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Invigorated after Game 7 win, Bruins look to Blue Jackets

BOSTON - The Bruins needed performances from up and down their roster to outlast the Toronto Maples Leafs in yet another seven-game slugfest between the Original Six franchises. Boston will literally ...

Apr 24, 2019

Habs forward Kotkaniemi undergoes left knee surgery to address 'chronic, minor injury'

Montreal Canadiens forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday and the team said the procedure shouldn't interfere with his off-season training. "It was a c...

Apr 24, 2019

Bruins victory over Leafs ensures an American team will hoist the Stanley Cup

TORONTO - Many NHL players were either not yet born or too young to remember the last time a Canadian team hoisted the Stanley Cup. That trend will continue for a 25th NHL season after all three Canad...

Apr 24, 2019

Montreal native Nicholas Latifi off to solid start on Formula 2 race circuit

Practice makes perfect for Canadian Nicholas Latifi. The 23-year-old Montreal auto racer has started his third Formula 2 campaign impressively with a win and third-place finish from&nbs...

Apr 24, 2019

Goodrow's OT goal caps Sharks 5-4 Game 7 win vs. Vegas

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Barclay Goodrow scored 18:19 into overtime to send San Jose into the second round of the playoffs with a 5-4 win Tuesday night, capping a wild Game 7 that featured the Sharks erasin...

Apr 23, 2019

Lillard has 50 and Blazers oust Thunder in 5 games

PORTLAND, Ore. - Damian Lillard hit a 37-footer at the buzzer and finished with career playoff-high 50 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers eliminate the Oklahoma City Thunder from the playoffs i...

Apr 23, 2019

Murray scored 23 in Nuggets' 108-90 romp of Spurs

DENVER - Jamal Murray's 23 points led six Nuggets in double figures, and Denver routed the San Antonio Spurs 108-90 Tuesday night to move within one win of its first playoff series triumph in a decade...

Apr 23, 2019

Hertl lifts Sharks past Vegas 2-1 in 20T to force Game 7

LAS VEGAS - After winning Game 5 at home to avoid elimination, Tomas Hertl vowed the San Jose Sharks would return to SAP Center for a seventh and decisive game in their opening round series with the V...

Apr 23, 2019

Simmons, Embiid usher 76ers past Nets and into 2nd round

PHILADELPHIA - Ben Simmons thumped his chest after a big dunk , Joel Embiid pointed toward an overmatched defender on a slam of his own, and the Philadelphia 76ers flexed their offensive muscle from t...

Apr 23, 2019

Pillar reflects on Blue Jays career in return to Rogers Centre after trade

TORONTO - Kevin Pillar wasn't sure how he'd feel stepping onto the Rogers Centre turf in a different uniform for the first time. "I'm still undecided," the former Blue Jay said hours before ...

Apr 23, 2019