Ramon Laureano, but wound up with four hits as the Toronto Blue Jays...
Apr 21, 2019
Calgary's Giordano, San Jose's Burns and Tampa Bay's Hedman up for Norris Trophy
NEW YORK - Mark Giordano of the Calgary Flames, Brent Burns of the San Jose Sharks and Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning were named finalists for the Norris Trophy on Sunday. The awar...
Apr 21, 2019