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Sweep! NHL-best Lightning ousted in record speed by Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sullen and speechless, the Tampa Bay Lightning had little explanation for how they followed up a glorious regular season by getting bounced from the playoffs with record-setting haste...

Apr 18, 2019

Yanks stop using Smith recording while investigating racism

NEW YORK - The Yankees have suspended the use of Kate Smith's recording of "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch while they investigate an allegation of racism against the singer. The ...

Apr 18, 2019

Calgary Flames facing early playoff exit, trail Colorado Avalanche 3-1 in series

CALGARY - The saying "when eating an elephant take one bite at a time" applies to the Calgary Flames. Facing elimination in Friday's fifth game of their opening-round playoff series against the C...

Apr 18, 2019

Grichuk, Smoak, Hernandez hit HRs, Blue Jays top Twins 7-4

MINNEAPOLIS - Randal Grichuk, Justin Smoak and Teoscar Hernandez hit home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 on Thursday. Eric Sogard added a three-run double for the Blue Jay...

Apr 18, 2019

Ajax wins 2-1 at Juventus to reach Champions League semi

TURIN, Italy - Cristiano Ronaldo shook his head as he walked off the field, while the Ajax players and staff celebrated with their fans long after the final whistle. The youth-filled Ajax team knocked...

Apr 18, 2019

Messi ends United's hopes of another Camp Nou comeback

BARCELONA, Spain - Lionel Messi made sure there was no memorable Champions League comeback for Manchester United at Camp Nou this time. Messi scored two early goals to help Barcelona beat United 3-0 o...

Apr 18, 2019

Attention to detail crucial for Maple Leafs after mistakes cost them Game 4

BOSTON - Mike Babcock's frustration didn't stem from the Boston Bruins scoring on the power play - it was how the sequence unfolded. The Maple Leafs had gone over their opponent's lethal man adva...

Apr 18, 2019

Toronto FC looks for stronger showing on defence as Minnesota comes to visit

Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney challenged his team after it suffered its first loss of the season, a 3-2 setback at Seattle last weekend. "We felt like in the last couple of games we left a few points o...

Apr 18, 2019

Rouyn-Noranda hoping to add Memorial Cup championship to its hockey history

TORONTO - Jean-Paul Charlebois has been piecing together the history of hockey in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., going on two decades. The 76-year-old play-by-play man for the QMJHL's Rouyn-...

Apr 18, 2019

Load management 101: Looking at how the Raptors have treated Kawhi Leonard

TORONTO - Clive Brewer likes to compare high-performance athletes to F-14 fighter jets. "They'll fly right at the edge of physics," he said. "They'll do things that are incredibly agile and they...

Apr 18, 2019