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Technology helps Man City's push for Premier League title

BURNLEY, England - Cruelly denied by VAR in its agonizing Champions League exit, Manchester City relied on technology to keep its Premier League title charge on course on Sunday. City scraped past Bur...

Apr 28, 2019

Quebec rejects bid for 2021 Francophonie Games bid, citing cost and time crunch

QUEBEC - The Quebec government has abandoned the idea of bidding to hold the 2021 Francophonie Games in Sherbrooke, Que., after concluding the price tag was too high. International Relations...

Apr 28, 2019

Omar Browne scores in Major League Soccer debut as Impact edge Fire 1-0

MONTREAL - Omar Browne scored in the 83rd minute in his Major League Soccer debut as the Montreal Impact defeated the Chicago Fire 1-0 Sunday afternoon. Evan Bush made two saves for his fifth clean sh...

Apr 28, 2019

Canadian Rory MacDonald retains Bellator title in majority draw with Jon Fitch

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Canadian Rory (Red King) MacDonald retained his title with a majority draw against veteran Jon Fitch in the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. The judges scored it 47-47, 47-47 and 4...

Apr 28, 2019

Nurse's memeable moment perfect fit as Raptors spoofed in popular Game of Zones

TORONTO - Nick Nurse's shocked made-for-meme face fell right into the Malamuts' creative laps. It was during Game 4 of the Raptors' opening-round playoff series versus Orlando. The Toronto coach ...

Apr 28, 2019

Duchene, Columbus beat Bruins 3-2 in 2 OT, tie series 1-1

BOSTON - Sergei Bobrovsky stopped Patrice Bergeron at point-blank range in overtime. He also made an acrobatic save to stop a 90-foot dump-in that took a bad hop straight toward the net. Whatever the ...

Apr 28, 2019

Leonard scores 45 points to lift Raptors to 108-95 victory over Sixers in Game 1

TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard poured in a post-season career-best 45 points and the Toronto Raptors opened the Eastern Conference semifinal with a 108-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers o...

Apr 27, 2019

Spurs force Game 7 with 120-103 win over Nuggets

SAN ANTONIO - LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan helped San Antonio overcome a huge effort by Nikola Jokic and force a Game 7 against Denver. Aldridge scored 26 points and DeRozan added 25 to help th...

Apr 27, 2019

Coyle scores 2, leads Bruins to 3-2 OT win over Columbus

BOSTON - Charlie Coyle wasn't thinking about his first goal, which tied things up at the end of regulation. Or his second, which won it in overtime. What was weighing on him was the time he coughed up...

Apr 27, 2019

3 QBs and lots of defenders highlight 1st round of draft

NASHVILLE - A Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback at the top, two more QBs along the way - and a whole lot of guys who like nothing better than putting passers on the ground. That was the look for the ...

Apr 27, 2019