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Toronto FC missing players in wake of ill-tempered melee after New York City FC loss
Toronto FC will be feeling the hangover from Saturday night's ugly post-game melee with New York City FC when it takes the field at Geodis Park on Wednesday against Nashville SC. Italian star Federico Bernardeschi and veteran defender Kevin Long are both suspended after a game that saw bad blood between the teams spill...
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Latvia beats Kazakhstan 2-0 at hockey worlds. Norway tops Denmark
PRAGUE (AP) - After two overtime wins, Latvia beat Kazakhstan 2-0 on Tuesday for its third straight victory at the ice hockey world championship. Roberts Bukarts and Haralds Egle scored for last year's bronze medallist and Kristers Gudlevskis made 22 saves to ensure three points in the Group B game in Ostrava. Latvia h...
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Bruins captain Brad Marchand is out for Game 5 against the Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Bruins captain Brad Marchand will not play in Game 5 of Boston's Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, coach Jim Montgomery said. Marchand travelled with the team to Florida but is "not an option tonight," Montgomery said after the team's morni...
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Oilers starting Calvin Pickard in goal for Game 4 vs. Canucks
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers will start Calvin Pickard in net tonight for Game 4 of their playoff series with the Vancouver Canucks. The 32-year-old journeyman netminder replaces Stuart Skinner, who was pulled in the third period of Edmonton's 4-3 loss to Vancouver on Sunday after giving up four goals on 15 shots. ...
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Renovations begin on Toronto's Scotiabank Arena, home of the Maple Leafs and Raptors
TORONTO - The second phase of renovations at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena has begun. Keith Pelley, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sport and Entertainment, did a ceremonial groundbreaking at the downtown arena this morning. Construction could not begin until the NHL's Maple Leafs and NBA's Raptors, the venue's primary oc...
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Shawn Lemon takes field at Alouettes training camp despite sports gambling suspension
SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. - Veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon is on the field at Montreal Alouettes training camp Tuesday despite facing a suspension for sports gambling. The CFL indefinitely suspended Lemon on April 24 for betting on league games, including one the league says he played in. The league said a...
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Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
Will the sun set on the Boston Bruins' playoff season in Sunrise tonight? Will Artus Silovs let his posts or pads make all the saves tonight in Edmonton? And will we see the day when officials have to explain their suspect calls that leave coaches fuming and shaking like bobbleheads? Here are five things to know about ...
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Sex assault case of former Canada world junior hockey players back in court today
The sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is due back in a London, Ont., court today. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexual assault earlier this year in connection with an alleged sexual assault at a London hotel in 2018...
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NHL roundup: Hurricanes beat Rangers to stay alive, Shines outshine Avs
NEW YORK (AP) - Jordan Staal and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 3:06 apart in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes got four goals in the final period for a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the second-round playoff series on Monday night, staving off elimination for the second straight game. Jordan Marti...
May 14, 2024
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Johnston scores twice, Stars push Avs to brink of elimination with 5-1 win
DENVER (AP) - Wyatt Johnston scored twice on the eve of his 21st birthday as the Dallas Stars pushed Colorado to the brink of elimination Monday night with a 5-1 win in Game 4 that came hours after Avalanche standout Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months. Johnston had short-handed and power-play goals...
May 14, 2024
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