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McCollum leads Blazers past cold Nuggets, 97-90

DENVER - After giving up 39 points to Damian Lillard in the opener, the Denver Nuggets were determined to make sure Portland's role players would have to bear the burden of evening up the series. His ...

May 03, 2019

Whitecaps extend Rapids' winless streak to 10 games.

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - Andy Rose scored in the 87th minute to help the Vancouver Whitecaps hold off winless Colorado 3-2 on Friday night, spoiling the interim coach Conor Casey's debut with the Rapids...

May 03, 2019

Antetokounmpo has 32, Bucks beat Celtics 123-116 in Game 3

BOSTON - Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 13 rebounds, George Hill finished with 21 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the East...

May 03, 2019

Hurricanes beat Islanders 5-2, take 3-0 series lead

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes put an old goalie in net and welcomed back their teenage draft pick. With the game tied, another young star set up their greying captain's go-ahead goal. That b...

May 03, 2019

Hurricanes sweep Islanders with 5-2 victory in Game 4

RALEIGH, N.C. - Teuvo Teravainen and Greg McKegg scored 66 seconds apart in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 5-2 on Friday night to sweep their second-round s...

May 03, 2019

Argos GM Jim Popp is giving three Canadian quarterbacks a shot with CFL team

TORONTO - General manager Jim Popp is doing his part to give Canadian quarterbacks a shot with the Toronto Argonauts. The Argos now have three on their roster. They signed vet...

May 03, 2019

Messi hits 600 goals with a brace, Barca beats Liverpool 3-0

BARCELONA, Spain - Facing its toughest opponent of the season, Barcelona once again turned to Lionel Messi to move the team within one step of reaching its first Champions League final in four seasons...

May 03, 2019

Banning any head contact would mean end of all hits in NHL, Bettman says

OTTAWA - The commissioner of the National Hockey League hit back Wednesday at the notion of banning any kind of head contact in hockey, telling a parliamentary panel that such a rule would be impossib...

May 03, 2019

Semenya responds to court case with victory on track in 800

DOHA, Qatar - Caster Semenya raised a fist to the crowd when her name was called, then easily won what could be the last 800-meter race for the Olympic champion. She responded to her defeat in a landm...

May 03, 2019

Women's players hope NHL steps in to create new league

Meghan Duggan need only look around sports to get excited about what an NHL-run women's hockey league might look like. The NBA did it with the WNBA. Soccer leagues in Europe and the U.S. have done it....

May 03, 2019